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August 31, 2026

Vermont Care Partners Statement on Olmstead

Protecting The Promise of Olmstead: Vermont’s Commitment to Disability Rights and Community-Based Care

The measure of a community is reflected in how it values every person who calls it home. People with disabilities have the same right as anyone else to dignity, autonomy, individual choice, and full participation in community life.
At Vermont Care Partners, we believe protecting those rights strengthens all of Vermont.
The Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C. was a landmark civil rights decision that affirmed what people with disabilities and their advocates had long fought for – that disability should never be a reason someone is separated from their family, their community, or the life they want to live.

August 4, 2026

Vermont Care Partners Celebrates Four Additional Network Agencies Achieving Certified Community-Based Integrated Health Center (CCBHC) Status

MONTPELIER, VT – Vermont Care Partners (VCP), the trade association supporting 16 of Vermont’s designated and specialized service agencies, announces the certification of four additional network agencies as Certified Community-Based Integrated Health Centers (CCBHCs). This milestone reflects years of coordinated effort by the state, VCP, network agencies, and other stakeholders, to assess the feasibility of the CCBHC model in Vermont and define its role within the state’s broader health care transformation and integrated, community‑based delivery system, as well as the tireless work of agency leadership and staff to prepare for certification.

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Over the past few years, VT Care Partners has partnered with our statewide network of sixteen non-profit, community-based agencies to create a series of insightful articles on key topics impacting our communities. These articles showcase the successes, challenges, and innovative efforts happening across Vermont in the areas of mental health, substance use, and intellectual and developmental disability support.