THE FRONT PORCH | NORTHEAST KINGDOM HUMAN SERVICES
Resource Name:THE FRONT PORCH | NORTHEAST KINGDOM HUMAN SERVICES
address
235 Lakemont Road, Newport, VT 05855
Eligibility
Any Age Individual experiencing a mental health crisis; No Referral is necessary
Hours
24Hours/7Days
8026244016
Voice
·Information & Services
Fees
Free for the next two years
Service area
Caledonia county, Vermont
Essex county, Vermont
Orleans county, Vermont
Provides a safe, welcoming place for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis as an alternative to emergency department care. Offers immediate help in the form of mental health support, peer support, and referrals to other community services. Also provides an overnight alternative to hospitalization.
Last Verified
03/26/2026
Providing organization
NORTHEAST KINGDOM HUMAN SERVICES
Northeast Kingdom Human Services (NKHS) is the designated community mental health agency for Caledonia, Essex and Orleans Counties under contract with Vermont Department of Mental 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. NKHS provides emergency and crisis intervention services for adults, children, adolescents and their families; and substance use treatment services, including the Public Inebriate Program and the IDRP (Impaired Driver Rehabilitation Program).