Help, Support, and Opportunities for You and Your Friends
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MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINES
Lamoille County Mental Health Emergency Care Services
(if you reside in Lamoille County or Hardwick, Craftsbury, Greensboro, Stannard or Woodbury)
Mon-Thurs 8am-4:30 PM, Fri till 3:30 PM
(802) 888-5026
Nights, weekends, holidays
(802) 888-5026
Option “1” (Ask to page Crisis Team or Emergency Services)
LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
Lamoille Behavioral Health & Wellness Center
Outpatient treatment services for youth who are experiencing mental health, substance use, or psychiatric concerns.
- Individual and group counseling
- Medication management
- Anxiety, depression, LGBTQ+ concerns, and more.
ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
Being healthy means dealing with the changes in your body – and your mind. Relationships, body image, families, emotions … sort it all out on this webpage.
Alice! is a team of Columbia University health providers and researchers
Self-help information, peer-support program and referral tools
Guided Meditations – Free, downloadable
Videos – Discover mindfulness, youth stories, helpful tips and more!
More Resources – A list of helpful books, apps, and more
SUICIDE PREVENTION
FACTS ABOUT SUBSTANCES/DRUGS
VAPING
Separate the truth from the hype and get the real facts about vaping for yourself.
We investigate, expose and amplify the truth about smoking, vaping, and nicotine
CANNABIS/WEED
CBD is derived from either hemp or the cannabis plant, but is NOT cannabis/weed. Learn more here:
CBD: What You Need to Know
Facts about Marijuana, Alcohol, and More
VAPE, SMOKE, AND OTHER NICOTINE PRODUCTS
QUIT RESOURCES
Text DITCHVAPE to 88709
This is Quitting is a free and anonymous text messaging program from Truth Initiative
• Incorporates messages from other young people like them who have attempted to, or successfully quit, e-cigarettes.
• Evidence-based tips and strategies to quit and stay quit.
Text “Start My Quit” to 36072
Free, non-judgmental support, 1:1 help to quit, and easy-to-follow tips from our friendly Coaches.
• Learn how to cope with stress in healthy ways.
• Find out why your body craves nicotine.
• Get tips and the support you need to quit for good.
The free app includes:
• Tips and information
• Monitor your progress and earn badges for smokefree milestones and other achievements
• Distract yourself from cravings with games and challenges
For ages 18 and older
Your chances of successfully quitting tobacco are better when you have a customized quit plan.
Phone, Online, or Text
Free Nicotine Patches, Gum, and Lozenges
Ask a doctor before using
Fun Quit Tools (free)
Daily texts supporting you in quitting for 6-8 weeks
Text QUIT to 47848.
LiveHelp is available Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m
Making your personalized quit plan will keep you on track, help you through hard times, and increase your chances of quitting.
Other help:
Lamoille Valley Mental Health Support & Therapists
School counselors, nurses, and doctors are also great resources.
The SMART Recovery Teen & Youth Support Program – Messageboard Discussion Groups, Online Teen & Youth Meetings, and more
SUBSTANCE SUPPORT SERVICES & RESOURCES
North Central Vermont Recovery Center is a safe, welcoming, substance-free environment for individuals and families on their paths to lasting recovery from alcohol and drug addiction.
Jenna’s Promise is focused on assisting our community in building a healthier and safer place to live, work, learn, and do business by reducing the burden of substance use disorder in our region. We seek to remove barriers for people seeking treatment.
Your statewide, public resource for finding substance use treatment and recovery services in Vermont
The SMART Recovery Teen & Youth Support Program – Addiction Recovery Help for Teens and Young Adults
A free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families needing assistance with mental health and/or substance use.
Alateen
A place just for teens affected by someone else’s alcoholism.
How to Help a Friend
How to help your friends when weed seems like the only way to cope.
LOCAL RESOURCES
A comprehensive resource directory
Healthy Lamoille Valley’s comprehensive list of resources in the Lamoille Valley
Education, Employment, Physical and Mental Health, Food Resources
State of Vermont resources and information
Services include crisis intervention and conflict resolution, emergency shelter, a summer camp, and:
The Lamoille Family Center is a member of the Vermont Coalition for Runaway and Homeless Youth (VCRHYP), designed to create a statewide safety net for youth in need by supporting a network of runaway and homeless youth programs throughout Vermont.
Call 802-888-5229 or email info@lamoillefamilycenter.org.
