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The search for mental health leads to tragedy
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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July 10, 2025
PUTNEY — In a series of emotional social media posts this week, the brother of a man shot by police during a mental health episode on Monday noted the irony of the fact that his brother came to Vermont for better mental health treatment. “My...
Connecticut invests in police social work program, following states like Vermont
Connecticut Public Radio
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July 11, 2025
A program to place more social workers in police departments is gaining further momentum in Connecticut following the close of the 2025 legislative session. A new provision in the state’s biennial budget establishes and funds the Social Work and...
Nessel joins multistate effort defending school-based mental health funding
Great Lakes Wire - Michigan
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July 10, 2025
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of states in filing an amicus brief to support schools facing the potential loss of federal mental health funding. The brief supports a lawsuit by a New Mexico school district...
Study: More than half of NY's rural hospitals at risk of closure
Star Gazette- New York
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About one-third of all rural hospitals in the country are at risk of closing due to financial distress, including 29 hospitals in NY, a policy group reported. Of that total, over 300 of those rural hospitals were at immediate risk of closing...
Researchers identify America's 'healthiest state' where locals live eight years longer
Daily Mail
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July 10, 2025
Researchers have identified 'America's healthiest state' where locals live eight years longer due to a better way of living. They tracked all 50 states using federal health records and mapped public resources that support well-being, finding...
Graceful Health: Dr. Wyll Everett: Take the summer hydration challenge
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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July 10, 2025
What’s the best thing to drink when you’re thirsty – water, Gatorade, milk, juice? If you search for an answer online, you will find a variety of opinions. Before you take someone’s advice, consider the source – is it from a medical expert? During...
Vermont Achievement Center pool closes for 'strategic planning'
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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The Mitchell Therapy Pool is closed while the Vermont Achievement Center tries to figure out how not to run it at a loss. “We are going through a strategic planning and a reassessment of the agency that is long overdue,” Director of Facilities...
Vermont hospitals file budget information
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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Vermont hospitals have submitted budget information to state health care regulators. Earlier this year, the Green Mountain Care Board released budget guidelines for the hospitals, asking them to submit budgets keeping their net revenue patient...
AG Brown joins multistate effort defending school mental health funding
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has joined a multistate coalition in supporting a legal challenge to the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to end key federal funding for school-based mental health programs. The...
Meet the 11 people who will redesign Vermont's school districts
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Vermont's Redistricting Task Force, responsible for redrawing school district boundaries, has been formed. The task force aims to consolidate the current 100+ districts into roughly a dozen, adhering to Act 73's student population guidelines. The...
US Senate panel approves Trump pick to head Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ohio Capital Journal
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s candidate to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advanced out of a Senate committee Wednesday following a party-line vote, moving her one step closer to confirmation. Susan Monarez’s nomination...
20 US states sue Trump administration over cuts to natural disaster prevention funding
Down to Earth
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"Over the past six months, Democratic attorneys general from across the nation have sued to claw back rightfully allocated funds for everything from education and infrastructure to public health and emergency management," Neronha added. The...
Brain Drain: The States Struggling To Retain Their Medical Talent
24/7 Wall St.
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July 10, 2025
Key Points Many states struggle to retain medical talent. Physician retention rates are higher than 75% in the best states, and lower than 40% in the worst. Low physician retention rates exacerbate existing doctor shortages and can lead to reduced...
Remains found over 50 years ago identified as missing Vermont nurse
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Ohio
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Remains found 51 years ago in a wooded New Hampshire area have been identified as a missing nurse and now, police want to find out how her remains ended up there. The remains belong to Nancy Gale Erickson, a 21-year-old who once lived in the...
How Much of Your Louisiana Income Does Health Insurance Take?
Talk Radio 960AM - Louisiana
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July 10, 2025
Highlights Louisiana residents spend 10.18 percent of their monthly income on health insurance premiums The state ranks 8th highest in the nation for insurance costs relative to income Average monthly premium for silver health insurance plans is...
State Police trooper shoots and kills Southern Vermont man reportedly amid threats
Valley News - New Hampshire
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October 7, 2025
A Vermont State Police crime scene team member works Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at the site of a shooting at the Putney Landing apartment complex just off Interstate 91’s exit 4. (VtDigger - Kevin O’Connor) — A state trooper shot and killed a man...
Pelin Kohn: A values-based response to homelessness in Vermont
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 10, 2025
Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a...
Woman found dead in New Hampshire in 1974 identified as missing Vermont woman
WGME - Maine
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CONCORD, New Hampshire (WGME) -- The identity of a woman found dead more than 50 years ago in New Hampshire has been revealed. Investigators say the person was 21-year-old Nancy Gale Erickson of Tampa, Florida and Brattleboro, Vermont. Erickson...
Vermont officials estimate 45,000 people to lose health insurance under Trump’s tax bill
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 4, 2025
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., seated, surrounded by Republican members of Congress, prepares to sign President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, July 3 Photo by...
PFAS contamination leaves rural towns facing long-term health and water crises
Environmental Health News
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July 10, 2025
Residents in small towns across New York, Vermont, and Maine are grappling with the lasting impacts of PFAS pollution, with class-action settlements providing limited relief for poisoned wells and persistent health threats. Sara Foss reports for...