by Vermont Psychiatric Survivors | Dec 2, 2021 | Counterpoint, news
MONTPELIER – With new attention to the increases in emergency room use for mental health crises, a national expert was brought in for a conference this summer to advise local hospitals about improving the quality of care. He proposed a model called EmPath – emergency...
by Vermont Psychiatric Survivors | Dec 18, 2018 | Counterpoint, news
Counterpoint Winter 2018 • News • Page 7 MONTPELIER – The University of Vermont Health Network reported in late November that, according to its analysis, between 29 and 35 new psychiatric hospital beds are needed in Vermont. It has determined that these additional...
by Vermont Psychiatric Survivors | Dec 18, 2018 | Counterpoint, news
Counterpoint Winter 2018 • News • Page 6 BRATTLEBORO – A psychiatric survivor who had experienced injury at the hands of police teamed up with advocates in a presentation at a 2018 emergency services symposium focused on mental health and trauma-informed care. “It is...
by Vermont Psychiatric Survivors | Dec 6, 2018 | Counterpoint, news
Counterpoint Winter 2018 • News • Page 1 RANDOLPH – Twenty years ago, a unique collaboration was born here: a home that was run by psychiatric survivors with clinical support by a community mental health agency and family member volunteers. Safe Haven was a federally...
by Vermont Psychiatric Survivors | Dec 6, 2018 | Counterpoint, news
Counterpoint Winter 2018 • News • Page 4 WATERBURY – Twenty-six investigations resulted in 13 hospitals being cited with violations of hospital standards between February and September, and nine of them related to the rights or safety of people receiving psychiatric...
by Vermont Psychiatric Survivors | Dec 6, 2018 | Counterpoint, news
Counterpoint Winter 2018 • News • Page 10 WATERBURY – A committee appointed by the legislature to review the state’s laws on court-ordered outpatient treatment voted in November to recommend a pilot project that would enhance voluntary services to people who would...
