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Recent Articles on the Mental Health Plan
Panel backs Shumlin plan for state hospital replacement, but with 25 bed facility
At hearing, mental health advocates, state employees criticize governor’s plan to decentralize care for acute psychiatric patients
http://vtdigger.org/2012/01/25/mental-health-2/
Lawmakers work to find the right size for psychiatric facility:
Official outlines dollars and details for state hospital plan- January 6th
http://vtdigger.org/2012/01/06/official-outlines-dollars-and-details-for-state-hospital-plan/
State hospital workers urge lawmakers to consider a centralized facility for psychiatric patients – January 12th
http://vtdigger.org/2012/01/12/state-hospital-workers-urge-lawmakers-to-consider-a-centralized-facility-for-psychiatric-patients/
Committees briefed, at length, on mental health options – January 20th
http://vtdigger.org/2012/01/20/committees-briefed-at-length-on-mental-health-options/
Recent Articles on VCDR Platform items
Last year VCDR worked to pass a “respectful language” bill that created a working group to make recommendations to the full legislature this year for their consideration. Here is their report:
http://dail.vt.gov/dail-publications/publications-legis-studies/respectful-language-report
VCDR opposes legislating physician-assisted suicide. We are particularly concerned that this campaign is happening at a time when there are so many unresolved inequities in our current health care systems. Vermont can – and should – create needed options and real choices for individuals at the end of life by ensuring equal access to the programs, practices and protections that will make quality palliative care, hospice, and community supports at the end of life a real choice for all Vermonters.
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VCDR
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Montpelier, VT 05602
by email: info@vcdr.org
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Phone: 1-800-639-1522