The Lamoille Restorative Center (LRC) supports teenagers and adults through restorative justice. For teenagers, LRC has programs that help young people transition successfully to adulthood. Programs include:
- Jump on Board for Success (JOBS)
- Youth Development Program
- Balanced and Restorative Justice
- Lamoille Valley School Engagement Program
- Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program (YSASP)
Call 802-888-5871 or click here.
For Vermont Youth who are:
- Receiving special education services in the school (have an IEP)
- Have a 504 plan or eligible for a 504 plan
Career counseling to fit your goals, to help you navigate your path, and discover your dream job. Build your future by exploring careers and training opportunities, gaining work experience, and developing job and life skills.
Clarina provides the following free and confidential services to survivors of domestic or sexual violence:
24-hour Hotline –
Call 802-888-5256. If calling the hotline is not a safe option, you can email info@clarina.org and an advocate will respond within 24 hours.
Advocacy and Support Services
Emergency Shelter
Children’s Services
Supervised Visitation
Outreach and Education
OPPORTUNITIES
Live Your Why is a campaign to encourage you to live your best life by finding what brings you joy, meaning, and wellness while being substance-free.
4-H offers in-person and virtual life- and job-skill development programs
A community arts organization based in Morrisville, Vermont
LAMOILLE AREA YOUTH COALITION
An opportunity for 6th-12th grade students to engage in projects aimed at reducing youth substance misuse and promoting healthy choices.
Nine intensive, residential summer learning programs for teens hosted at college campuses all over the state each summer
Using our digital platform, DoSomething members join our volunteer, social change, and civic action campaigns to make real-world impact on causes they care about.
YSA is a leading global nonprofit that activates young people, ages 5-25, to find their voice, take action, and acquire powerful civic and 21st Century skills as they solve problems facing their communities.
Local Organizations, Clubs, & Committees By Town
- Cambridge Cares
- Community Engagement Team
- Community Food Shelf
- Senior Services
- Varnum Memorial Library
- Village Beautification Project
- Conservation Commission
- Krusch Nature Preserve
- Trail Committee
- Recreation Board
- Vermont Holocaust Museum
- Brian Memorial Gallery
- Smuggler’s Notch Ski & Snowboard Club
- Cambridge Historical Society
Waterville:
Belvidere:
- Belvidere Community Club
- Mountain View Tabernacle
- Belvidere Community Church
- Eden Historical Society
- Lake Eden Association Greeter Program
- Eden Mills Congregational Church
- St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church
- Eden Fire Department
- River Arts
- Healthy Lamoille Valley
- Lamoille Family Center
- United Community Church of Morrisville
- Morristown Centennial Library
- Lamoille Community Food Share
- Meals On Wheels of Lamoille County
- Morristown Community Center
- Clarina Howard Nichols Center
- Morrisville Food Co-op
- North Country Animal League
- Copley Hospital
- School Clubs and Volunteering
- Elmore State Park
- Elmore Community Trust
- Lake Association
- Elmore United Methodist Church
- Elmore Fire Department
- School Clubs and Volunteering
- Wolcott VT Church of Nazarene
- Wolcott Historical Society
- Wolcott Fire Department
- Glee Merritt Kelley Library
- School District Clubs and Volunteering
- Hardwick Trails
- Hardwick Historical Society
- Jeudevine Memorial Library
- Center for an Agricultural Economy
- Aware – Domestic and Sexual Violence Services
- Hardwick Rescue Squad
- Hardwick Community Television
- Hardwick Gazette
- East Hardwick Neighborhood Organization
- Rural Arts Collaborative
- Hardwick Area Food Pantry
- St. John the Baptist Church
- Mary Queen of All Saints Church
- United Church of Hardwick
- Touch of Grace Church
LGBTQ+ RESOURCES
Outright Vermont is building a Vermont where all LGBTQ+ youth have hope, equity, and power
Dedicated to advancing community and the health and safety of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Vermonters.
GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment.
Learn more and connect with other young people who are navigating the evolving gender landscape.
Here you can reach out to a counselor if you’re struggling, find answers and information, and get the tools you need to help someone else.
BIPOC RESOURCES
Are you a young person of color? Feeling down, stressed or overwhelmed? Text STEVE to 741741 and a live, trained Crisis Counselor will respond.
Mental Health Resources for People of Color
Organizations, Therapy Directories, Mental Health Hotlines and Support Groups, Digital Resources, – Short Films and Videos, and Apps Focused on the Mental Health of Young People of Color
Vermont Directory of BIPOC Mental Health and Wellness Practitioners
This is a directory of providers working (or licensed to work) in the state of Vermont & who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color.