Skip to Main Content

Home
Go to TN.gov
  State of Tennessee
Go to TN.gov
Section
  • Go to Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS)
  • Crisis Services
  • Mental Health
    • Mental Health Services for Adults
    • Children, Young Adults, and Families
    • Peer Recovery Services
    • Housing and Homeless Services
    • IPS Supported Employment
    • Peer Health and Wellness
  • Substance Abuse
    • Prevention
    • Treatment & Recovery
    • Criminal Justice Services
    • Faith-Based Initiatives
    • Medication Assisted Treatment
  • Hospitals
    • Our Hospitals
    • Patients & Families
  • Licensing
  • For Providers
  • Careers
    • Physician Opportunities
    • Psychiatric Technicians
    • Pharmacy Residency Program
  • Who We Are
    • Mission, Vision, and Values
    • Commissioner's Office
    • Contact Us
    • Careers
    • News
    • Calendar
    • Fast Facts
Print This Page
Print This Page
Go to Search
  • TDMHSAS Announces Grants for Four New Crisis Stabilization Units and Walk-In Centers

    Thursday, March 09, 2023 | 08:07am

    TDMHSAS is excited to announce the creation of four new Crisis Stabilization Units (CSUs) and Crisis Walk-In Centers. When the additional locations enter service later this year and early next year, the state’s already robust crisis services capacity will be expanded to a total of 12 centers.

    Read full story
  • Tennessee’s Opioid Abatement Council Announces First Round of Direct Payments to County Governments

    Friday, February 24, 2023 | 08:17am

    Tennessee’s Opioid Abatement Council is making the first payments from opioid lawsuit settlements to counties totaling more than $31.4 million.

    Read full story
  • TDMHSAS Celebrates Successful Launch of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

    Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | 08:07am

    TDMHSAS is releasing new data showing the response to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in the state. There were about 21,000 Tennessee calls to 988 in the last six months of 2022. That’s an increase of about 500 calls per month over the previous 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number.

    Read full story
  • TDMHSAS Announces $15 Million in Permanent Supportive Housing Investments

    Tuesday, January 03, 2023 | 08:36am

    TDMHSAS is excited to announce applications are open for about $15 million in state funding to create affordable, permanent supportive housing for Tennesseans living with behavioral health challenges.

    Read full story
  • TDMHSAS Celebrates Milestone for Certified Peer Recovery Specialists

    Monday, December 05, 2022 | 11:28am

    TDMHSAS is passing a milestone in the journey of peer support. Tennessee now has more than 1,000 people with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges who are trained and currently certified to use their past to help others on the road to recovery.

    Read full story
  • TDMHSAS Expands Proven Overdose Reversal and Substance Use Treatment Program

    Tuesday, November 15, 2022 | 08:01am

    TDMHSAS is excited to expand a proven program for reversing drug overdoses and connecting patients to addiction treatment to more parts of the state. The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance is providing a $6,000,000, 3-year grant to expand the program.

    Read full story
  • TDMHSAS Extends Grant Funding to New Substance Use Prevention Coalitions

    Thursday, October 27, 2022 | 07:28am

    TDMHSAS is expanding its substance use prevention services with funding for three additional organizations. With new funding extended to Substance Use Prevention Coalitions in Wilson, Cannon, and Greene Counties, TDMHSAS funds 46 coalitions across the state.

    Read full story
  • TDMHSAS Encourages Tennesseans to Participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

    Tuesday, October 25, 2022 | 08:30am

    TDMHSAS is encouraging all Tennesseans to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 29 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. local time.

    Read full story
  • TDMHSAS Receives New Grant to Help Parents Address Addiction

    Monday, October 10, 2022 | 09:02am

    TDMHSAS is receiving a new five-year, $3,000,000 grant to support families and children affected by opioids and other substance misuse. The Regional Partnership Grant through the Federal Administration for Children and Families is designed to increase the well-being, improve permanency, and enhance safety of children who are in or are at risk of out of home placement due to a parent or caregiver’s opioid or other substance misuse.

    Read full story
  • TDMHSAS Receives New Funding to Continue Mental Health Intervention for Youth and Young Adults

    Monday, October 10, 2022 | 08:54am

    TDMHSAS is receiving new grant funding to continue a mental health program for youth and young adults in Shelby County. A $400,000 federal grant through SAMHSA will allow the department to continue the Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P) program in Memphis.

    Read full story
  • TDMHSAS Welcomes Opioid Abatement Council Executive Director

    Monday, September 12, 2022 | 02:30pm

    TDMHSAS is excited to welcome Mary Shelton as the Executive Director of Tennessee’s Opioid Abatement Council. As Executive Director, Shelton provides day-to-day leadership, management, and oversight for the functions of the Council, directly supports Council members, and will supervise Council staff.

    Read full story
  • State Departments Issue Guidance Around Fentanyl Exposure

    Wednesday, August 24, 2022 | 09:32am

    The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Department of Health today issued new guidance and information around fentanyl and what to do in case of a potential exposure.

    Read full story
  • TDMHSAS Expands Project Rural Recovery to Ten New Counties

    Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | 08:17am

    Tennessee’s Project Rural Recovery is growing. Thanks to $6.3 million budgeted in the current fiscal year by Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee General Assembly, Project Rural Recovery is expanding to ten new counties.

    Read full story
  • TDMHSAS Leader Chosen for Prestigious Fellowship Opportunity

    Monday, July 11, 2022 | 01:39pm

    A top leader in the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has been selected to the next cohort of a prestigious fellowship program.

    Read full story
  • Mental Health Month 2022: Overcoming Isolation and Finding Connection

    Wednesday, May 18, 2022 | 03:53pm

    “We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness.” As I recently read those words about one of the best singer-songwriters in my lifetime, I was struck by how many people are struggling with untreated mental illness across our great state and how many families have experienced a similar tragic loss of life. A loss that in many cases might have been prevented if they knew about the mental health supports that are available. Supports that I would like to focus on for this Month of Mental Health Awareness.

    Read full story
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • ...
  • 13
  • Social Media

  • facebook
  • youtube
  • instagram
  • linkedin

24/7 Crisis Line

  • If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, call now for confidential help from a mental health professional in your area.
  • 855-CRISIS-1 or 855-274-7471
  • If this is not an emergency, call our Helpline at 800-560-5767 or email OCA.TDMHSAS@tn.gov

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Hospitals
  • Substance Abuse
  • Peer Recovery Services
  • Housing & Homeless Services
  • Forensic & Juvenile Court Services
  • Help for the Uninsured: Behavioral Health Safety Net

Stay Informed

  • News
  • Update Newsletter Archive
  • Conference & Event Calendar
  • Public Records Requests
  • Data, Research & Planning
  • 2022 Legislative Summary
  • Mental Health & Substance Abuse Law
  • Best Practice Guidelines
  • kidcentral TN

About Us

  • Mission, Vision, and Values
  • Reducing Stigma
  • Meet the Commissioner
  • Department Offices
  • History of the Department
  • Fast Facts
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Marie Williams, Commissioner

500 Deaderick Street
Nashville, TN 37243
OCA.TDMHSAS@tn.gov
Tennessee State Seal
  • Chat
  • Help
  • Translate
  • Font Size
    • a-
    • Normal
    • A+
Tristar
  • TN.gov Services TN.gov Directory Transparent TN Web Policies
  • About Tennessee Title VI Accessibility Help & Contact Survey
Close