COVID-19’s impact on Vermont’s mental and behavioral health support system has been a double-edged sword. As more Vermonters experience social isolation due to disruption in their normal activities, more are also experiencing severe mental health crises and suicide ideation. At the same time, Vermont’s health system is not robust enough around mental health to handle this new influx, creating a real-back up of patients—particularly young people—in emergency departments waiting to be seen.
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Northeast Kingdom Communities Display Resilience During Pandemic
The Northeast Kingdom Collaborative's mission is to improve the quality of life for all residents of the NEK through coordinated economic and community development. The organization has created a COVID-19 page on its website that includes resource lists organized by categories such as food access and financial support, a toolkit for establishing a community response, and a list of "10 Things You Can Do to Help the NEK Thru COVID-19".
In addition, the NEK Collaborative has collected stories from communities throughout the Northeast Kingdom highlighting unique town projects that "demonstrate just how innovative and resilient the NEK really is." We encourage you to read and be inspired!
