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Mental Health
Needs
If you are feeling
desperate, alone or hopeless, suicidal or having
thoughts of hurting yourself reach out for help
now by doing one of the following
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Call the National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK
(8255), a free, 24-hour hotline available to
anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.
Your call will be routed to the nearest crisis
center to you. |
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Call 911 |
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Go the nearest
Emergency Room |
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If you are an
adult living in Davidson County, the following
organizations may be able to help you with mental health
needs. Or:
Click here for
information for Children
Crisis
Intervention Center
615-244-7444
(2pm to Midnight/7 days a week)
The Crisis Center provides free telephone counseling and
support to anyone experiencing a crisis. Services are
available for those who do not speak English through
tele-interpreter services in 150 languages.
Mental Health Association of
Middle Tennessee
615-269-5355 (office)
615-269-5413 (fax)
Provides consultations, information, and referrals about
mental illness and community resources to consumers,
family members, and mental health professionals.
MHAMT Hispanic Outreach
Program
615-269-5355
Hispanic Women's Educational Group and Hispanic Mental
Health Information and Referral Services
NAMI Tennessee Resource Line
For Helpline, Information &
Referral Services
1-800-467-3589
TennCare Partners Advocacy
Line
615-242-7339 (office)
615-242-9637( fax)
1-800-758-1638
www.tpal.org.
The TPAL has advocacy specialists who will answer
questions and helping resolve problems with your
TennCare Partners Plan; everything from how to enroll in
TennCare to how to file an appeal.
Tennessee Suicide Prevention
Network (TSPN)
615-297-1077 (office)
615-313-9981 (fax)
Crisis and prevention services, Spanish translators are
also available.
TN Department of Mental Health
Crisis Intervention and
Information Line
1-800-809-9957
This line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is
open to anyone who needs mental health crisis services.
Your call is routed to the closest crisis team. Someone
is always available to answer and locate crisis
services.
Information and referral services
Alcohol and Drug Council of
Middle Tennessee
615-269-0122
Alcohol and drug related crisis line, available 24 hours
a day.
National
Hopeline Network
1-800-SUICIDE
(1-800-784-2433)
24 hour crisis hotline for the prevention of suicide
Child Mental Health
Needs
If you need help
for a child living in Davidson County, the
following organizations may be able to help you with
mental health needs.
Tennessee
Voices for Children
615-269-7751 (office)
615-269-8914 (fax)
TN Toll Free: 800-670-9882
Tennessee Voices for Children is a statewide,
non-profit organization that provides support and
advocacy for families of children and youth experiencing
mental, emotional and behavioral problems.
Youth Villages
Crisis Intervention for
Children and Youth
1-866-791-9225
Crisis counselors located throughout the state are
available 24 hours a day to respond when children or
young people up to age 18 experience psychiatric
emergencies. Locations are available throughout
Tennessee
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