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Unique-Public-8594 t1_jdfleu6 wrote

Reply to Vt. first responders train for better outcomes during mental health crises by greenhousecrtv

From the article:

> MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - First responders throughout the state are working to learn different approaches to dealing with mental health crises.

> An incident at the Burlington Waterfront Wednesday where a man was harming himself with a knife prompted a heavy police response. Police say he was having a mental health crisis and they used a bean-bag shotgun to subdue him. The 37-year-old was taken to the UVM Medical Center for treatment.

> In Washington County, first responders are learning how to respond in similar situations. They are taking part in a five-day crisis intervention training course focused on responding to calls involving a mental health crisis.

> The project, spearheaded by the Montpelier Police Department, aims to give emergency services the tools they need to respond effectively.

> “We don’t want to be seen as the bad guys that come on scene. We want to be able to help people,” Montpelier Police Ofc. Alesha Donovan said.

> Donovan says every situation is different and the goal isn’t about saying the right thing, but listening the right way.

> “Like, ‘Hey, my name’s Alesha. I’m with the Montpelier police. What’s going on today? Can we just talk about it for a little bit? I see that you’re upset and that you’re a little frustrated.’ And just kind of go from there,” Donovan explained.

> Others like Rebecca Goldfinger-Fein, who oversees the crisis intervention training, says de-escalation is the primary focus.

> “Creating that space in response to let a person de-escalate and also assess what the needs truly are and how to best support them and trying to think wholistically about response,” Goldfinger-Fein said.

> However, Donovan says in some cases force is necessary.

> “Force is necessary in order to protect us as officers, protect fire and EMS... mental health if they’re on scene-- and any sort of member of the public that might be standing by,” she said.

> As part of their training on Thursday, trainees met with mental health care providers to learn about what services are available for people when they are called to intervene.

> Organizers say although crisis intervention training was intended for law enforcement, they’re also training other first responders.

> “There’s been an increasing emphasis on getting other first responders involved, like EMTs, to reduce the amount of law enforcement involvement in calls that involve mental health. And we also clarify what our roles are,” said Gary Gordon of Washington County Mental Health Services.

> The training is funded through a $150,000 grant. Part of that funding will be used to hire a peer recovery coach to work alongside first responders.

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you_give_me_coupon t1_jdfkia2 wrote

Reply to comment by canadacorriendo785 in Is there a time frame for the Brattleboro Museum Expansion to move forward Looks Beautiful! by The_Idealist_Realist

> Entire neighborhoods that look like this like the Seaport District in Boston are a monstrosity and hostile to human use. Having some variety in architectural style in the Downtown on the other hand is not a bad thing at all.

I agree about the Boston seaport. But every new modernist building makes the area around it worse. Every one of them should be opposed.

> The library and the bank building are hardly modern by the standards of anywhere outside of Vermont

They're not new, but their aesthetic style - bleak, flat, harsh - is absolutely modern. They all fall in the same aesthetic category as the proposed BMAC turd.

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4low4low4low4low t1_jdfkaso wrote

Reply to comment by Twombls in The 'Airbnbust' proves the Wild West days of online vacation rentals are over by amhais

With act 250 there will never be any new industry…vermont will always be very dependent on tourism…as I said I grew up in killington…very glad I got out of vermont..love to go visit but it has very little opportunity…you should be happy you’re a programmer or whatever..just go buy a house when the market reboots..

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4low4low4low4low t1_jdfj5mu wrote

Reply to comment by Twombls in The 'Airbnbust' proves the Wild West days of online vacation rentals are over by amhais

The #2 and #3 largest employers in vermont are ski resorts. The state is fucked it’s never had any real economy and probably never will. I grew up in killington..there has always been a bunch of empty housing stock that local workers couldn’t afford..airbnb can be your whipping post but it’s not going to change the realities of vermont…

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Twombls t1_jdfigfw wrote

Reply to comment by 4low4low4low4low in The 'Airbnbust' proves the Wild West days of online vacation rentals are over by amhais

We would like to not completely depend on tourismm but the airbnbs aren't helping. Like 90% of the software company I work for moved out of vt due to lack of housing. We are a remote shop now. That is like 100 people that could contribute to the economy gone. Airbnbs swallowing up our housing is not helping this.

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