The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline offers 24/7 access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing mental health-related distress such as: thoughts of suicide, mental health or substance use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress. People can call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org for themselves or if they are worried […]
The Addiction Recovery Program (ARP) provides recovery support services to service recipients that are recovering from life impairments because of substance use disorder(s) only or co-occurring disorders. Recovery support services include case management, drug testing, employment skills, health and wellness, recovery activities, recovery skills, relapse prevention, spiritual/pastoral support, transitional housing, and transportation.
The Adolescent Substance Use Disorders Services Program (ASUDSP) provides for the treatment of adolescents, 13–17 years old, with a primary alcohol or other drug abuse or dependency diagnosis or co-occurring substance use and psychiatric diagnosis. Services are provided on an as-needed basis and as applicable for each individual who meets the eligibility and income requirements […]
The Behavioral Health Safety Net for Adults provides core, essential, outpatient mental health services to uninsured Tennesseans who meet program eligibility criteria through a network of community mental health centers. This includes interventions, several of which are evidence-based, like assessment and evaluation, therapeutic interventions, case management, transportation, peer support services, psychosocial rehabilitation services, psychiatric medication […]
The Tennessee Certified Recovery Court Program (TCRCP) requires that substance use and co-occurring disorder treatment services are provided under the national standards of the Ten (10) Key Components of Drug Courts and Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards to non-violent offenders who volunteer to participate in a recovery court program.
Provides early childhood mental health training, coaching and consultation (using best practices) to centers and systems that serve young children across the state. In addition, capacity development and awareness building will be provided around the need for early childhood mental health and healthy social emotional development. The training site in Nashville serves the whole state, […]
Community Supportive Housing provides safe, permanent housing with wraparound services for adults with serious mental illness or co-occurring disorders. The program funds agencies to offer supervised and non-supervised group homes and apartments, as well as individualized housing plans that promote independent living, employment, wellness, and community engagement. Integrated within this program are targeted transitional supports […]
The Continuum of Care provides clinical treatment services for adults with a primary alcohol or other drug abuse, or dependency diagnosis or co-occurring substance use and psychiatric diagnosis, who meet certain eligibility requirements. Treatment levels of care are based on the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria. Service recipients can transfer between levels of […]
Creating Homes Initiative Program (CHI) enables Tennessee to provide quality, safe, affordable, and permanent service-enriched housing to meet the needs of people experiencing mental illness and/or substance use disorder. Seed funding within the program unlocks additional sources of funding to help establish homes, as well as funding direct services to individuals in addition to housing. […]
The Criminal Justice Liaison Program (CJLP) is a community program to facilitate communication and coordination between the community, criminal justice, and behavioral health systems to achieve common goals of decriminalizing substance use disorders (SUD), co-occurring disorders (COD), and mental illness (MI). The CJLP supports services that promote diversion activities for persons with SUD, COD, and/or […]
The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program is both a community coalition and a specialized, 40-hour community-based course for law enforcement and other first responders. The CIT training is designed to increase knowledge and understanding of mental illness and substance use disorder, decrease stigma, and increase empathy, introduce community resources and partners that can assist in […]
Crisis Stabilization Units (CSUs) in Tennessee are non-hospital, short-term stabilization programs available 24/7 that bring together the state’s walk-in, respite, and stabilization services into a single continuum of care. Individuals may first access help through Crisis Walk-In Centers, which provide face-to-face mental health assessments, 23-hour observation, referrals, and follow-up care. For those needing temporary support […]
The Emerging Adult Services program is a strengths-based program to support young adults, ages 18-25, who have a Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED), mental illness or a co-occurring disorder, as they transition to adulthood. Available services include quality, affordable and safe supportive housing with individualized support services for young adults who have been either in foster […]
FEPI/On Track TN is designed to provide early intervention services for youth and young adults ages 15 to 30 who have experienced first-episode psychosis. This comprehensive intervention model is a team of mental health professionals and support services, focusing on helping people work toward recovery and meeting personal goals. The program includes the following components: individual and […]
Individual Placement & Support (IPS) supported employment program is a community-based program that helps individuals with a serious mental illness and/or co-occurring disorder work in competitive and integrated jobs of their choosing. IPS also promotes supported education goals (e.g., getting a GED, enrolling in postsecondary classes, etc.).
A program designed to provide intensive long-term, wrap-around support services to allow people to be discharged from the state’s Regional Mental Health Institutes into supportive living facilities in the community. The goal of the Intensive Long-term Support (ILS) program is to provide quality, safe, and affordable permanent supportive housing for individuals discharging from the State’s […]
Juvenile Justice Diversion Program is a grant program that provides six providers across Tennessee with funding for community-based behavioral health services to justice-involved youth. This program utilizes evidence-based strategies such as motivational interviewing, aggression replacement training, and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy.
The Lifeline Peer Project was established to reduce stigma related to the disease of addiction, provide recovery and mental health support, and help start Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Celebrate Recovery, Double Trouble, and other self-help addiction and mental health support groups. There are 10 Lifeline coordinators serving regions statewide. This project was developed using an […]
Mental Health 101 provides mental health information with a focus on youth suicide prevention and resources to middle school and high school students statewide. This program includes evidence-based practices like gatekeeper training.
