• The Vermont Truth and Reconciliation Commission held its first public meeting on Sept. 5, shortly after hiring an executive director, Faith Yacubian. The legislature has instructed the Commission to “begin the process of dismantling institutional, structural, and...
According to California’s Bridge Rail Foundation, more than 1,700 people have leapt to their death off the Golden Gate Bridge since its opening in 1937, making it “the world’s deadliest structure.” Fewer than 35 jumpers have survived the fall. One of them is Kevin...
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...
Passed during June’s veto session, Act 81 is the law that codified Vermont’s transition plan for the last beneficiaries of its pandemic-era General Assistance Emergency Housing program. When the House Human Services and Senate Health and Welfare committees met for an...
