Building A Crisis Response System In Rural Vermont: The Northeast Kingdom Human Services Case Study

This;OPEN MINDS;Executive Roundtable was delivered on November 20, 2025, by;Kelsey Stavseth, Executive Director, and Josh Burke, Director of Emergency Services at Northeast Kingdom Human Services (NKHS). They shared how NKHS built its crisis care continuum in rural Vermont. The current NKHS crisis system focuses on integrated, person-centered care across the continuum of mental health and co-occurring crisis services. The system includes 24/7 mental health and co-occurring urgent care (The Front Porch), a mobile crisis team, a 988 call center, and embedded mental health and co-occurring specialists within law enforcement . . .