Local Resources
| CHILD AND FAMILY CRISIS SERVICES | First Call for Children and Families provides Child and Adolescent Crisis Services for Chittenden County. The purpose of First Call is to provide a response to children and adolescents who are experiencing a mental health crisis. The First Call team is located at HowardCenter Child, Youth, and Family Services in Burlington. The program provide services 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. First Call can be reached at 802-488-7777. |
| INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES |
PTOPHelp is an interactive computer database of local mental health providers run by Champlain Area Health Education Centers (CV-AHEC). By clicking on this link, users may find local mental health providers by specific characteristics (e.g.those who accept certain insurance, those who provide services in a family’s home, those who specialize in working with specific issues, etc.) Vermont 2-1-1 – is an information and referral resource run by the United Ways of Vermont. Dial 2-1-1 on your phone to speak with an information and referral specialist who can help you locate appropriate mental health supports and resources or you may link directly to their online database at www.vermont211.org. |
| MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY CENTERS, PRACTICES, AND CLINICS | This mental health therapy centers, practices, and clinics list was compiled from information available in a local telephone directory and is up to date as of 2010. Call each center directly for more information about their services. If you are searching for a mental health practitioner by specific parameters (i.e. specialty focus, insurance accepted, etc), go to www.ptophelp.org. |
| APPROVED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS & SERVICES IN CHITTENDEN COUNTY |
HowardCenter Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services – 488-6100 Day One - 847-3333 Maple Leaf Farm - 899-2911 ACT 1/Bridge – 859-1230 Centerpoint Adolescent Treatment Services – 488-7711 Spectrum Youth and Family Services - 862-5396 * Individual Practitioners, who are State approved or certified and specializing in substance abuse treatment, can be found in your local telephone book under “Counseling, Alcoholism or Drug Abuse” or by calling 2-1-1 |
| THERAPEUTIC GROUPS FOR CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS | This Chittenden County Therapeutic Groups for Children and/or Adolescents Database is newly launched in the Fall of 2010. The database will grow and change as new therapists sign up and as new groups are developed. Check back often for new therapeutic group opportunities. If you are a therapist and would like your group listed in this database, click here to request that a therapy group entry form be sent to you. |
| SERVICES & SUPPORTS FOR TRANSITION AGE YOUTH | YIT Young Adult Navigator Services in Chittenden County- (802) 864-7423 ext. 429 or 428 |
| REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES | Connecting Cultures at University of Vermont – 802 656-2661
Community Health Center - 802-864-6309 Interpreters for Mental Health Providers – Vermont Refugee Resettlement Project - 655-1963, Association of Africans Living in Vermont - 985-3106 Vermont State Refugee Coordinator – Denise Lamoureux – 241-2229 or denise.lamoureux@ahs.state.vt.us |
| PARENT INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY SERVICES | Vermont Family Network - The Vermont Family Network provides family education, support, and advocacy to promote better health, education, and well-being for all children and families, with a focus on children and young adults with special needs.
Vermont Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health (VFFCMH) |