THE VERMONT COUNCIL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROMOTES A STATEWIDE, NON-PROFIT SYSTEM OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, SERIOUS AND PERSISTANT MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCING SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES THE COUNCIL, THROUGH ITS MEMBER AGENCIES