Programs

  • NAMI Tennessee Advocacy Programs

    NAMI TENNESSEE PROVIDES PROGRAMS, TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP FOR GRASS-ROOTS ADVOCATES THAT RUN OUR LOCAL AFFILIATE GROUPS. VOLUNTEERS IN 18 LOCAL AFFILIATES PROVIDE FREE EDUCATION CLASSES, FACILITATE SUPPORT GROUPS AND DRIVE ADVOCACY EFFORTS SERVING INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE THEM. SUPPORT: LOCAL AFFILIATES PROVIDED NEARLY 250 PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT GROUPS WITH OVER 2,500 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING. THE NAMI TENNESSEE HELPLINE SERVED THOUSANDS OF DIVERSE CALLERS PROVIDING LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL RESOURCES. - CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1M

  • Crisis Intervention Team Program

    THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM (CIT) IN TENNESSEE PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH A FEDERAL GRANT AWARD FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPT. OF JUSTICE (DOJ) AND THROUGH THE STATE OF TENNESSEE VIA THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. THE GRANT FUNDS HELP POSITION NAMI TENNESSEE AS A CONVENOR TO ENSURE THAT A CROSS-SECTOR, INTER-AGENCY APPROACH IS TAKEN TO EXPANDING CIT ACROSS THE STATE. THIS INCLUDES MAINTAINING A QUARTERLY STATEWIDE CIT TASK FORCE, HOSTING CIT TRAIN THE TRINER TRAININGS IN EACH REGION AND PROVIDING TRAINING TO CIT COMMUNITY COALITIONS. - CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $256.2K