NAMI HelpLine

Mental Health · Vermont · Free

National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline. 1-800-950-6264 or text HELPLINE to 62640. Relevant for older adults with dementia caregivers reporting personality changes — depression and dementia can look similar. Senior centers often host free grief support groups facilitated by hospice-trained counselors. Most therapists who accept Medicare are LCSWs and clinical psychologists; psychiatrists are scarcer and often have waitlists. Open at no cost to Vermont seniors and the families supporting them.

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