Program areas at HowardCenter Center
Mental Health, Substance Use, and Developmental Services provide quality services to members of the community. Mental Health and Substance Use services support individuals who are experiencing the effects of acute or severe emotional distress, including mental illness as well as to individuals who are experiencing the negative effects of substance use. Services include intensive community supports, including residential, vocational, case management, and medication management so that individuals with mental illness can live successfully in the community; mental health services for homeless individuals; and outpatient mental health and substance use treatment services. Developmental Services support individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism, which promote individual growth and expression and enable people to live as active and valued members of their communities. Services are tailored to meet individual and family needs and can be a vital support system throughout a person's life. To this end we provide support in the following areas: residential services, family supports, vocational services, community inclusion activities, and transition services. During fiscal year 2022 services were provided to the following individuals: Outpatient 5,332, Residential 929, Community 2,197, Employment - 473.
Continuing integration of Howard Center's crisis teams into First Call for Chittenden County. First Call for Chittenden County continues care for clients at the emergency department, especially those waiting day after day for inpatient treatment, and increased capacity for other Crisis Clinicians to provide mobile outreach in Chittenden County. During fiscal year 2022 services were provided to the following individuals:Crisis 4,385 and MAT - 1,268.
Child, Youth and Family Services provide prevention, assessment, treatment, and education services and support to children and youth and their families. Programs include counseling, case management, and school-based services, intensive family-based services, day treatment and special education services, residential programs, a substance use day-treatment program for adolescents, and early childhood mental health services. During fiscal year 2022 services were provided to 1,801 individuals.