State Mental Health Block Grant Planning Councils are comprised of a wide range of stakeholders including adults with lived experience, family members of those with lived experience, advocates, and other interested members of the community.
Membership on the Planning Council is by appointment by the Governor of Vermont, as delegated to the Secretary of the Agency of Human Services (AHS). The federal statute that governs the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant requires states and territories to establish Mental Health Block Grant Planning Councils with a variety of responsibilities, which include:
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To review block grant applications and reports provided to the Council and to submit any recommendations to the state for modifications to the applications/reports;
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To serve as an advocate for adults with a serious mental illness, children with a serious emotional disturbance, and other individuals with mental health challenges; and
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To monitor, review, and evaluate, not less than once each year, the allocation and adequacy of mental health services within Vermont
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Vermont Mental Health Block Grant Planning Council Charter (updated September 20, 2022)
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Vermont Mental Health Block Grant Planning Council: Operating Policies & Procedures (adopted September 20, 2024)
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FFY 2025 Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Application
Vermont Mental Health Block Grant Planning Council meetings are posted on the Vermont Department of Libraries Public Meeting Calendar. Please see here for upcoming meetings: Public Meeting Calendar for State Agencies | Department of Libraries.
March 21, 2025
January 17, 2025
November 15, 2024
September 20, 2024
July 17, 2024
- SAMHSA MHGB Monitoring Visit; no MHBG PC public meeting
May 17, 2024
March 15, 2024
January 19, 2024
For more information, please contact the Department of Mental Health at 802-241-0090