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...
by COVIDSupportVT | Jan 11, 2022
Is Mental Health Stigma Decreasing as the Pandemic Wears On? Could the pervasive stigma around mental health finally be abating? A new study raises hope, along with a few concerns. And an enduring question remains: are the rising rates of mental health concerns in the...
by COVIDSupportVT | Dec 30, 2021
12-Step Guide to Better Family Mental Wellness If you’re a parent or caregiver of a child, you probably don’t need to be told that there’s a mental health crisis among our youth. You might even be seeing it in your own kids, or those you know. You might feel...
by COVIDSupportVT | Dec 28, 2021
Vermont’s Community-Based Mental Health Agencies Shoulder the Burden On the front line of Vermont’s mental health care system, community-based agencies shoulder the burden of increasingly higher demand for services. Northwest Counseling & Support Services in St....
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...
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. ...
