HEART PROGRAM | NORTHWESTERN COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES

130 Fisher Pond Road, Saint Albans, VT 05478

Eligibility

Pregnant Individuals; New Birth Parents; Home visits offered up to 1 year postpartum to anyone who has given birth, experienced a perinatal loss or custody loss, or is supporting a newborn in any capacity

Hours

Monday-Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm

(802) 524-6554

Voice - Other | 24-Hour Emergency Services

(800) 834-7793

Voice - Other | Toll Free

https://www.ncssinc.org/early-childhood-and-school-based-services/heart-program

Application process

By Telephone

Fees

Free

Service area

Franklin County, Vermont
Grand Isle County, Vermont

Description

Provides a perinatal home visiting program that increases expectant and new parents' knowledge of and access to supports and services for their families. HEART home visitors are able to offer an array of support services, access to concrete supports, and referrals to additional programming and services. This program provides counseling, in the home, or via telemental health (online), or the office setting for mothers. For families who need a higher level of care, home visitors are able to refer families to their HEART home visiting perinatal mental health clinicians. The HEART In-Home Counseling program clinicians can address a variety of symptoms including depression, anxiety, OCD, and PTSD following a traumatic birth experience. This program also offers various groups connected to the perinatal period, pregnant and postpartum workshops, and support for non-birthing partners.

Last Assured

01/06/2025

What's Here

Home Based Parenting Education Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment Specialized Information and Referral Prenatal/Postnatal Home Visitation Programs Doula Services

Providing organization

NORTHWESTERN COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Northwestern Counseling and Support Services (NCSS) is the designated community mental health agency for Franklin and Grand Isle Counties under contract with Vermont Department of Mental Health to provide acute and long-term behavioral health care services to people with a wide range of emotional, behavioral and other mental health problems, substance abuse and/or developmental challenges. NCSS provides emergency and crisis intervention services for adults, children, adolescents and their families, as well as substance abuse treatment services and also operates a parent child center. They provide integrated health services as they embed clinicians in local primary care offices as well as within law enforcement.