Mental Health

After several hours of debate this week, the Vermont House passed a controversial bill that restricts access to guns in certain cases.

Lawmakers in the Vermont House have passed a bill that would allow licensed mental health counselors in Vermont to apply to practice in other states and vice versa without the need for licenses from each state.

Nils Shenholm builds saunas in the Finnish tradition at his Duxbury workshop.

At many U.S. hospitals, children and teens are stuck in the emergency department for days or weeks because psychiatric beds are full. Massachussets has a simple, yet promising solution.

In this encore broadcast from November, host Connor Cyrus talks with neurodivergent Vermonters about their challenges and successes.

Host Connor Cyrus talks to Vermonters who have found community through chosen families.

Host Connor Cyrus talks about sobriety with people who have chosen not to drink, a bartender who makes mocktails and a nonalcoholic beverage maker.

Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with a UVM researcher and a psychotherapist about effective ways to treat seasonal affective disorder, or SAD.

This hour, host Connor Cyrus speaks with a Vermont psychiatrist and pharmacist about the shortage of medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

This hour, Vermont Edition hears from multiple Vermont veterans as they share stories of military service and the transition to civilian life.