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 2, 2021 | Events, news, Uncategorized
Dear VPS Members: We want to let you know that the date of the annual meeting is changed to December 4th from 1 pm – 3pm. We look forward to seeing you there! Join the meeting with the following link: Saturday, December 4, 2021 from 1 pm EST to 4 pm...
by Vermont Psychiatric Survivors | Jul 13, 2019 | news, Uncategorized
Today we’re taking part in Mad history, and celebrating the legacy of lunacy Today is the 4th annual Vermont Mad Pride celebration, this year taking place in Brattleboro, Vermont. Mad Pride events started in Toronto in the early 1990’s as a protest of local...
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...
