§ 7201 - Mental health - Vermont Statutes

§ 7201. Mental health

The department of mental health, as the successor to the division of mental health services of the department of health, shall centralize and more efficiently establish the general policy and execute the programs and services of the state concerning mental health, and integrate and coordinate those programs and services with the programs and services of other departments of the state, its political subdivisions, and private agencies, so as to provide a flexible comprehensive service to all citizens of the state in mental health and related problems. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 38; 2007, No. 15, § 11.)