Reminder: Make Your Voice Heard! Mental Health Advocacy Day is Wednesday, January 30th to Support Vermont Communities ~ Invest in Mental Health
NAMI Mental Health Advocacy Day 2019
Inspiring hope, wellness, resilience and recovery for Vermonters experiencing mental health and substance use conditions
Who we are
We are a statewide membership cooperative, representing mental health and substance abuse providers, state agencies, hospitals, professional associations, peers, families and more working to support practice improvement and workforce development in the Vermont system of care
What we do
We provide training, education and more: coaching and consultation, learning communities and other clinical resources, pilot projects, project management and evaluation, to help agencies, programs and individuals implement and improve practice to help the people they serve
Featured Projects & Pilots
Culture of Wellness Initiative
Culture of Wellness: Promoting Smoking Cessation and Wellness Initiative - NEW! An initiative of the Vermont Department of Mental Health. Project Introduction Vermont community mental…
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AWARE Vermont – Vermont Care Partners & VCPI
AWARE Vermont - Youth Mental Health First Aid - AWARE-VT The AWARE-VT is 100% funded through a grant from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health…
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Core Orientation & Clinical Skills for Direct Care Staff
Core Orientation for Direct Care Staff The goal of the Vermont Cooperative for Practice Improvement is to develop core orientation and competency materials for direct…
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Collaborative Networks Approach (CNA)
VCPI is excited to announce the Vermont Training in Collaborative Networks Approach (CNA) Training Program! Collaborative Networks Approach (CNA) is a person-centered, recovery-oriented approach to treatment…
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Vermont Care Partners (VCP) Results Based Accountability Pilot
VCPI is partnering with VCP to support Designated Agencies in implementing RBA to support investment in the RBA Software through establishing a training pilot and collaborative…
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Co-Occurring Competency E-Learning Community Project
Co-Occurring Competency E-Learning Community Project This is an exciting initiative and we are engaged in Phase 2 of the project (August 2017 - February, 2018), which is aimed at helping…
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Promoting Recovery: Young Adult First Episode Psychosis Initiative
The Vermont Department of Mental Health is partnering with VCPI and consultants to launch a multi-year initiative to adopt evidence-based interventions and treatment approaches for…
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Vermont Family Based Approach (VFBA)
VCPI will be partnering with the Children Adolescent and Family Unit (CAFU) of DMH and Dr. James Hudziak of the Vermont Center for Children Youth…
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Team Two Project
The philosophy behind Team Two training is one of collaboration, information sharing and resource management for law enforcement and mental health crisis teams when responding…
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Six Core Strategies Initiative and Learning Community
VCPI is leading a major practice improvement initiative aimed at reducing Emergency Intervention Procedures (EIP) – such as seclusion and restraint - in Vermont hospitals,…
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News & Blog
VT DMH is hiring for a newly created position: School Mental Health and Practice Development Coordinator
DMH is hiring for a School Mental Health and Practice Development Coordinator! This is a newly created position that will focus on the Success…
