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We celebrate substance use disorder recovery through trainings, advocacy and leadership programs.

10/30/2026

What if we measured the success of our systems differently?

Not simply by how many people were arrested, sanctioned, or removed from services, but by how many people found stable housing.

How many could access mental health care when they needed it.
How many families experienced greater stability.
How many people who experienced harm felt heard and supported.
How many communities became healthier and safer.

If wellness is our goal, our systems should be designed to make wellness possible.
That means investing in prevention, harm reduction, recovery support, accessible healthcare, and policies that create opportunity rather than additional barriers.

The real measure of our response isn't how much punishment we impose.
It's whether we reduce harm and create meaningful change.

10/29/2026

What an honor to bring this exhibit all over Vermont.

10/29/2026

Somewhere along the way, we started treating compassion and public safety as though they were competing priorities.

What if they aren't?

Communities are safer when people have stable housing, access to healthcare, meaningful opportunities, and relationships they can trust.

Safety grows when we prevent crises instead of waiting for them to escalate.
It grows when people who have experienced harm are heard, protected, and supported.
I t grows when our responses address the circumstances contributing to harm rather than simply imposing consequences.

Compassion doesn't mean ignoring harm. It means caring enough to respond in ways that can actually prevent it.

We don't have to choose between accountability and humanity.
We can insist on both.

10/28/2026

Strong partnerships build stronger recovery communities!!!

We are thrilled to welcome Savida Health as a Bronze Sponsor of VAMHAR's Collective Learning Institute of Vermont (CLI-VT) with a generous $2,000 commitment! THANK YOU!!!

At VAMHAR, we believe that access to quality education and professional development should never be limited by someone's ability to pay. That's why CLI-VT offers more than 50 free, self-paced courses supporting recovery coaches, service providers, and community members across Vermont.

Savida Health's investment helps us continue making learning accessible, strengthening the recovery workforce, and building connections across the mental health and substance use continuum of care.

At a time when sustainable funding for this work is more important than ever, partnerships like this carry particular meaning, because investing in education is investing in people - and investing in people strengthens entire communities.

To the team at Savida Health: THANK YOU for believing in our mission and for helping us build a future where learning, healing, and recovery are accessible to all. We're so grateful to have you alongside us!

10/28/2026

A new partnership worth celebrating!

We’re excited to share that Savida Health has joined VAMHAR as a $2,000 Bronze Sponsor of our Collective Learning Institute of Vermont! 🎉

Through CLI-VT, we offer 50+ FREE, self-paced courses for recovery coaches, service providers, and community members across Vermont.

And with partners like SaVida Health stepping up, we can keep building on that commitment.

At a time when VAMHAR is working hard to secure a sustainable future, this support means so much.

Thank you, SaVida Health, for investing in people, possibility, and the future of recovery in Vermont. 💜

Together, we’re building something that lasts!

10/28/2026

When someone is experiencing a mental health crisis, they deserve an appropriate health response.

When someone is living with a substance use disorder, they deserve access to evidence-based care.

When someone uses drugs, whether or not they want treatment, they still deserve dignity, safety, and healthcare.

A health crisis deserves a health response.
Not more stigma.
Not more barriers.
Not automatic criminalization.

We know that harm reduction, mental health services, peer support, housing, and accessible treatment are essential parts of healthier communities.

The question isn't whether we can afford to invest in these approaches.
It's what happens when we don't.

10/27/2026

💜 Recovery is the answer - and community is how we get there 💜

Today, VAMHAR's Lisa Lord and Daniel Franklin are in beautiful Burke, Vermont, for the Recovery Is the Answer Conference hosted by Recovery Partners of Vermont. Lisa and Daniel are sharing two powerful examples of what it looks like when we build communities where recovery, dignity, and belonging are possible for everyone.

Lisa is highlighting Vermont's Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative, exploring how employers can become part of the recovery ecosystem by creating workplaces where people feel supported, valued, and empowered to thrive.

Daniel is shining a light on the INTO LIGHT PROJECT, a moving exhibition that honors the lives of people lost to overdose through art and storytelling, reminding us that behind every statistic is a person, a family, and a story worth telling.

Two different approaches. One shared vision.

Recovery isn't just about individual journeys. It's about the workplaces we create, the stories we tell, the stigma we challenge, and the communities we build together.

We're grateful for opportunities like today's conference to connect, learn, and keep moving this work forward.

💜 Recovery belongs everywhere, and everyone has a role to play 💜

10/27/2026

Accountability and punishment are not the same thing.

Punishment asks: What consequence should someone face?

Accountability asks: What harm occurred? Who was affected? What responsibility needs to be taken? And what might make things right?

These are different questions, and they can lead to very different outcomes.

We can take harm seriously without assuming that harsher punishment creates greater accountability. We can center the needs of people who have experienced harm while creating meaningful opportunities for responsibility, repair, and change.

Accountability isn't measured only by the consequences imposed. It should also be measured by what changes afterward.

10/26/2026

💜 You showed up for VAMHAR, and something extraordinary happened. 💜

A few weeks ago, we shared some difficult news. VAMHAR was facing a serious financial crisis, and we weren't sure what the future would hold.

We turned to our community, and you reminded us why community matters so deeply.

You donated. You shared our story. You sent messages of encouragement. You connected us with people who believed in our work.

First came nearly $3,000 in individual donations. Then a $10,000 gift. Then a $20,000 grant.

Then, something incredible: a group of donors came together to commit the remaining $100,000 toward our emergency fundraising goal.

Together, we've reached our goal., and we are overwhelmed with gratitude.

AND, we also want to be honest with you:
We are not out of the woods.

This extraordinary generosity has given us a lifeline. It has given us time to stabilize, pursue new opportunities, and work toward a sustainable future.

It hasn't solved the financial challenges that brought us here.

The work continues. The need continues. And so does our need for community support.

We don't want VAMHAR to simply survive another few months. We want to build a future where our work in mental health, substance use, recovery, and advocacy can continue to grow and make a difference across Vermont.

So today, we are celebrating. We are grateful. We are hopeful.
AND, we are still asking you to stand with us.

Every gift, every introduction, every partnership, and every person who believes in this work matters.

Because hope isn't just something we feel.
It's something we build together. 💜

🔗 vamhar.org/donate

10/26/2026

We cannot arrest our way to recovery.
We cannot shame someone into wellness.
We cannot expect people to build stable lives while continually removing the foundations of stability.

For too long, we've relied on punishment to respond to substance use, mental health challenges, and the circumstances surrounding them.
Making someone's life harder doesn't necessarily make our communities safer.

What if, instead of asking what consequences someone deserves, we asked what response would actually reduce harm?

Healing requires opportunity.
Accountability requires meaningful change.
Community safety requires more than punishment.

It's time to rethink what works.

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1 Blanchard Court, Suite 204
Montpelier, VT
05602

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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https://www.vamhar.org/, https://recoveryvermont.learnupon.com/

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