Department of Mental Health

During the height of the pandemic, hospital emergency departments in Vermont saw an alarming rise in young Vermonters seeking care for suicidal thoughts…

Demand for high-quality mental health care has grown more urgent since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Calls for that support are growing louder in…

By October, Vermont will be among more than 30 states that will require a full 10-digit number to make even local calls. It’s part of the effort to make a…

From social isolation to food insecurity, the effects of COVID-19 can be wide-ranging and strenuous. So Vermont officials have a new message for…

Doctors, psychiatrists and other health professionals say marijuana can be very damaging to young and developing brains and that they're seeing young…

After allegations of racial harassment at the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital in Berlin, Gov. Phil Scott says his administration is reviewing workplace…

A new investigation paints a disturbing picture of workplace harassment at the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital in Berlin, where some African American…

The Agency of Human Services has released a plan for a massive new “campus-style” facility in northwestern Vermont that could reshape the state’s mental…

The Department of Mental Health will hold two meetings this week as it works on a report that addresses the crisis in Vermont's mental health care…

Vermonters have a new way of reaching help when they are having a mental health crisis: the Crisis Text Line. People can text the initials "VT" to the…