Brattleboro Psychiatric Hospital Lays off 85 Workers

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The Brattleboro Retreat laid off 85 workers on Friday as part of a decision to cut five outpatient programs.

The Retreat cut $8 million from the annual budget in order to move the state’s largest mental health facility toward financial sustainability, according to a letter to staff from CEO Louis Josephson.

At the end of the year, the private psychiatric facility will close five programs: a Hub program that provides medication assisted therapy for opioid addiction, an outpatient addiction management program called Starting Now, the Retreat’s pain management program, a K-12 on-site therapeutic school for patients, and a preschool, Mulberry Bush Independent School.

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