Provides preventative health care education and referrals for individuals and families. Services include assistance with accessing benefit programs, assistance finding housing and employment, health education and wellness programs, and referrals to health care and to local resources such as volunteer drivers, utlility assistance, and food assistance programs. Also provides meeting space for social services agency use and health and wellness programs.

Acts as a bridge between individuals with mental illness and the community by facilitating community relations and education, promoting mental health, building community supports, encouraging self-direction, providing advocacy, by addressing issues of stigma, inclusion, and social integration. Works toward the development of caring communities that understand and accept persons with mental illness and contributes to their well-being by fostering community volunteer programs. To volunteer, contact the Community Support Program main office.

Works to promote mental health and mental health services by acting as the citizen's voice on all critical mental health and behavioral health issues and by providing education on mental health issues. VAMHAR is the host agency for Recovery Vermont, the statewide coalition of people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

Offers an educational course for families and friends of individuals with a mental health condition. Provides information and support to help families understand and support their loved ones while maintaining their own well-being. Course is taught by 2-3 trained family members with "lived experience."

Provides mental health and substance use disorder services that include psychiatry, clinical mental health counseling, screening for drug, alcohol, and tobacco use, screenings for depression, medications, prescriptions, and medication management, and referrals to specialists.

Provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient, and outreach services for individuals with mental illnesses and serious emotional disturbances, and for people with developmental disabilities. Services include case management, rehabilitation, and specialized programs.

Provides personalized coordinated care to help individuals stay safely in their homes. SASH communities include a care coordinator and a wellness nurse who work in partnership with a team of community providers to assist individuals. With the guidance of SASH staff individuals determine their own health and wellness goals. SASH Collaborative Partners: Regional Hospitals, Visiting Nurse Associations, Community Mental Health, Home Health & Hospice, Housing Agencies, Universities, and other Health Initiatives. Apply via website with the assistance of a referring agency representative, and visit website for local SASH Coordinator information.

Provides referrals for free, confidential mental health services of an hour per week for a year. Give an Hour also supplies a variety of links to mental health information and resources for military families. Works to reduce the stigma associated with mental health problems through education, training, and outreach efforts. Also provides free webinars for Wellness Ambassadors for promoting and advocating for mental health awareness in communities. Telephone if without internet service. Give an Hour does not provide emergency services. Mental Health Professionals who wish to volunteer must apply online, be licensed, and commit to providing free treatment for one year.

Offers a full-day workshop taught from the family member's and peer's perspectives, which provides information on mental health conditions, treatments, and services and supports available to Vermonters. Workshop is taught by a trained peer and a family member with "lived experience." The workshop is typically held on a Saturday 3 or 4 times during the year.

Provides a national, confidential helpline for use as a starting point to access help and resources by automatically routing callers to the appropriate state or regional call center for assistance.