Vermont Care Partners

What Vermont Care Partners does

Vermont Care Partners (VCP) is a non-profit trade association founded in 1994 and headquartered in Montpelier, Vermont, that represents and supports a statewide network of 16 designated and specialized service agencies delivering mental health, substance use, and intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) services. VCP itself does not provide direct clinical services; instead, it coordinates, trains, advocates for, and provides shared infrastructure to its member agencies, which collectively serve 35,000+ Vermonters annually and impact an estimated 50,000 lives per year, with 65% of services delivered directly in homes, schools, and community settings.

VCP's product portfolio is composed of training programs, advocacy services, and care-delivery models rather than software products. Core offerings include Mental Health First Aid (Adult, Youth, and Teen variants), Team Two crisis training for first responders, ARC Framework trauma-informed training, legislative advocacy coordination including an annual Mental Health Advocacy Day, and support for the Certified Community-Based Integrated Health Center (CCBHC) certification model. VCP also co-developed the Mental Health Urgent Care (MHUC) walk-in service in Chittenden County with Howard Center and UVM Medical Center. Six Vermont agencies now hold CCBHC certification, up from two after a 2026 expansion.

VCP operates under a publicly-funded, contract-driven revenue model. Funding flows primarily from the Vermont Agency of Human Services, the Department of Mental Health (DMH), the Department of Public Safety (DPS), and federal pass-through grants including the SAMHSA Community FIRST grant. Member agencies derive revenue from state Medicaid, state contracts, and designated-agency funding. Pricing is not commercially disclosed; services are accessed via referral to local member agencies and are typically covered through Medicaid, state funding, or sliding-scale arrangements. VCP's distribution channel is the geographic network of its 16 member agencies, providing statewide Vermont coverage rather than commercial sales channels.

Name

Vermont Care Partners

Legal name

Vermont Care Partners

Website

https://vermontcarepartners.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Vermont Care Partners is a non-profit trade association supporting 16 designated member agencies that deliver community-based mental health, substance use, and developmental disability services to Vermonters statewide, funded primarily through state contracts and federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE), Healthcare-Linked Social Benefits Administration (e.g., Medicaid/Means-Tested Health Coverage) (BPAIAKAH)

Keywords

• Community mental health
• Substance use treatment
• Developmental disability supports
• Integrated community healthcare
• Behavioral health training

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpelier

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government and State Funding: VCP network agencies receive funding through state contracts, Department of Mental Health (DMH), Department of Public Safety (DPS), and other government programs. Services are delivered through designated agency system funded by the Vermont Agency of Human Services.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Vermont Care Partners represents and supports a statewide network of 16 designated and specialized non-profit community-based agencies that deliver mental health, substance use, and intellectual and developmental disability services across Vermont. The association coordinates training, advocacy, and integrated-care programs such as CCBHC certification, while referring clinical-service seekers to local agencies rather than providing direct clinical care itself.

Product overview

Vermont Care Partners operates as a trade association supporting 16 designated and specialized service agencies across Vermont, providing a network of community-based mental health, substance use, and intellectual and developmental disability services. The organization's product portfolio consists primarily of training and education programs (Mental Health First Aid, Team Two crisis training, ARC Framework training), advocacy coordination, and healthcare service models including Certified Community-Based Integrated Health Centers (CCBHC) and Mental Health Urgent Care. Rather than a unified software product, Vermont Care Partners offers a suite of service programs, training resources, and healthcare models designed to support Vermonters with behavioral health and disability needs through community-based care delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) An eight-hour public education program with adult, youth, and teen variants that teaches participants to recognize signs of mental health or substance use challenges, provide initial help, and guide people toward appropriate care.
• Team Two A scenario-based mental health crisis training program for first responders, administered by Vermont Care Partners and funded through the Vermont Department of Mental Health and Department of Public Safety, covering five regions of the state.
• ARC Framework Training Training on the Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) Framework for clinicians working with children and adolescents who have experienced complex trauma, usable as an individual clinical intervention and organizational framework for trauma-informed care.
• Community Mental Health Services A statewide network of 16 designated and specialized non-profit community-based agencies that provide mental health, substance use, and intellectual and developmental disability services and supports to Vermont communities; Vermont Care Partners itself does not deliver direct clinical services.
• Mental Health Urgent Care A walk-in mental health support service in Chittenden County operated through collaboration among Howard Center, UVM Medical Center, and Vermont Care Partners, providing same-day support and connections to longer-term services in a non-clinical, welcoming environment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 84% of people report services made a difference
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vermont Department of Mental Health (DMH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2026DMH collaborates with VCP on the CCBHC certification initiative and administers funding for Team Two mental health crisis training program.
• Howard CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoward Center collaborates with VCP, UVM Medical Center, and community partners to operate the Mental Health Urgent Care (MHUC) in Chittenden County, providing walk-in mental health support in a non-clinical, welcoming environment.
• UVM Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUVM Medical Center partners with VCP and Howard Center on the Mental Health Urgent Care initiative, providing integrated healthcare collaboration for mental health services in Chittenden County.
• Community Care Network - Rutland Mental Health Services (CCN-RMHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCN-RMHS is transforming mental health care in Rutland County by adopting Open Access model and receiving CCBHC certification in partnership with VCP's statewide network initiatives.
• Vermont Department of Public Safety (DPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDPS partners with VCP through the Department of Mental Health to fund and administer the Team Two mental health crisis training program for first responders.
• SAMHSA Community FIRST GrantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVCP oversees Mental Health First Aid training initiatives through the SAMHSA Community FIRST grant, providing statewide training programs.
• NAMI-VTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeam Two has partnered with NAMI-VT to bring the documentary 'Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops' to Vermont communities to raise awareness about police response to mental health crises.
• Vermont Agency of Human ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAHS oversees the designated agency system and partners with VCP on funding, policy, and integrated community-based care delivery.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies: California's statewide association of community mental-health agencies. Operates as a membership/trade-association model similar to VCP, providing advocacy, training, and coordination for member agencies delivering community-based behavioral-health services.
• Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems: Vermont's statewide hospital and health-system trade association. Comparable as a Vermont-specific association coordinating providers and engaging in legislative advocacy, but represents hospital systems rather than community mental-health agencies.
• NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare: State-level trade association for community behavioral-health providers in New York. Highly comparable structure to VCP: represents a network of designated/specialized agencies delivering mental-health, substance-use, and developmental-disability services across a single state.

Others

• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): Nation's largest grassroots mental-health advocacy organization, with state and local affiliates (including NAMI-VT, a VCP partner). Comparable as a mental-health advocacy/awareness stakeholder, but does not operate a provider network.

Broad incumbents

• Mental Health America: National nonprofit dedicated to mental-health advocacy, education, and policy. Comparable to VCP in mission around mental-health access and stigma reduction, but operates nationally as an advocacy organization rather than as a provider-network trade association.
• National Association of Community Health Centers: National advocacy organization representing community health centers, including FQHCs that increasingly deliver integrated behavioral health. Relevant comparator because VCP's CCBHC expansion mirrors the integrated-care model that NACHC promotes among its member CHCs.

Direct peers

• National Council for Mental Wellbeing: National trade association representing community behavioral-health providers, including CCBHCs. Directly comparable as a member-driven association that supports designated mental-health and substance-use provider agencies — VCP is effectively a state-level mirror of this national organization.
• Howard Center: One of VCP's 16 member designated agencies and a core partner on the Mental Health Urgent Care initiative. Directly comparable as a Vermont-based community mental-health and developmental-services provider operating within the VCP network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vtcarepartners
• Facebookfacebook.com/vermont.council.9
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vermont-care-partners

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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