Vermont Code § 18 V.S.A. § 7255

System of care
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§ 7255. System of care
The Commissioner of Mental Health shall coordinate a geographically diverse system
and continuum of mental health care throughout the State that shall include at least
the following:
(1) comprehensive and coordinated community services, including prevention, to serve children,
families, and adults at all stages of mental condition or psychiatric disability;
(2) peer services, which may include:
(A) a warm line;
(B) peer-provided transportation services;
(C) peer-supported crisis services; and
(D) peer-supported hospital diversion services;
(3) alternative treatment options for individuals seeking to avoid or reduce reliance
on medications;
(4) recovery-oriented housing programs;
(5) intensive residential recovery facilities;
(6) appropriate and adequate psychiatric inpatient capacity for voluntary patients;
(7) appropriate and adequate psychiatric inpatient capacity for involuntary inpatient
treatment services, including persons receiving treatment through court order from
a civil or criminal court;
(8) a secure residential recovery facility; and
(9) a psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth.

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