Mobile Crisis Services is a 24/7/365 response team for those who are experiencing a mental health emergency. Services may be accessed by calling 988 the suicide and crisis lifeline. Services may include telephone services provided by trained crisis specialists, face-to-face or telehealth crisis assessment, referral for additional services & treatment, stabilization of symptoms, and follow-up […]
The Older Adults Program (OAP) provides care management that can include several strategies, some of which are evidence-based, such as individual/group therapy, behavioral health assessment, medication management, referrals to mental health services and supports, and aging-related health education. The OAP is offered to individuals aged 50+ with behavioral health conditions (and their families/caregivers), needing person-centered […]
The Oxford House Housing Program (OHHP) offers supportive self-help housing for individuals recovering from substance use disorder. Oxford Houses are safe, supportive housing options for adults at least 18 years old who are in recovery from alcohol abuse and/or drug abuse. Individuals must be motivated to live in a disciplined, supportive, alcohol- and drug-free living […]
The Peer Support Centers are peer-run programs led by Certified Peer Recovery Specialists where people who live with mental illness or a co-occurring disorder of mental illness and substance use disorder come together to learn about recovery, find support from their peers, and receive assistance navigating the community-based behavioral health system. Peer Recovery Call Centers […]
Peer Wellness Initiative is a peer-led health promotion, wellness, and self-management initiative created to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans living with mental health, substance use, and/or co-occurring disorders through one-on-one peer wellness coaching, health and wellness activities, and self-management workshops (such as the evidence-based Self-Management Resource Center curriculum). The Peer Wellness Initiative funds […]
The Problem Gambling Treatment Services Program is a multi-purpose program designed to increase knowledge about problem and/or pathological gambling for those persons at risk, their families, and the general community; to identify and assess those with problem and/or pathological gambling conditions and provide outpatient treatment services if needed; and to continually assess regional needs and […]
Project BASIC (Better Attitudes and Skills in Children) is a school-based mental health early intervention and prevention program. The program targets students from kindergarten to third grade, providing early identification and intervention, teacher consultation and classroom programming to promote positive attitudes and mental health wellness concepts. Families with students at high risk of emotional disturbances […]
Project Rural Recovery provides mobile, integrated primary, mental health, and substance abuse services to rural Tennesseans of all ages regardless of ability to pay. This program uses several evidence-based strategies including, Behavioral Health Integration (BHI), Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), Individual Placement and […]
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) assists individuals experiencing homelessness who have mental illness or co-occurring disorders. The program provides community-based outreach services to connect individuals to mental health, substance abuse, case management, and other support services as well as limited housing services. Many of the services, strategies, and partners utilized in PATH, […]
The Regional Intervention Program (RIP) is a parent-implemented, professionally supported program for young children (2-6 years old) and their families experiencing challenging behaviors. This unique, internationally recognized program guides parents in learning the skills necessary to work with their own children, while they receive training and support from other RIP families.
The SOAR (SSI/SSDI, Outreach, Access, and Recovery) Liaison program plays a vital role in identifying patients ready for discharge, particularly those facing homelessness or at risk of homeless, and who are eligible for SSI/SSDI benefits. Stationed at the four Regional Mental Health Institutes, SOAR Liaisons facilitate successful SSI/SSDI applications and provide support to individuals in […]
Family Support and Advocacy program provides comprehensive family advocacy, outreach, support, and referral service for families of children with Serious Emotional Disturbances and professionals who work with these children. The program promotes the provision of services to youth with emotional disturbance and their families based on system of care principals, including evidence-based strategies such as […]
TDMHSAS-Homebuilders is an intensive family preservation services (IFPS) model designed to increase well-being, improve permanency, enhance safety, and increase family stability of children (ages 0-18) who are in or at imminent risk of out-of-home placement (OOHP) as a result of parent/caregiver substance misuse (PSM). The program utilizes the Homebuilders model, the nation’s oldest and best-documented […]
The Tennessee Department of Correction Community Treatment Collaborative (TDOC CTC) is a collaborative effort between TDOC and Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) to divert at-risk state probation and parole technical violators with substance use or co-occurring disorders from returning to jail or state prison. The TDOC CTC program provides substance […]
Tennessee Recovery Navigators are people in long-term recovery who meet patients who have recently overdosed in the Emergency Department and connect them with the substance abuse treatment and recovery services they need. Navigators maintain a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) Certification to use their lived experience to help others find recovery. Navigators connect individuals entering emergency […]
The Tennessee Recovery Oriented Compliance Strategy (TN-ROCS) Program is a specialized court docket that serves the criminal justice population that have medium risk factors for re-offending and medium to high needs for substance abuse and/or co-occurring disorders, and that do not meet criteria for recovery court. The judge provides frequent accountability and supervision through participant […]
The Women’s Residential Recovery Court (WRRC) serves female non-violent felony offenders who are actively participating in a local recovery court, have a greater need for intensive substance abuse and/or co-occurring treatment services and supervision, and have not been successful in recovery court programming in their community. Participants receive treatment services for no more than twelve […]
Youth Respite provides services to families of children identified as seriously emotionally disturbed (SED) or dually diagnosed as SED and Autism Spectrum Disorder who are two through fifteen (2-15) years of age. Respite consultants provide short-term respite, and work with the family to identify long-range respite resources. An Individualized Family Respite Plan (IFRP) is developed […]
