Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System (VBHCS)
888-756-2740
The Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System (VBHCS) offers a broad range of support to those in treatment and recovery in Tennessee. Services include peer support centers throughout the state, the PATH housing program, diversion services for the justice-involved, and the M.A.S.H. housing program for veterans.
Helen Ross McNabb Center
800-255-9711
The Helen Ross McNabb Center provides multiple services to adults and families in Tennessee, including home visitation for families with new babies, parenting classes, support for youth aging out of foster care, victim services, and services for the justice-involved. They also provide mental health care for all ages and substance use treatment programs for adults.
Johnson City Recovery Center
423-262-8903
The Johnson City Recovery Center offers multiple services to help support individuals in recovery, including recovery coaching, wellness and education, recovery support groups, a computer lab, limited transportation assistance, naloxone (Narcan), and fentanyl test strips. Peer recovery specialists can also help you navigate community resources such as housing, food, employment and education support, and more.
Tennessee 211
2-1-1
Tennessee residents who call 211 are able to access a wide variety of social services, including food, clothing, housing services, transportation assistance, medical services, mental health and substance use treatment, employment and education support, and much more. Rather than looking up individual programs, call 211 and get everything you need in one place.
Families Free
423-631-0141
Families Free is a referral-based treatment and mental health provider through the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. They offer residential recovery, support for women with drug-exposed children, programs for adjudicated individuals, and residential support for women seeking a fresh start.
TennesseeREDLINE
800-889-9789
The Tennessee REDLINE is a phone and text hotline for substance misuse treatment referrals. People in need of help and their families can call or text the 24/7/365 line to contact a trained representative who will help with treatment referrals. The service is free and confidential.
TN Together
TN Together is an online resource linking to information on addiction, treatment, and harm reduction. There is a comprehensive listing of treatment services by county. The FindHelpNow link allows individuals to search for treatment programs based on location, treatment need, and ability to pay.
Collegiate Recovery Initiative
615-712-4343
The Collegiate Recovery Initiative is an educational program to train campus leaders in addiction prevention strategies. The program encourages campuses and students to understand the continuum of care, establish on-campus Collegiate Recovery Communities or Collegiate Recovery Programs, and engage in peer education about ending addiction stigma.
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Branch (ASAB)
The Indian Health Services is the Federal Health Program for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Eligible individuals can use the online locator tool to find healthcare and behavioral health clinics that offer substance abuse services in their area.
Betty Ford Native American Family Program
Betty Ford offers twice-monthly virtual programs to support Native American families dealing with addiction. Each session is 2 hours and are facilitated by Native American family professionals using a combination of presentations, Q&A, voluntary participation, and peer feedback to help families process their feelings and support loved ones during recovery.