Vermont to Expand in-State Treatment for Justice-Involved Youth
The center would provide 24-hour, trauma-informed treatment and include an 8-bed crisis unit and a 6-bed residential program.
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Vermont eyes South Burlington for new youth facility. A state advocate calls it a ‘detention center.’
A rendering of the proposed Green Mountain Youth Campus when it was considered in Vergennes. Image courtesy of Vermont Department for Children and Families Vermont plans to build a permanent locked facility for young people involved in the state’s justice system in South Burlington, the state announced this week. The 14-bed facility, called the Green Mountain Youth Center, would hold youth ages 12 through 18, according to an announcement from t…
Juvenile detention center planned for South Burlington
The State of Vermont Wednesday announced a proposal to locate the Green Mountain Youth Center in South Burlington. It will serve as a residential treatment center for youth ages 12 to 18 that will provide 24-hour support in a highly structured, clinically intensive setting. The state has been working for years on an option for justice-involved youth with complex mental health and behavioral needs. Without such a facility, youth in need of this …
State Proposes Secure Juvenile Facility in South Burlington
State leaders on Wednesday unveiled their latest proposal to build a security facility for troubled youths — this time, identifying a location in South Burlington. The so-called Green Mountain Youth Campus would be built on Meadowland Drive and would host 14 beds that could house youths ages 12 to 18. The facility is meant to replace a gap in Vermont’s current system that was created when the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center was shuttere…
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