Grading the States 2006: Vermont

Overall Grade: C- Category Grades: Infrastructure: C- Information Access: D Services: D Recovery Supports: A

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $152.35 4 Per Capita Income $29,186 23 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $94 42 Suicide Rank 10

Recent Innovations Co-location and collaboration between Fletcher Allen and the state system Mental health insurance parity law Rehabilitation and recovery culture Consumer and family involvement

Urgent Needs Careful implementation of the Fletcher Allen-Vermont State Hospital transformation Long-term fiscal commitment to a system without a state hospital A written plan to ensure fidelity to Assertive Community Treatment standards

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Vermont mental health system gets poor ranking in national survey
News of NAMI's Grading the States 2006 report from The Vermont Guardian - VT.
3/03/2006