Disaster Response
Statement of Purpose
The Department of Mental Health has developed Disaster Response Teams in each of the ten Community Mental Health Centers statewide to provide mental health services to the survivors of disasters of all types such as natural, technological, bio-terrorist, and other critical incidents. These teams can respond to local events independently and to regional or statewide events as part of the comprehensive State Emergency Operations Plan.
The Disaster Response Teams are comprised of a core group of agency employees as well as a variety of professionals and volunteers from the community. They can be contacted through the crisis services of each agency for local events and through a local agency or Vermont Emergency Management for regional and statewide events.
Services that are Provided
- Psychological First Aid
- Crisis Counseling
- Psycho-education
- Sudden Death Notification
- Community Outreach
- Mental Health Consultation, Assessment, and Referral
For More Information
Please contact Mary Moulton or Gary Gordon through Washington County Mental Health Services at (802) 229-0591 or Michelle Lavallee through the Department of Mental Health at (802) 652-2000.
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