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Lifeline – Dialing in to Stop Suicide
Lifeline – an innovative and accessible resource for Vermont suicide prevention IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IN CRISIS OR ARE IN CRISIS YOURSELF Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to...
Food as a foundation to mental health and connection
Food (In)security: Keeping food flowing provides connection to people and other helpful resources; offering more than we may ever know. As with all the Designated Agencies in Vermont, when the pandemic began to impact the communities we serve, the Clara Martin Center...
Wearing the Hat of Many Professions
Direct Support Professionals offer support to those with unique needs and preferences “Realizing we all face challenges and struggles puts all of us on an even playing field, which allows us to grow and learn together.”Anne Margaret McElroy (former GMSS DSP) Gina...
Intensive Outpatient Programs Work for Our Youth in Crisis
Crossroads Intensive Outpatient Program Offers a lifeline of hope and recovery for those in Mental Health Crisis Johnny is 16 and has always been a bit of an anxious boy. Sitting in the hospital emergency department, he was really anxious and desperate. In middle...
Going Mobile to Better Reach People Misusing Substances
On an early morning Zoom call in December, three Howard Center staffers gathered to finalize design details for a vehicle that will provide mobile opioid use disorder treatment beginning in the first half of 2023. Looking like a mid-size RV on the outside and a...
Vermont Comforts of Home- Alternative Care for Vermonters
Vermont Comforts of Home offers an alternative to nursing home placement for Vermonters 18 and older who qualify for nursing home level of care. Our goal is to offer a home environment with a person or family who are willing to share their home and provide the...
Legislative Advocacy Webinar
Make your voice heard at the (virtual) Statehouse this year! This webinar is for board members, staff, standing committees, families and other people who support and/or use the services of designated and specialized service agencies. Participants will learn how to...
COVID Rent Relief
COVID Rent Relief If you’re a renter having trouble paying your rent, utilities, or other housing costs – or if you’re a landlord trying to stay afloat with tenants in this situation – help may be available. State and local programs are distributing billions of...
Advocacy ALERT
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released data that show over the last year, more than 93,000 people in the United States died from a drug overdose, a nearly 30% increase from 2019 with every state seeing significant increases. Overdoses...
DISABILITY AWARENESS DAY
DISABILITY AWARENESS DAY LEGISLATIVE PANEL March 17, 2021 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. via Zoom For a link to register for this meeting, email [email protected] or call 802-224-1820 Vermont legislators (including Sen. Anthony Pollina, Rep. Anne Donahue andRep. John Killacky) will...