Description/Objective: 

This investment pays for direct care at-cost at the Brattleboro Retreat (BR) related to Level 1 inpatient care.  BR is a private, not-for-profit mental health and addictions hospital that provides comprehensive inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient treatment services for children, adolescents, and adults.  Fourteen (14) inpatient beds at BR are designated to provide Level 1 care.

Level 1 is a tier of hospital-level care legislatively mandated by 2012 Act 79, an act reforming the mental health system of care in Vermont.  Level 1 inpatient care is reserved for adults, generally in the custody of the Mental Health Commissioner, who are the most acutely distressed and who require additional resources.