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Vermont Permanency Initiative - Vermont School for Girls

Bennington, Vermont · Part of Vermont Permanency Initiative, Inc. (VPI / "VPI South")

Level of care
Residential treatment (RTC), Residential, Comprehensive Assessment and Short-term Treatment (CAST)
Ages
11 to 21
Insurance
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Listed as operating. 10 sources, newest retrieved Jun 25, 2026. Record researched Jun 25, 2026.

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Published program summary

Southern Vermont (Bennington) CARF-accredited residential treatment center for girls and transgender/gender-expansive/non-binary youth ages 11-21 with emotional disturbance, developmental trauma, and special needs, offering a phase-based continuum of care (Subacute/Enhanced Residential, Residential, and short-term CAST assessment) with on-site self-contained special-education classrooms and related clinical services. Sister program to the New England School for Girls under Vermont Permanency Initiative ("VPI South").

Services and populations

Genders served
Girls and individuals who are transgender, gender expansive, gender fluid and non-binary
Specialties
Emotional disturbance, Developmental trauma / complex trauma, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including symptoms of dissociation, Disordered attachment, Anxiety, Mood disorders (depression, bipolar disorder), ADHD / deficits of attention and hyperactivity, Oppositional defiant and conduct disorders, Intellectual disability, Specific learning disability, Speech or language impairment, Hearing loss / deaf and hard of hearing, Other health impairment / multi-disability, Self-harm, suicidality, substance use, disordered eating
Modalities
Trauma-informed care, Phase-based continuum of care (non-linear), Family therapy, Self-contained special-education classroom academics, CAFAS-based functional assessment (intake, quarterly, discharge), Equine-assisted therapy (in development per 2025 facility expansion), Psychiatric services (within CAST)

Credentials and public record

Accreditation
CARF International - Three-Year Accreditation (Residential Treatment, Children and Adolescents - Vermont School for Girls: Monument View; plus organization-wide Administrative Location/CYS)
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Location

Address
192 Fairview Street, Bennington, VT 05201
County
Bennington County

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