On Jan. 18, Gov. Scott released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2023. It calls for $7.7 billion in spending by the state, which would represent an increase of $350 million over the previous year. The executive budget recommends an appropriation of $287,273,887 for...
The Vermont Department of Mental Health (DMH) aims to increase in-state capacity for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255) in advance of the nationwide launch of its new, easy-to-remember three-digit dialing code. In 2020, the FCC directed...
Since the start of the pandemic, the Hearing Voices Network USA (HVN-USA) has expanded its Zoom-based peer support for those who hear voices and experience visions. While the Omicron surge did not fully shut down in-person meetings, most groups have moved online,...
In November, the Cape Cod-based publisher Wrinkled Sea Press released Sidelong Glances, the debut poetry collection by prolific Counterpoint contributor Dennis Rivard. The volume’s unusual journey to publication began with a poem printed in a high school yearbook half...
Vermonters delivered the following testimonies, among others, before legislators, nonprofit leaders, clinicians, and peers at Mental Health Advocacy Day, whose four-hour schedule concluded with a story-sharing session on Jan. 31. The annual event, normally held at the...
