The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 7201)
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§ 7201. Mental health
(a) The Department of Mental Health, as the successor to the Division of Mental Health
Services of the Department of Health, shall centralize and more efficiently establish
the general policy and execute the programs and services of the State concerning mental
health, and integrate and coordinate those programs and services with the programs
and services of other departments of the State, its political subdivisions, and private
agencies, so as to provide a flexible comprehensive service to all citizens of the
State in mental health and related problems.
(b) The Department shall ensure equal access to appropriate mental health care in a manner
equivalent to other aspects of health care as part of an integrated, holistic system
of care. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 38; 2007, No. 15, § 11; 2017, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.)