Act 114 Petitions Decline Slightly in FY21

Act 114 Petitions Decline Slightly in FY21

On Jan. 15, the Vermont General Assembly learned that the Department of Mental Health (DMH) recorded 50 incidences of court-approved involuntary non-emergency psychiatric medication in Vermont hospitals in fiscal year 2021 (FY21), which began on July 1, 2020, and...
DMH Seeks New Pediatric Psych Ward

DMH Seeks New Pediatric Psych Ward

Amid emergency department logjams across Vermont, the Department of Mental Health (DMH) issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a new inpatient psychiatric unit for children and adolescents on Jan. 28. The Brattleboro Retreat is the only hospital in the state that...
First Forensic Mental Health Report Arrives

First Forensic Mental Health Report Arrives

The Vermont Department of Mental Health (DMH) delivered the first of two mandated reports by its Forensic Care Working Group to the legislature on Jan. 15, in accordance with Act 57. Passed in 2021, the law initiated a process to contemplate new restrictions, as well...
Involuntary Psychiatric Hospitalizations Rise in 2021

Involuntary Psychiatric Hospitalizations Rise in 2021

According to data from the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems Network Services Organization (VAHHS-NSO), Vermont’s hospitals’ psychiatric units recorded 2,501 new adult inpatient stays in federal fiscal year 2021 (FFY21), from Oct. 1, 2020, to Sept....
News Briefs

News Briefs

• In the fall, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets and the Agency of Human Services announced the receipt of a USDA grant that will fund “expanded stress and mental health services” for Vermont farmers. The state-sponsored nonprofit Farm First will...

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