All Programs

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ACT 1

ACT 1, the Public Inebriate Program in Chittenden County, provides a safe and supervised environment for individuals who are incapacitated due to alcohol or other drugs until they can regain sobriety, usually overnight. For more information, call 802.488.6425.

Addictions Academy on Co-Occurring Disorders

The Addictions Academy on Co-Occurring Disorders is the clinical training program for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The training program offers a series of seven to ten clinical training workshops per year. Most topics are evidence-based clinical workshops on psychotherapy techniques and other interventions. The Academy is almost 20 years old and is well known to experienced Vermont-based clinicians. For more information, please call 802.488.6126. View the 2012-2013 Addictions Academy Conference Schedule with workshop Descriptions.

Adolescent Group Living

Adolescent Group Living arrangements may range from highly supportive environments to more independent living arrangements for adolescents with development disabilities.

ASSIST

ASSIST is a six-bed crisis stabilization and hospital diversion program for any Chittenden County resident who is experiencing a psychiatric crisis. We provide crisis respite to help people with psychiatric disabilities remain in the community and divert admissions to inpatient care. We also assist clients who are leaving an inpatient setting to transition back to the community.

Autism Spectrum Program (ASP)

Autism Spectrum Program (ASP) provides intensive, specialized instructional and behavioral treatment and support services year-round to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders, ages 2-21 years. Services are provided in home, school, and community settings and target the teaching and shaping of essential communication, social, adaptive behavior, daily living, and functional learning skills. ASP also provides consultation and training services regarding Autism and interventions.

Baird School

The Baird School at 1138 Pine Street, Burlington, offers an alternative educational environment for children ages 6-14 years, grades 1-8. Services include intensive special education, therapeutic behavioral intervention and treatment, psychiatric/psychological consultation, pro-social skills training, and family work. View the 2012-2013 Baird School Calendar.

Please call Intake at 802.488.6600 for more information.

Bridge Detox Stabilization

Bridge provides short-term stabilization within a social detoxification unit, with intensive clinical assessment and treatment for clients who are experiencing withdrawl related to substance abuse and/or dependence. The program operates 24 hours a day/7 days a week and provides continuous support, including awake overnight staff.

Bridge Program Developmental Services

The Bridge Program provides care coordination to assist families of children under age 22 who have intellectual disabilities.

Burlington Street Outreach

Established in 2000 as a result of concerns expressed by downtown Burlington merchants, the Burlington Police Deparment, and area service providers, the Street Outreach Team works with individuals in the downtown Burlington Business District.

Career Connections

Career Connections is a vocational program for adults (ages 18 years and older) in Chittenden County who have been diagnosed with a major mental illness and have a desire to pursue employment. Individuals may have a co-existing substance abuse diagnosis and/or legal issues. Admission into the employment program is based solely on being enrolled in the Community Support Program and having the desire to work. For eligibility information, call 802.488.6208.

Centerpoint School

Centerpoint School serves students, ages 12-18 years, grades 7-12, challenged with emotional, behavioral, mental health, or special learning needs. The Centerpoint School provides an alternative educational experience to help students build a wide variety of skills for educational and life-long success. Both Centerpoint School and CP Stepping Stones are overseen by a collaborative of three agencies: HowardCenter, Northeast Family Institute (NFI), and Matrix. For more information, visit the Centerpoint Adolescent Treatment Services web site at www.centerpointservices.org, or call 802.488.7711.

Child and Family Outpatient Services

Child and Family Outpatient Services provide individual, family, couples, group, and play therapy. We serve children, adolescents, families, parents, grandparents, and caregivers. Services are provided at our 1138 Pine Street site, in many Chittenden County schools, and at the Milton Family and Community Center. The outpatient team offers a comprehensive array of general mental health and specialty services.

Two specific programs which serve children with special emotional needs are Fire Wise Kids of Vermont and STAR Groups. Fire Wise Kids of Vermont offers specialty services for children and youth who misuse fire. STAR Groups (Sexual Trauma and Recovery) are specialty services for children ages 5-12 years and their caregivers. These children must be identified as sexually reactive, meaning they may have been sexually abused or exposed to sexually explicit information.
 

