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Lawmakers To Take Testimony On Mental Health
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Two committees of the Vermont Legislature will take testimony from the public at a hearing on the future of the state’s mental health system, now that the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury is closed.VPR News
Public Hearing Planned On Mental Health System
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The public will get a chance to offer recommendations on how Vermont’s mental health system should be structured.VPR News
Lawmakers Expect Quick State Hospital Plan
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A key lawmaker says she thinks the future of Vermont’s mental health system can be resolved within a month.VPR News
Discussion Continues On Future Of State Hospital
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The debate over replacing the Vermont State Hospital has been going on for a decade. But it has gained new urgency in the months since Tropical Storm Irene, when the Waterbury facility was flooded and all of the patients had to be moved to other locations.VPR News
Shumlin Proposes Regional Plan To Replace State Hospital
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Governor Peter Shumlin has outlined plans to replace the antiquated Vermont state hospital in Waterbury with a regional system of care for the mentally ill. Shumlin’s plans call for a new 15-bed hospital in Berlin, as well as the expansion of existing facilities in Brattleboro and Rutland.VPR News
Displaced State Hospital Workers Speak Out
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Workers at the closed Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury say they’ve largely been ignored as the state debates the future of its mental health system in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene.VPR News
Closing Of State Hospital Strains Health Services
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At a legislative committee in Montpelier Wednesday, lawmakers heard from hospital officials about how they’ve had to step in after Tropical Storm Irene flooded Waterbury and forced the State Hospital to close.VPR News
Brattleboro Retreat Integrates State Hospital Patients
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The head of Brattleboro Retreat talks about how the hospital has integrated new psychiatric patients from the Vermont State Hospital.VPR News
