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.

Offers peer support for individuals who are having mental health and substance abuse challenges while returning to the community. Tasks may include assisting their peers in articulating their goals for recovery and learning and practicing new skills, helping them monitor their progress, supporting them in their treatment, modeling effective coping techniques and self help strategies based on their own recovery experience, and supporting them in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services. This is a pilot project. Referrals are welcome from any source, including DOC facility, P&P or Central Office Staff, community-partners or self referrals.

Provides a free nationwide peer-support helpline service providing information, resource referrals, and support to teens and young adults. Operated by trained peers who have experienced mental health issues. This is not a crisis line and does not provide mental health counseling.

Provides a helpline that gives information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. Does not provide crisis services nor mental health counseling.

Provides a safe, welcoming place for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis who don't require emergency department care. Offers immediate help in the form of mental health support, peer counseling, assistance with medications, as well as access to nursing for minor medical issues, and referrals to other community services. Guests may visit more than once, even within the same day. For the first three years, no fee or insurance is required except for medical care. Accepts guests with complex and multiple diagnoses, including individuals with an intellectual disability, substance use disorder, traumatic brain injury, and more.

NOTE: The Center is currently closed but services are still provided at other locations listed in Relevant Notes. Provides a peer-run, drop-in mental health community center. Offers services such as: daily lunch (Lunch is on hold until site can be located), workshops, peer-to-peer support circles, social gatherings, computer access, and a public shower. (Check to see if on Hold.) Volunteers may be trained to offer peer support, and/or staff community center. Peer-run mental health supports offered online; some are also in person in temporary locations. See Relevant Notes below Here is an updated full schedule of programming (both in-person and online): MONDAYS: Disability Support Group (1:15pm-2:45pm) [Email for Zoom Link] In-Person Location: The Fletcher Free Library's Pickering Room, 235 College Street TUESDAYS: Hearing Voices Group (2:30pm-4:00pm) [Email for Zoom Link] In-Person Location: The Vermont Wellness Collaborative (125 College St., 3rd Floor) Writing Circle (4:00pm-5:30pm) [Email for Zoom Link] In-Person Location: The Fletcher Free Library's Fletcher Room WEDNESDAYS: Anxiety Relief Group (4:00pm-5:30pm) [Email for Zoom Link] In-Person Location: The Fletcher Free Library's Fletcher Room Community Cooking (6:00pm-8:00pm) Location: Outright Vermont (241 N. Winooski Ave) - entrance through the side door up the driveway THURSDAYS Conversations About Suicide (3:45pm-4:45pm) [Email for Zoom Link] In-Person Location: The Vermont Wellness Collaborative (125 College St., 3rd Floor) FRIDAYS: Open Art Studio (12noon-2:00pm) Location: 140 Mansfield Avenue (McAuley Square) Trauma Support Group (2:15pm-3:15pm) [Email for Zoom Link] In-Person Location: The Fletcher Free Library's Fletcher Room Laughter Yoga / Mindfulness Meditation (4:30pm-5:30pm) [ Email for Zoom Link] In-Person Location: 74 Main Street

Provides an evidence-based fatherhood program designed specifically for incarcerated fathers. It aims to help individuals improve their parenting skills and develop stronger relationships with their children. Some topics covered include Fathering on the Inside, Men's Health and Communication. Groups are held at St. Johnsbury (Mondays) and Newport (Fridays) Correctional Facilities

Connects people experiencing both mental health issues and homelessness with existing services and resources. Based on an Intentional Peer Support approach. Provides access to a mental health therapist if desired.