Chittenden Clinic

Chittenden Clinic provides methadone maintenance therapy for those with opioid dependence. The program offers a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental environment for patients. Services may include methadone maintenance therapy, individual and group therapy sessions, and medical consultation/dose adjustments as needed.

Clinical Services

Clinical Services include psychiatric, nursing, clinical direction for evaluations and after-hours consultation.

Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment Program (CODTP)

Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment Program (CODTP) is an outpatient program that provides fully integrated treatment to individuals with persistent mental illness, substance use disorders, and past or present correctional involvement, who are at high risk for relapse.

Community Friends Mentoring

Community Friends Mentoring supports area children by providing fun, caring mentoring relationships with adult volunteers. Mentoring pairs are carefully matched and then meet regularly to spend time together on their own in the community, sharing activities they both enjoy.

Comprehensive Care

HowardCenter’s Comprehensive Care Programs provide 24/7, out-of-home care for children, as well as community-based services. The residential programs include short-term crisis stabilization and assessment, and family reunification. We also support children and their families within the community, in therapeutic foster homes or in their own homes. In most cases, they receive individual and family therapy, living skills support, and other services as needed. Referrals to the Crisis Stabilization, Short Term Assessment and Family Reunification Programs are made through the Local Interagency Team.

In addition, we operate the Woodside Transition House, a step-down program for young men leaving the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center. Youth in this program receive support as they  transition into the community.

For more information about our Comprehensive Care Programs, please call 802.488.6726. Referrals for community-based services can be made by calling 802.488.6742.

CRASH

CRASH Drinking Driver Assessments and Schools provide the screening process and referral following license suspension resulting from a drinking and driving conviction. For  more information about the CRASH Program, call 802.488.6151.

Crisis Stabilization Beds

Crisis Stabilization Beds provide short-term, out-of-home care in a staff secured setting. The Crisis Stabilization Program provides treatment, acute psychiatric assessment, and medication management services for eligible youth. Referrals to the program need to be made through your local crisis team.

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DETER

DETER helps keep young women out of the juvenile justice system. Through integrated treatment and services, participants are encouraged to address mental health issues relating to substance abuse and trauma, while establishing community connections and building natural supports.

Drug Treatment Court

Drug Treatment Court is a four-part program for adults who have pled guilty to one or more non-violent, drug-related offenses and who are having or have previously had difficulty staying clean and sober.

Early Childhood Services

Early Childhood Services offers mental health services for families with children ages 6 and under. Services include in-home parenting support, supportive counseling for children and adult family members, advocacy and case management, and behavioral consultation and support in a range of settings, including childcare, preschool, and Headstart classrooms.

Early Connections is an interactive program for mothers with children birth to age three. The program is located at the O'Brien Center in Winooski. Mothers and children take part in a nine-month program that follows the Winooski school calendar and includes a variety of support services, including staffed playgroup experiencess, parent education opportunities, and home visits with a mental health clinician. for questions or more information, contact 802-488-6676.

A special early childhood program is The Winooski Family Center, a collaborative with the Winooski School District and the Winooski Housing Authority. It provides a safe and nurturing environment for families with children, birth through school-age, to play, learn, and grow together. Pre-school classes are offered on site.

Eldercare

Eldercare offers in-home and office-based support to older adults who are experiencing depression or other mental health issues. Eldercare counselors meet with adults to address mental health concerns and to make referrals to other programs and services as necessary.

Family Advisory Council

Community Advisory Group for CYFS.

Family and Community Programs

Family and Community Programs include an array of programs which help children with emotional and behavioral challenges and their families. The specific types of services may include respite for families of children and adolescents with significant mental health issues; identification of needed resources and support; or intensive, time-limited intervention for families in which a child is at risk of removal from the home for reasons of abuse, neglect, or serious emotional disturbance. Specific services may include crisis intervention, individual and family counseling, parenting skills education, and case coordination and vary in intensity depending on the family’s needs.

