Basic Human Needs
Every hope for Vermont depends on our capacity to meet the most basic human needs. With the basics in place, every Vermonter has an opportunity to fulfill his or her potential.
This section examines Vermont trends around issues of health, hunger, housing and safety, with a special focus on populations including the elderly, children, and families.
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List of Trends:
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Affordable Housing
Affordable housing falls short of demand.
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Aging Population
Aging population presents new challenges.
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Childhood Poverty
Childhood poverty is concentrated in some counties.
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Costs of Living
Quality of life comes with high costs of living.
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Domestic & Sexual Violence
Domestic and sexual violence increase within a relatively safe state.
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Drug & Alcohol Abuse
Youth abuse alcohol and marijuana.
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Healthcare
Residents are healthy; insurance coverage is broad but declining.
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Homelessness & Hunger
Homelessness and hunger grow.
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Incarceration & Corrections
Prison population is low but growing.
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Mental Health & Suicide
Suicide exceeds national rate.
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Student & School Safety
Students feel unsafe.
