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Senate committee hears calls to shore up community mental‑health and developmental‑disability services
Summary
Representatives of Vermont Care Partners and the Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council told the Senate Health & Welfare committee that community‑based mental health, crisis services and developmental‑disability supports are underfunded and that housing and Medicaid rate increases are urgent priorities.
Advocates for community mental‑health and developmental‑disability services told the Vermont Senate Health & Welfare committee that the state’s home‑and‑community supports are under pressure from rising demand and inadequate funding.
Amy Johnson, director of government affairs and communications for Vermont Care Partners, described the statewide network of designated agencies (DAs) and specialized service agencies (SSAs) that deliver community mental‑health, substance‑use and developmental services. Johnson said those agencies deliver a large share of supports outside physical offices: “64% of our services across all 16 agencies happen in community,” she said,…
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