Care board backs plan to boost mental health system

Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, part of the UVM Medical Network, could be the site of a new psychiatric facility. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
The Green Mountain Care Board has endorsed an ambitious, expensive and still-evolving plan to boost Vermont’s mental health treatment system.
The care board’s backing came in the context of hospital budget regulation: Four of five board members voted Wednesday to allow the University of Vermont Medical Center to use $21 mill