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Burlington's Soteria House: An Alternate Model For Mental Health Treatment

For several years, the mental health community awaited the opening of a Burlington facility called Soteria. It's a homelike space for people experiencing their first psychotic break - and often people who don't want to go on medication.

It's a very small group home setting. People typically stay for several months, and it's been open for about a year. Laura Sisson, a member of the Soteria development team at Pathways Vermont, told Jane Lindholm about the philosophy behind Soteria and how the program has been going.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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