Family Support

Family Support offers individualized support services, such as respite, case management and shared parenting options for families. DS Employment, Community Support, and Education

Fay Honey Knopp School (Rutland)

Fay Honey Knopp Memorial School is part of the comprehensive Park Street treatment program for adolescent males with sexual harming behaviors. The school provides a supportive and safe educational environment that enables each student to reach his potential.

First Call

First Call provides a phone or face-to-face response to children and families in crisis, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The definition of crisis is determined by the caller. First Call links families with other needed resources within HowardCenter and the larger community. First Call can directly arrange crisis respite services. First Call is the designated mental health screener for Chittenden County and when appropriate will screen children for hospital diversion services or psychiatric hospitalization.

First Call 24/7 Crisis Line
Phone: 802-488-7777

First Call Youth Yellow Pages
An online guide to area resources for children and adults. 

Flexible Family Funding Program

The Flexible Family Funding Program provides limited funding to assist families with respite and other supports relevant to caring for their child and family.

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INCLUSION

INCLUSION provides intensive, individualized support to children in grades K-12 with serious emotional, behavioral, and academic challenges. Services include the development and management of all aspects of the behavioral and therapeutic elements of a student’s educational program, family treatment, and summer services. Please call Intake at 802.488.6600 for more information.

Individualized Community Support Programs

Individualized Community Support Programs include an array of options for people and are based on their specific support needs and interests.

Jean Garvin School

Jean Garvin School provides a therapeutic educational program offering unique learning opportunities to inspire personal change and well-being for adolescents, ages 12-18 years, grades 7-12. Services include intensive special education, therapeutic behavioral intervention and treatment, psychiatric/psychological consultation, pro-social skills training, and family work. For more information, please call 802.488.6767.

JOBS Program

The JOBS Program provides comprehensive case management and employment support for adolescents and young adults (ages 16-21 years) experiencing mental health issues. The program focuses on assisting youth in finding and maintaining jobs and developing independent living skills in order to live successfully in the community. JOBS is a collaboration with Spectrum Youth and Family Services and Vocational Rehabilitation.

Mental Health Court

Mental Health Court is a program for adults who are having difficulty with issues related to severe and persistent mental illness and who have been charged with one or more criminal offenses. It is an effort between the District Court, State’s Attorney's Office, Public Defender’s Office, and HowardCenter. The program involves frequent court appearances, active participation by clients in their treatment plan, and random drug testing, if necessary. 

MH Crisis Services

Mobile Crisis Team is a 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week program. It provides immediate response to requests from Chittenden County residents, 18 and older, and their support systems. Any person who is concerned about a mental health issue may call the Crisis Hotline for a consultation with a mental health professional. For more information, please call 802.488.6400.

Mobile Crisis Team

Mobile Crisis Team is a 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week program. It provides immediate response to requests from Chittenden County residents, 18 and older, and their support systems. Any person who is concerned about a mental health issue may call the Crisis Hotline for a consultation with a mental health professional. For more information, please call 802.488.6400.

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Northern Lights

Northern Lights is a supportive home for women returning from prison. Residents continue under the supervision of the Department of Corrections, and the goal is to assist each woman to build a safe, healthy, and productive life in the community. 

On-Call Services

On-call services are available after-hours to support individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Onion River Day Program

Onion River Day Program provides community support to adults who require significant medical support to access their community. 

Outdoor Adventure Program

The Outdoor Adventure Program is an inclusive camp experience for individuals ages 7-21 with developmental delays.

Park Street Program

The Park Street Program provides intensive treatment to adolescent males ages 12-17 years who have committed sexual offenses. Treatment focuses on relapse prevention. Park Street also has an adjunct Community Skills program that provides individualized support for youth either transitioning from residential sexual offender treatment or who require a specialized wrap for community integration. Other services provided include individual, group and family therapy, psychiatric care, and an on-site, year-round educational program provided by the Vermont Achievement Center. All admissions are determined by the State Case Review Committee. Please call 802.488.6775 for more information.

