DCF Client Mourns Lara Sobel
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VSEA Mourns Death Of DCF Employee Lara Sobel
Updated August 9, 6:49 PM
DCF Workers & VSEA Members Gather To Remember Lara Sobel:
View photos from the vigil here.
Weekly News From Your Union: August 7, 2015
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In this week’s issue:
- TODAY (Friday, August 7) Is The Deadline To Register For VSEA 71st Annual Meeting And To Nominate For VSEA’s 2015 Outstanding Performance Awards
- VSEA Judiciary Unit Members Urged To Take Action! Petition & Survey
- VSEA Clerk Featured In Story About AHS IT Switch From ACCESS
- and more!
VSEA’s Brattleboro Chapter Holds Employee Appreciation Day
VSEA’s Brattleboro Chapter held its Employee Appreciation Day event and Chapter Annual Meeting on Wednesday, August 5. Pictured here are some of the participants in this morning’s EAD event, including Brattleboro Chapter President Robin Rieske (center, glasses). Thanks to all the Chapter members who stopped by the EAD or attended the Chapter meeting!
VSEA Frontline State Hospital Workers Were Correct To Question State’s Decision In 2012 To Build New Hospital With Just 25 Beds
VTDigger Story Confirms That VSEA Frontline State Hospital Workers Were Correct To Question State’s Decision In 2012 To Build New Hospital With Just 25 Beds. Mentally Ill Vermonters In Acute Crisis Now Paying A Price.
Here are some of the warnings that were issued:
Valley News – March 24, 2013
“Dr. Robert Pierattini also describes the difficulty his staff is having handling some of the individuals in acute crisis who are being brought to them for care. He explains that these are not patients that can be treated in ‘outpatient settings based in a community, and he cautions that the number of beds Vermont is planning to build won’t be enough to accommodate the anticipated need.’”