Mental Health Services

Adult Mental Health Research and Publications

Qualified Mental Health Professional Guide for Involuntary Psychiatric Evaluations and Hospitalization (November 2006)
The purpose of this manual is to provide mental health practitioners with a guide to procedures for involuntary psychiatric evaluations in the State of Vermont.

The Vermont Suicide Prevention Platform (September 2005)
Goals of the suicide prevention platform include reducing the rates of suicide attempts and other suicidal behaviors; preventing suicide deaths across the life span; reducing the harmful after-effects associated with suicidal behaviors and the traumatic impact of suicide on family and friends; improving mental health of Vermonters through early intervention, crisis treatment, and continuing care.

Medicaid Reference Manual (January 2005)
At the request of the Designated Agencies (DAs), the Division of Mental Health (DMH) has developed the Fee-For-Service Medicaid Reference Material: for Mental Health Covered Services under the State Medicaid Plan. These materials may be used as supplemental training material along with the Medicaid Fee-for-Service Procedures Manual.

Medicaid Fee-For-Service Procedures Manual - Effective January 1, 2004
The Medicaid Fee-for-Service Procedures Manual is a combination of regulations and procedures for the fee-for-service Medicaid program for community mental health centers (CMHCs) and private non-medical institutions (PNMIs). The manual outlines definitions, requirements, and procedures for reimbursement of the different types of mental-health services.

Informed Consent Package for Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) contains 3 parts, which are: Information About ECT, Patient Preparations for Possible Memory Loss and Follow-up, and a Consent Form for Electroconvulsive Therapy Acute Phase/Index Treatment.