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• In Re: T.C., 2007 VT 115 (October 12, 2007).  In this case the Vermont Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's finding that the state had not proved T.C. was in need of continued treatment, and did not allow him to be drugged against his will.
• On November 17, 2006, in the case of In Re: L.A., the Vermont Supreme Court overturned a forced drugging order, ruling that disagreeing with the psychiatrist over taking the medications can not be sufficient grounds for finding the person incompetent to refuse and remanded the case.
  • In June of 2007, oral argument was held as the case came back up to the Vermont Supreme Court and L.A. argued the case himself.  A 4 megabyte audio file of this fascinating oral argument is at http://psychrights.org/states/Vermont/2007-092(LA).wma
• July 7, 2005, United States Department Justice Report on Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act ("CRIPA"), Investigation of the Vermont State Hospital, Waterbury, Vermont.

• Mental Health Group: Kids on Psychiatric Drugs Not Well Monitored, Associated Press, April 30, 2008.
• March 27, 2007, Letter from Vermont Association for Mental Health to Office of Vermont Health Access>
• February 8, 2008, Press Release from Vermont Association for Mental Health
• February 14, 2008, Response by Office of Vermont Health Access.
  • Summary
  • Utilization in Children 04/01/07 - 08/30/07
  • Children's Major Mental Helath Drug Class Utilization and Expenditures Percentage of Change July-December 2005 to 2007.
  • Children's Major Mental Health Drug Class Utilization and Expenditures July-December 2005, 2006, and 2007.
  • Children's Mental Health Drug Use Age on Claim
  • Chldren's Mental Health Drug Use Prescribers
  • Children's Mental Health Drug Use Diagnosis Codes
  • Children's Mental Health Drug Use Spending
• February 29, 2008, Report on Psychotropic Medications Received by Medicaid Enrolled Youth 1997-2007.
• FY2002 and FY2007 Number of Types of Psychotropic Medications Received by Youth.
• 2007 DCF Family Services Youth Receiving Medicaid Psychotropic Medications.

• Graphs of Psychotropic drug use in Vermont State Hospital, First Quarter, 2008.

Corrections

• July 3, 2008, Notes: Psychiatric Medications Task Group
• January, 2007, Rates of Psychotropic Medication Use at Vermont Correctional Facilities
• April-September 2007 Prisoners with Psychotropic Medication in Prison Receiving Psychotropic Medication after Release.
• January 2007 Rates of Psychotropic Medication Use at Vermont Correctional Facilities (Women).

Non Legal

• Mental health reform may founder on forced drugging, by Dave Gram, Associated Press, November 16, 2007
• Psych meds use seen high in Vt. prisons, Associated Press, June 30, 2007.
• Usual Dosage Range for Neuroleptics at Vermont State Hospital

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