Overview

Vision

Brattleboro is a healthy and resilient community providing a high quality of life for its residents and a thriving local economy.

Purpose

To develop and maintain a shared consciousness, strategic guidance, and measurable goals around protecting and improving public health, public safety, and the quality of life in Brattleboro.

Membership

High-level leaders in key sectors of public health and public safety in Brattleboro that together can provide a balcony view of what is going on and how it can be improved. One Brattleboro includes representation from the following agencies: 

• Vermont Agency of Human Services
• AIDS Project of Southern Vermont
• Building a Positive Community
• Brattleboro Fire Department
• Brattleboro Housing Partnerships
• Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
• Brattleboro Police Department
• Brattleboro Retreat
• Brattleboro Selectboard
• Brooks Memorial Library
• Brattleboro Union High School
• Downtown Brattleboro Alliance
• Department of Corrections and the Probation & Parole Office
• Groundworks Collaborative
• Health Care & Rehabilitation Services
• Interaction
• Senior Solutions
• Southeastern Vermont Community Action
• Town of Brattleboro
• Turning Point of Windham County
• Vermont Department of Health/Division of Substance Use Programs
• Vermont Judiciary
• Windham County State's Attorney
• Winston Prouty Center
• Windham Southeast School District
• Windham & Windsor Housing Trust

One Brattleboro

The One Brattleboro leadership team is implementing and overseeing strategies related to community building, mental health/substance use, and care coordination for community members facing the highest level of complex needs.

In 2023, Brattleboro was identified by Governor Scott's Public Safety Enhancement Team as having higher-than-average rates of violent and drug-related crime, according to a prescribed set of law enforcement call data.

Ret. Lt. James Baker, a consultant with the Governor’s Office, led discussions to examine the data, engage partners, and determine the next steps in addressing both the drivers (poverty, isolation, mental health) and downstream impacts (crime rate, opioid overdose, suicide).

Following a summit in Brattleboro in April 2024, One Brattleboro was formed. One Brattleboro is a public-private coalition that meets regularly to identify and address gaps or needs in public health and safety, as well as its impacts on the Town of Brattleboro.
 

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