Evidence Step:
Strong Evidence
Priority Area:
Strong Families and Communities
Program Demographic:
Children, Families
In Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), parents are coached by a trained therapist in behavior-management and relationship skills. PCIT is a program for two- to seven-year-old children and their parents or caregivers that aims to decrease externalizing child behavior problems, increase positive parenting behaviors, and improve the quality of the parent-child relationship. During weekly sessions, therapists coach caregivers in skills such as child-centered play, communication, increasing child compliance, and problem-solving. Therapists use “bug-in-the-ear” technology to provide live coaching to parents or caregivers from behind a one-way mirror (there are some modifications in which live same-room coaching is also used). Parents or caregivers progress through treatment as they master specific competencies, thus there is no fixed length of treatment. Most families are able to achieve mastery of the program content in 12 to 20 one-hour sessions.
Evidence Step:
Outputs
Priority Area:
Strong Families and Communities
Program Demographic:
Adults, Families
Patient Care Advocacy supports Tennesseans with their concerns around health care access and/or accessing state services or benefits. It also supports healthy aging, which includes palliative care, advanced care planning, elder abuse prevention and dementia diagnosis and prevention.
Evidence Step:
Strong Evidence
Program Demographic:
Adolescents / Young Adults, Adults, Children, Infancy / Early Childhood
PCMH is a comprehensive care delivery model designed to improve the quality of primary care services for TennCare members, the capabilities of and practice standards of primary care providers, and the overall value of health care delivered to the TennCare population. Tennessee has built on existing PCMH efforts by providers and payers in the state to create a robust PCMH program that features alignment across critical elements.
Evidence Step:
Outputs
Priority Area:
Workforce Development and Employment
Program Demographic:
Adults
The Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission (P.O.S.T.) Recruiting and Retention Grant Program provides bonuses spread over 36 months to law enforcement officers (both with and without prior experience and certification). The program is designed to support making Tennessee the best state for law enforcement in the United States by attracting quality applicants from other states, as well as previously certified and new officers within Tennessee.
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Evidence Step:
Strong Evidence
Priority Area:
Strong Families and Communities
Program Demographic:
Adults
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 are staffed by Certified Peer Recovery Specialists, and they serve to assist callers with questions about support services and make appropriate referrals. Peer Intensive Care Specialists focus services on CSU and RMHI patients to provide recovery education and assistance.
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Evidence Step:
Strong Evidence
Priority Area:
Strong Families and Communities
Program Demographic:
Adults
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 Statewide Peer Wellness Coach and Trainer to provide mental health and co-occurring treatment and recovery services providers with health and wellness training, technical assistance, and ongoing support in implementing health and wellness programming.
Evidence Step:
Strong Evidence
Priority Area:
Strong Families and Communities
Program Demographic:
Adolescents / Young Adults, Adults, Infancy / Early Childhood
The Perinatal Regionalization System is a statewide infrastructure that supports an appropriate, accessible high-risk perinatal and neonatal health care system that meets the needs of high-risk infants and child-bearing aged women in Tennessee. This system includes 24-hour telephone consultation with physicians and nurses, professional education within the region, transportation of high-risk pregnant women and infants if needed, and post-neonatal follow-up. Funding is provided by the state to five designated regional tertiary centers to assure that the infrastructure for high-risk perinatal services is in place statewide. The perinatal telehealth program provides telehealth visits to high-risk pregnant women targeting areas with high rates of maternal and infant mortality and morbidity to improve health outcomes.
Evidence Step:
Outcomes
Priority Area:
Rural Development and Conservation
Program Demographic:
Adults, Businesses / Entrepreneurs, Families
Pick Tennessee Products (PickTN) is a program to market products from Tennessee’s farms and food businesses. Eligible producers and manufacturers can participate in the program to utilize the PickTN brand and be included in TDA marketing efforts. The PickTN mobile app, online directory, and social media presence serve to help consumers easily find the farms, farmers markets and locally produced foods, allowing them to “live local.”
Evidence Step:
Outputs
Priority Area:
Education Quality and Access, Workforce Development and Employment
Program Demographic:
Adolescents / Young Adults, Children
PK-12 Career Awareness, Exploration, and Advising ensures that every student has access to high-quality career awareness, exploration, and advising by providing clear expectations for districts and schools, research-based resources (including career assessments and curriculum), implementation supports, and high-quality professional development to support school staff in using resources and analyzing data to support student decision-making. College advising provided by counselors to grades 10–12 is an evidence-based strategy supported through this program.
Environment and Conservation
Evidence Step:
Outcomes
Priority Area:
Rural Development and Conservation
Program Demographic:
Businesses / Entrepreneurs, Rural Focus
The Pollution Prevention (P2) Program provides webinars, workshops, and technical assistance support to Tennessee manufacturers to achieve measurable results in pollution prevention, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, and associated cost savings. It also provides on-site technical assistance to spirits producers through the Tennessee Sustainable Spirits program. Additionally, P2 supports the Tennessee Green Star Partnership (TGSP) and the Tennessee Sustainable Spirits (TNSS) Program that recognize manufacturers that are leaders in sustainability and continuous improvement.
Evidence Step:
Outcomes
Priority Area:
Strong Families and Communities
Program Demographic:
Adolescents / Young Adults, Adults, Children, Families, Infancy / Early Childhood
Population Health is the state of Tennessee’s care coordination effort to support TennCare Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) populations. The program contracts with statewide managed care organizations to improve healthcare outcomes such as increasing child vaccinations, reducing preterm births, and enhancing behavioral health services for adults with substance use disorder. To advance those goals, the program uses evidence-based approaches, such as text message interventions, chronic disease management, and patient-centered medical homes.
Evidence Step:
Evidence
Priority Area:
Workforce Development and Employment
Program Demographic:
Adults, Justice-involved
Postsecondary education programs in prison provide academic and career-technical certifications through partnerships with state and local organizations, colleges, and universities.
