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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Shift Meals
Shift Meals, "a local food response to COVID-19", is an initiative led by The Skinny Pancake to provide nourishing meals to "anyone and everyone who needs it", with a special focus on laid-off restaurant workers, musicians, artists, gig workers, farmers, etc. Meals are available for pickup in Burlington, Montpelier, and Waterbury, with plans for additional expansion. To learn more, visit the Shift Meals website. Also, check out this segment from ABC Local 22.
The Vermont Community Foundation is proud to have worked with The Skinny Pancake, Intervale Center, and High Meadows Fund to get this project off the ground.
