Below you’ll find helpful resources for mental health support, recovery groups, vocational training, and community services in Tennessee, particularly Shelbyville and Bedford County.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

24/7 access to trained crisis counselors via call, text, or chat for mental health distress, thoughts of suicide, or substance use issues. Everyone deserves support. 

Call or Text: 988

Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network (TSPN)

 The Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network is a statewide organization dedicated to reducing the tragic impact of suicide across all ages and communities. TSPN brings together mental health professionals, survivors of suicide attempts and loss, faith leaders, educators, and community members to provide prevention training, crisis intervention resources, and public awareness. Through programs such as QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) training, statewide awareness campaigns, and regional councils, TSPN works to break the silence surrounding suicide, promote hope, and connect individuals to life-saving help. Their mission is to eliminate the stigma around mental health, provide support for those in crisis, and ensure that no Tennessean has to face suicidal thoughts or loss alone. 

Crisis Services Continuum

 Includes mobile crisis response, walk‐in centers, crisis stabilization units & respite; connects people to support in their county. 

Centerstone

 Centerstone is a nonprofit health system specializing in mental health treatments for people of all ages. 

1-877-HOPE123

24-hour Crisis Hotline: 1-800-681-7444

Mental Health Cooperative

 MHC offers innovative, trauma-informed and person-centered behavioral health services for children, adolescents, and adults. All TennCare plans are welcomed and grants are available for those who are uninsured. 

Enrollment Services: 615-743-1555

Emergency Call: 615-726-0125

TN RECOVER APP

 The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is proud to offer the TN Recover app.  Available for download in the Apple App Store for iOS devices or the Google Play Store for Android devices, the TN Recover app is designed for people in recovery from substance use disorder or for people looking to get more information on preventing addiction.  People can also use the app to contact the Regional Overdose Prevention Specialist in their area to obtain naloxone to reverse an opioid overdose. 

Download the app by texting "SAVE" TO 30678.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who come together to solve their drinking problem.  It doesn’t cost anything to attend A.A. meetings. There are no age or education requirements to participate. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about their drinking problem.

A.A.’s primary purpose is to help alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

Narcotics Anonymous

The N.A. message is that an addict, any addict, can stop using drugs, lose the desire to use, and find a new way to live. Our message is hope and the promise of freedom. 

Celebrate Recovery

 Celebrate Recovery is a safe place to find freedom from your hurts, hang-ups, and habits. 

Tennessee Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)

 Helps people with disabilities (including physical, mental, etc.) prepare for, achieve, or maintain employment. Provides counseling, training, job placement, assistive technology, and more.  

The Center for Family Development

A non-profit organization dedicated to helping families. We have a number of programs, all of which complement one another to provide a holistic approach to meeting the needs of families. Take a look and see how this holistic approach works at The Center for Family Development. 

#ChaseAwayFentanyl

 Providing education and awareness through community outreach to families around the world.

"The inception of #chaseawayfentanyl was inspired by the fatal overdose of our beloved son, Chase. There are no words to adequately describe the pain of losing a child and our mission is to prevent others from enduring this tragedy." - https://chaseawayfentanyl.org/

Community Clinic of Shelbyville & Bedford County

Since 2003, the Community Clinic of Shelbyville and Bedford County, Inc. has provided free, caring, and compassionate healthcare to the uninsured and low-income (at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level) adults of Bedford County, Tennessee. It is funded through donations, grants, fund-raisers, and the labor of its mostly-volunteer staff.

The Community Clinic is governed by a Volunteer Board of Directors comprised of concerned citizens, medical community, Shelbyville City Council representatives, Bedford County Board of Commissioners representative, and Medical Advisory Board member.

Appointments: 931-684-6772

TN Department Of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services - Housing & Homeless Services.

"In the TDMHSAS Office of Housing and Homeless Services, we aim to support the housing needs of people living with mental illness as they find a new life in recovery.  Through partnerships with local service providers, supportive communities, and tireless advocates, we're able to help people find stable living situations to support their recovery."

 If you need services or housing for yourself, a child, or family member, contact this Helpline: 800-560-5767

Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

If you feel at any time that you are experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, please call or text 988 and press 0 to speak to a counselor.