House addresses state need for more mental health facilities

Central Vermont Medical Center’s Emergency Department. File photo by Roger Crowley/for VTDigger
The House is backing a new plan to expand Vermont’s mental health treatment capacity, including creation of a new psychiatric hospital in Berlin.
Representatives on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a revised version of S.203, a wide-ranging mental health bill that includes several initiatives aimed at improving a system plagued by increasing demands and a lack of capacity.Get all of VT