House Committee on Health Care Room 45

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Mental Health

Continuum of care; Peer workforce; Obstacles in access to services - adults; Collaboration and support needs related to school-based services; Obstacles in access to services - children

• Laurie Emerson, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Vermont
• Daniel Franklin, Vice President for Advocacy and Community Relations, Vermont Association of Mental Health and Addiction Recovery (Recovery Vermont)
• Karim Chapman, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
• Margaret Joyal, Adult Outpatient Director, Center for Counseling and Psychological Services of Washington County Mental Health
• Robert Althoff, Interim Chair, Psychiatry at UVM MC
• Matt Habedank, Children's Behavior Services Program Manager, Northwestern Counseling and Support Services
• Gretchen Elias, Executive Director, Good Beginnings of Central Vermont
• Sandi Yandow, Interim Executive Director, Vermont Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health

2:42 PM

15 Minute Break

2:55 PM

Vermont Hospital Patients Financial Assistance

• Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
• Eric Schultheis, Staff Attorney, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

3:50 PM

Adjourn