The Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant provides flexible, core funding for prevention and health promotion activities in Tennessee. The grant covers several primary areas including: cancer prevention, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, community-based prevention services, healthy weight, injury prevention, dental and oral health services, and poison control.
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 […]
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 Behavioral Highway Safety Grant Program within the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) provides grant funding to implement statewide programs addressing occupant protection, impaired driving, speed enforcement, pedestrian and bicycle safety, crash data collection and analysis, and other initiatives relating to the human behavioral aspects of highway safety. The goal is to change driver behavior […]
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.
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 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 […]
The American Job Center Network is designed to provide a full range of assistance to job seekers in one physical or virtual location. The AJCs offer training referrals, career counseling, job listings, and similar employment-related services. Programs and services are provided to a wide range of individuals, such as youth, unemployed individuals, senior adults, veterans, […]
Youth Services focus on assisting out-of-school youth and in-school youth, ages 14-24 and with one or more barriers to employment, to prepare for post-secondary education and employment opportunities, attain educational and/or skills training credentials, and secure employment with career/promotional opportunities. The program is administered by TDLWD through local workforce development areas/boards and organizations.
The Reentry Services Program provides comprehensive workforce services to support justice-involved individuals (JII) who are reentering society after incarceration or engagement with the justice system, including legal aid services, connections to employment, training, education, etc. . TDLWD’s Office of Reentry works through local workforce areas/boards, and with individuals, employers, communities, associations, and organizations to support […]
The Federal Bonding Program provides fidelity bonds to employers, which protect them against losses caused by fraudulent or dishonest acts of bonded employees, such as theft, forgery, larceny, and embezzlement. Employers receive the FBP bonds free-of-charge as an incentive to hire these applicants.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training Program (E&T) helps eligible participants achieve their vocational goals and increase self-sufficiency through funded education, skills training, and supportive services. These services include SNAP E&T components that are offered to participants to provide them a direct link to employment. Tennessee currently offers Adult Education, Job Search […]
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutritional assistance initiative administered at the state level. SNAP funding provides SNAP Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed), Informational Activities to Low-Income Households (SNAP Outreach), Disaster SNAP, SNAP Employment and Training (individual section), and Online Purchasing programs.
The Families First Community Grant program was created as an additional method to invest TANF funds in ways to provide long-term benefits to low-income families and help them move towards economic stability.
The Child Support Re-entry team is designed to help parents, who are incarcerated for more than 180 days and have a current child support obligation greater than $100, with obtaining a modification of their court order.
Families First, the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, is a workforce development and employment program. The Families First program emphasizes work, training, and personal responsibility. Benefits are temporary and have a primary focus on gaining self-sufficiency through employment. The Families First program helps participants reach this goal by providing temporary cash assistance, […]
Reconnect Re-Entry Navigators support incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students in pursuing postsecondary credentials through helping students navigate the application, financial aid, and enrollment processes and connecting them to wraparound services before and during college.
Environmental Epidemiology Program (EEP) protects people who live, work, play, and study in Tennessee from harmful chemicals and pollutants. EEP conducts health risk assessments in all 95 counties to make sure harmful chemicals—including at spills, dumps, and waste sites—are properly cleaned up to protect people. EEP leads public education efforts through public meetings, fact sheets, […]
Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) within TDH’s Overdose Response Coordination Office is a CDC-funded grant program that supports Tennessee jurisdictions in implementing drug overdose prevention activities, in collecting accurate, comprehensive, and timely data on nonfatal and fatal overdoses, and in using those data to enhance programmatic and surveillance efforts. The program focuses on understanding and […]
Career and Technical Education (CTE) applies to educational programs that specialize in the skilled trades, applied sciences, modern technologies, and career preparation, some of which result in building trades certificates from National Center for Construction Education and Research.
