Burlington's HowardCenter Tries a New Approach to Treating Mental Illness: More Talking, Fewer Meds | Seven Days

To that end, the Vermont Department of Mental Health has awarded a $15,000 grant to Burlington’s HowardCenter for a pilot project — the first of its kind in Vermont — that will train staff in a form of therapy called Open Dialogue. The method replaces antipsychotic medication with a form of talk therapy that involves not just patients but their family members as well.