Medical and Mental Health Resources
Personal Health Wellness Notebook | Fillable PDF Version
Foster parents can connect with the SelectKids team at BlueCross BlueShield by phone at 1-888-422-2963 or email at SelectKids_GM@bcbst.com. The SelectKids staff is available Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern/7:00 AM-5:00 PM Central.
| Ciprian Boitor Director of Psychology |
ciprian.boitor@tn.gov | 615-487-6345 |
| Timothy Cooper Executive Director of Education and Psychology for Child Health |
timothy.cooper@tn.gov | 615-532-2996 |
Clinicians are connected to regional resources and can provide insight into the type of services that will best fit the need for a child or youth. Foster parents are encouraged to reach out to regional clinicians for local resources and recommendations for therapy.
| Name | Region | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearlyn Ash | Juvenile Detention Centers Statewide (Providing short-term telehealth therapy to youth in detention) |
Bearlyn.Ash@tn.gov | 615-636-3531 |
| Corinne Tureau | Davidson | Corinne.Tureau@tn.gov | 615-483-2182 |
| Sharon Farge | East | Sharon.Farge@tn.gov | 865-313-0716 |
| Bethany Richart | Knox | Bethany.Richart@tn.gov | 865-469-9114 |
| Kristi Rood | Mid-Cumberland | Kristi.Rood@tn.gov | 615-487-6345 |
| Martha Wike | Northeast | Martha.Wike@tn.gov | 865-696-7169 |
| Mark Finton | Northwest | Mark.Finton@tn.gov | 731-388-3590 |
| Janee Winbush | Shelby | Janee.Winbush@tn.gov | 901-232-0016 |
| Crystal Harvey | Smoky Mountain | Crystal.Harvey@tn.gov | 865-296-2590 |
| Christal Pennic | South Central | Christal.Pennic@tn.gov | 931-787-2214 |
| Mark Finton | Southwest | Mark.Finton@tn.gov | 731-388-3590 |
| William Hobbs | Tennessee Valley | William.C.Hobbs@tn.gov | 423-326-9764 |
| Carolyn Valerio | Upper Cumberland | Carolyn.Valerio@tn.gov | 931-797-3417 |