A highly structured, non-residential program that combines supervision, treatment, and reentry services for individuals with moderate to high-risk substance use issues. The curriculum includes evidence-based programs, such as: Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Program, Seeking Safety, Moral Reconation Therapy, Anger Management/Conflict Resolution, Victim’s Impact, SAFE and Aftercare transition skills for recovery. There are eight sites positioned across […]
Outpatient Group Therapy consists at minimum of 150 hours for individuals with moderate to severe substance use disorders. Facilities can offer group therapy part time or full time depending on individual needs. In group therapy, individuals receive individual and group counseling. The focus is to address the criminogenic and addiction needs of the inmate. This […]
The Harold Jordan Center (HJC) provides unique, individualized clinical treatment to stabilize and treat a behaviorally complex population in order to improve quality of life and provide steppingstones for community re-integration. The HJC utilizes therapeutic and behavioral interventions, a supportive environment, vocational training/employment education, skills development, and optimal health/psychiatric diagnostic assessment to enable individuals to […]
Adult Basic Education classrooms are equipped with certified teachers, tutors, and technology, including software to assess grade level and subject proficiency, as well as other software designed to assist students in preparing for testing. Offenders entering TDOC custody without a verifiable diploma or High School Equivalent (HSE) are required to enter ABE. Offenders who are […]
The New Freedom: Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Program is a curriculum set in prisons to focus on changing how offenders respond to stress in their environments. The curriculum focuses on Conflict Resolution/Anger Management, Risk Factors, and Recidivism/Relapse prevention. There may be addition components for female offenders that can include: Abuse, Victimization, Trauma, and Relationships. CBIP is […]
Postsecondary education programs in prison provide academic and career-technical certifications through partnerships with state and local organizations, colleges, and universities.
This program provides services incorporating Hazelden evidenced-based curriculum to female offenders with a history of substance use disorders at the Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center. Recipients are identified for services by utilizing the STRONG R Assessment, Texas Christian University Drug Screen Tool, and any other collateral information that suggest addiction treatment and recovery services are needed.
The Supportive Living Unit in state prisons provides comprehensive behavioral health services to severely and chronically mentally ill inmates. Services include triage, assessment, screening, evaluation, medication management, therapy (behavior modification, group, and individual), case management, and clinical supervision.
Therapeutic Community is an intensive residential level of treatment that addresses the criminogenic and addiction needs of the inmate. This is a 9–12-month program that provides treatment for individuals with moderate to severe substance use disorders. The following curriculum has evidenced based components integrated within the therapeutic community program: Motivational Interviewing/ Stages of Change; TCU Mapping-Enhanced […]
Withdrawal Management Services, which includes Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), are provided at West Tennessee State Penitentiary to combat the number of overdoses and to improve treatment retention. Services last at least seven weeks for inmates who have overdosed or have serious clinical needs. Approved inmates should be transferred for intervention due to acute clinical needs. […]
Child Programs: Independent Living implements the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood to include Extension of Foster Care Services for youth aged 14 and older transitioning out of foster care at age 18. Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based intervention used in this program.
Juvenile Court Prevention Grants are provided annually to twenty-seven (27) grantee to provide prevention services for youth in danger of coming into state custody due to delinquent behavior. Program areas include intensive probation, intensive aftercare, alternative school programs, and truancy prevention.
Justice-involved youth can be placed into state’s custody for an indeterminate and determinate amount of time to receive rehabilitative services. This includes case management, medical, dental, mental health and educational services. Placement is located based upon treatment needs and level of risk youth pose to the community.
The non-custodial juvenile justice program serves youth who are on probation, intensive probation, diversion or have been released from state custody and are on aftercare. These youth are at imminent risk of coming into or recommitting to state custody, due to delinquent behavior. One evidence-based intervention for these case types is Multisystemic Therapy (MST).
The Absconder Unit is a team of investigators who continuously work with local and state law enforcement agencies to locate missing children/youth who have ran or absconded from DCS custody or supervision. The investigators spend most of their time in the communities looking for youth by responding to leads, making home/school visits, participating in surveillance […]
FFA engages middle and high school students enrolled in agricultural education courses, preparing them for careers in agriculture, natural resources, and related industries. The program emphasizes leadership development, personal growth, and career readiness through classroom instruction, supervised agricultural experiences (SAEs), and participation in FFA competitions, conferences, and community service projects. By equipping students with technical […]
