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Mental‑health capacity and staffing drive major adjustments in DMH testimony to appropriations panel
Summary
The Department of Mental Health told the House Appropriations Committee it is seeing higher utilization in youth residential care, reliance on travel nurses at inpatient facilities and forthcoming in‑state youth psychiatric residential capacity (PRTF); DMH requested line‑item adjustments and said new projects may reduce out‑of‑state placements.
The Department of Mental Health (DMH) presented its portion of the Agency of Human Services Budget Adjustment Act request on Dec. 16, highlighting increased utilization in private nonmedical institutions (PNMIs), continuing reliance on travel nurses and plans to add in‑state capacity for youth.
Emily Hawes, speaking for DMH, described the statewide care continuum from community services to inpatient hospitalization, noting VPCH (Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital) operates a 25‑bed adult unit, and DMH…
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