Middlebury Police Log: Authorities busy with mental health issues

Middlebury police and Middlebury Regional EMS this past week responded to multiple reports of people dealing with mental health issues.

As the Emergency Services Coordinator at Counseling Service of Addison County, I read Chris Mason’s article ‘New Mental Health Strategy Needed’ from last week’s paper with concern and an active desire to connect with him and others in the community about … (read more)

There is a burgeoning housing crisis in Vermont, as evidenced in our state’s shockingly high rate of unhoused, and even more shocking increase in that rate — an estimated 218% between 2007 and 2023 according to HUD. The causes are complex, with contributi … (read more)

BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont has a new partnership with Valera Health to provide virtual therapy and psychiatry to youth and adult policyholders.

U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., toured Addison County late last week to survey two kinds of hardships from which many area residents are trying to recover — those caused by recent flooding, and those caused by mental illness.

The Interlude program is a new mental health urgent-care service located in the Middlebury’s Marble Works complex.

I reached a point during the latest mental health crisis with my adult son where the weight of absurdity actually robbed me of my vision and I saw stars. 

A biennial survey conducted during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic shows poor mental health among high school and middle school students, especially in groups that previous surveys found have long suffered more than their peers. 

Teens with an interest in mental health and wellbeing may apply to become a Teen Health and Wellness Ambassador.

As impacts from the terrible recent mass murders committed in New York, California and Texas are being felt throughout the country, the state of Vermont is reminding Vermonters of the around-the-clock mental health resources available to them.

Middlebury police have seen the number of calls requesting mental health-related help rise from 54 in 2018 to 259 in 2021.

The Bristol Police Chief is asking the selectboard to find money for a mental health counselor to help out on some Bristol police calls.

Recently the Vergennes Union Middle School Student Response Team created a powerful and informative video featuring interviews with youth and adults discussing mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the social and political reck … (read more)

Children’s mental health has reached such a crisis point that it’s been declared a national emergency.

In December, the Office of U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy released an advisory called “Protecting Youth Mental Health.”