Pine Street Counseling Services

Pine Street Counseling Services provides mental health and substance abuse outpatient and intensive outpatient counseling and therapy for adults. In addition, the program provides assessment and intervention, specialized trauma support services, and short- and long-term individual and group options. For more information, call 802.488.6100.

Project Hire

Project Hire is dedicated to providing supported employment services to individuals seeking competitive employment. For more information, call 802.488.6500.

Project MEND

Project MEND (Mentoring for a New Day) assists repeat male offenders within Chittenden County who have a co-occurring disorder of mental health and substance abuse. Participants are matched with a trained mentor who helps them address education, employment, and housing barriers, among others, as they work toward recovery and successful re-entry into society.

 

Public Inebriate Program

The St. Albans Public Inebriate Program (PIP) provides a safe and supervised environment for individuals who are incapacitated due to alcohol or other drugs until they can regain sobriety, usually overnight.

Residential Programs

Residential Programs are available for clients who need support to live independently. We provide a wide range of residential and housing options with varied levels of supervision and staffing, based on an individual's needs. Some programs have staff present 24/7, and others have staff support on a part-time basis.

Resource Center

The Resource Center is a place for clients of Developmental Services to attend classes and other opportunities to gain new skills, and enhance existing skills, to better access their community.

Find out what is going on at the Resource Center during the month of May.

 

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Safe Recovery

Safe Recovery aims to reduce the incidence of drug-related harm in Vermont among people who have used or are using heroin or other opiates or who have injected any drug. Services include case management, drug treatment options counseling, syringe exchange, HIV testing and referrals, Hepatitis C testing and referrals, Hepatitis A/B vaccinations, overdose prevention, corrections outreach, and recovery support services.

Safety Connection

Safety Connection uses home security technology and professional staff to support individuals who need occasional overnight assistance to live more independently.

School Consultation and Training

HowardCenter offers mental health consultation and training aimed at helping schools address significant barriers to student learning and school performance. For more information, call 802.488.6706.
 

Shared Living Program

Shared Living Program is a residential program that allows adults with development disabilities to live with a person or people in a roommate situation to ensure that their needs are being met.

Smoking Cessation Lesson Plans

Smoking Cessation materials have been developed by Dr. Anthony Quintiliani, a HowardCenter clinician who trains and supervises clinicians who lead smoking cessation workshops for clients. These materials are available to download for any practitioner who is leading smoking cessation groups.

St. Albans Outpatient Services

St. Albans Outpatient Services provides quality substance abuse counseling to Grand Isle and Franklin County residents. Programs include individual and group substance abuse counseling. Specific treatment options and intensity vary according to individual needs.

Street Outreach Program

This team provides a range of outreach and support services for persons in and around the downtown Burlington business district.

Students FIRST

(Fully Integrated Resources for Schools/Mental Health Teaming)

HowardCenter, South Burlington School District (applicant), Vermont Department for Children and Families along with a consortium composed of all Chittenden County School Districts and key community stakeholders are participating in an 18-month program to integrate schools and mental health systems. For more information, please click here or call Debbie Mintz at 802.488.6689.

SUCCEED

SUCCEED is a collaboration with area colleges to provide comprehensive education, campus life, career development and student housing services to students with intellectual disabilities.

Supported Independent Living

Supported Independent Living provides housing arrangements for adults with intellectual disabilities so they may live independently while receiving the support they need to do so.

Twin Oaks

Twin Oaks is an outpatient treatment center for adults recovering from opiate dependence. The program provides assessment, buprenorphine-based medication assisted treatment, counseling and case management support.
 

Vermont Guard and Military Services

Vermont Guard and Military Services provides counseling and support to veterans who are facing deployment or who have returned from active duty, and their families.

Westview House

Westview House is a psychosocial and recovery clubhouse located in Burlington serving adults (ages 18 years and older) in Chittenden County who have been diagnosed with a major mental illness.

Winooski Family Center

The Winooski Family Center is a non-profit organization which creates a safe and nurturing environment where families and children, birth to school age, can play, grow, and learn together, while meeting the needs of an increasingly diverse population.