Guest Blog: A Stigma that Kills 

by Alexandria Lacoste | Feb 25, 2022

Vermont High School Student Shares Her Brush with Suicide Editor’s Note: Alexandria “Lexi” Lacoste, 17, is a 12th-grader at Burr & Burton Academy in Manchester, Vt. She survived a suicide attempt when she was in the eighth grade. She now helps other teens who are...

Omicron in Kids: What Parents Need to Know

by COVIDSupportVT | Jan 18, 2022

UVM Specialists Share the View from the Front Lines Parental angst about Omicron has risen in step with the variant’s rapid spread across the country and rising numbers of children sick with Covid. Getting the right information is crucial to making the best-informed...

Vermont’s Youth Mental Health Crisis

by COVIDSupportVT | Dec 16, 2021

State Legislature Hears Testimony from Mental Health Experts Vermont legislators heard testimony last week from mental health experts about how to fix the state’s escalating crisis in youth mental health. The Dec. 9 hearings before the House Committee on Healthcare...

Parenting for Mental Health and Wellness

by COVIDSupportVT | Dec 14, 2021

Child Psychiatrist Offers New COVID Support VT Workshop Join our newest workshop, Parenting to Promote Health and Wellness in Children and Youth, Jan. 26 at 5 p.m. Register here. Being a parent is hard. Being a parent during a global pandemic is really hard. ...

Facing a Youth Mental Health Emergency

by COVIDSupportVT | Nov 5, 2021

Vermont Experts Call for Urgent Action to Meet Children’s Mental Health Challenges The U.S. is facing a youth mental health emergency, and urgent action is needed to prevent it from worsening. Vermont is no different. That was the message of a recent editorial in...

Put Children’s Safety First at Halloween

by COVIDSupportVT | Oct 28, 2021

With Vermont Cases High, Experts Encourage Outdoor Celebrations   If trick-or-treating in Covid’s current fourth wave has you spooked, think safety first. As long as reasonable precautions are followed, experts say kids need not be held back from enjoying...