At its annual meeting at the Rutland Free Library, the membership of Vermont Psychiatric Survivors elected Keith Molinari, Rodney Nicklaw, and William J. Collins to its board of directors. VPS publishes Counterpoint. Molinari, Nicklaw, and Collins had served as...
Vermont lawmakers will reconvene in Montpelier for the second half of the legislative biennium on Jan. 3, 2024. As usual, the House Committee on Health Care and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare will examine bills that address mental health. Rep. Lori...
A pair of sophomores at Bennington College had an idea for a new student organization this fall. They called it the Lucid Dream and Tea Club. Researchers have investigated lucid dreams’ effects on mental well-being for years. Some have concluded that they can ease...
When Wendy Shapiro thinks about inpatient psychiatric care, she thinks about her aunt, Shirley. Shirley “always had a special place in my heart,” Shapiro recalled. “My mom and dad would always have her and her boyfriend come over to play cards and eat dinner at...
The Howard Center Arts Collective kept busy in the second half of 2023, starting with a show at the Flynndog Gallery that ran from August through September. Sponsored by Chittenden County’s community mental health center, the Arts Collective, by its own description,...
