Community Crisis Response
Clara Martin Center can be a mental health resource during large-scale events that impact our community as whole.
About this program
The Clara Martin Center is a resource for our community partners around events that may occur in the larger community where there may be a need for broader mental health support.
This support can be offered in situations of unexpected loss that impacts a community, or in larger natural disaster situations, where Clara Martin Center staff can be sent into the community to provide varying levels of support.
How We Help
After an Event Support
The Clara Martin Center is able to provide onsite supports to local towns, businesses, or schools if requested during times of sudden loss or traumatic events. Over the years, staff has spent numerous hours in various local schools providing direct support to students and faculty, attended multiple community events, and participated in various town forums to discuss mental health and substance use awareness and supports available.
An example of this is following Tropical Storm Irene where staff spent many hours out in communities affected providing supports to community members as needed, as well as participating in local town forums/meetings.
Community Readiness
News & Events

Clara Martin Center Hosts 2022 Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony
The 2022 Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony for Clara Martin Center was held on the Vermont Technical College campus on Thursday, November 9th to honor employees for their dedicated years of service.

Clara Martin Center Awarded $4 Million SAMHSA Grant to Continue Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion
Clara Martin Center is the first community mental health agency in Vermont to have been designated a CCBHC after receiving an initial two-year CCBHC Expansion grant from SAMHSA in 2021.

Call to Artists & Writers
Clara Martin Center is seeking submissions for their sixth annual art/poetry show entitled “Stronger Together: Celebrating Creativity in Mental Health, Wellness and Recovery.”