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A few years back, VSEA leaders decided to try something new when they voted to offer members an opportunity to improve their existing dental coverage through enrollment in a supplemental dental program that, since its inception, has benefited hundreds of VSEA members and their dependents. Building on the success of this initial additional benefit offering, your VSEA Board of Trustees is pleased to now introduce a new supplemental eye-care benefit to help VSEA members and their dependents lower out-of-pocket, vision expenses.

> Click here to find information and links about the new supplemental eye-care benefit and how you can enroll.

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Dave Bellini
VSEA President

VSEA DOC member Steffen Flibotte delivered powerful testimony about the many issues frontline COs encounter when asked to supervise an inmate with severe mental illness. He reminded that these workers have enough on their plates with just supervising the general population. View more photos on VSEA’s Facebook page here.

Dozens of state employees, health care professionals, mental health care professionals, community-based care providers and others braved a snowstorm to come to the State House last night to testify in support of lawmakers strengthening protections for frontline workers who must provide care/oversight to individuals experiencing acute mental-health crises.

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In advance of a special legislative hearing on Tuesday night, highlighting the issue of assaults on frontline workers by persons with mental illness, VSEA Legislative Committee Chair Margaret Crowley wrote this commentary, which appeared today on VT Digger.

"VSEA believes that no employee should ever have to experience violence against them while at work, no matter the assailant’s mental state, which is why VSEA members are committed to helping Vermont officials and legislators develop and implement the nation’s most sweeping worker protections. Employee lives may depend on it."

> Read Margaret’s Full Commentary Here