Guide to Resources in Nashville, TN
Resources for Youth in the Nashville, TN area
The SYSC Resource Guide links you to services and programs in your community that supports health, wellness, and overall well-being. These resources are intended to help in building a network that will enable and empower you to become a Stronger Youth and help us to create a Stronger Community. We hope that you will engage them as needed and share these contacts with friends, family, neighbors, and peers as tools to address the various challenges that you and others may face today or in the future.
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Helen Ross McNabb Center |
The Helen Ross McNabb Center is a premier, not-for-profit provider of behavioral health services in East Tennessee. Since 1948, the Center has provided quality and compassionate care to children, adults and families experiencing mental illness, addiction and social challenges. As the Center celebrates more than 70 years of providing services to communities in East Tennessee, its mission remains clear and simple; “Improving the lives of the people we serve.” |
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Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands |
Legal Aid Society is Tennessee’s largest non-profit law firm. 32 attorneys provide legal assistance in 48 counties. Hundreds of private attorneys provide pro bono services through our Volunteer Lawyers Program. Thousands of people read our booklets and get information about a legal problem or self help. |
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Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services |
The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) is a statewide nonprofit organization committed to: Empowering its constituencies, especially those in need |
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Monroe Harding |
Monroe Harding has been changing young people’s lives. We step in as a family, providing resources for Homes, Healing, and Opportunities, what we call the “H20” that is vital to helping young people succeed |
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Youth Villages |
Youth Villages provides help for children and young people across the United States who face a wide range of emotional, mental and behavioral problems. We work to find solutions using proven treatment models that strengthen the child’s family and support systems and dramatically improve their long-term success. Youth Villages helped more than 25,000 young people and their families this year. |
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Youth Opportunity Center |
The lives of our young people are complex. Supporting their transition to a healthy, productive adulthood can’t happen through singular support. Oasis offers a broad spectrum of programs to help young people find their strengths, use their skills, and break down the barriers that keep them from success. |
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Benton Counseling and Consulting Services |
I work with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues providing services that span from therapy for depression and grief counseling to parenting support, couples counseling and beyond. In a comfortable and supportive atmosphere, I offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each of my clients individual needs to help attain the personal growth they’re striving for |
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Vanderbilt Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
Our mental health specialists care for children ages 4-12 and adolescents ages 13-17 with many different emotional or behavior problems, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. We are Middle Tennessee’s only provider of inpatient mental health services for children. |
https://www.childrenshospital.vanderbilt.org/services.php?mid=718 |
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Mental Health Cooperative |
Mental Health Cooperative is a story of hope, where science and a belief in human potential come together to form a very special place. We are passionate about supporting adults with serious mental illnesses and children struggling with emotional/behavioral challenges using unique and innovative approaches. |
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Family & Children's Service |
Family & Children’s Service (FCS) serves all people in crisis and transition by meeting them where they are, understanding their needs, and connecting them to the resources they need. FCS often ‘fills in the gaps’ in social services, creating a safety net to ensure that all children and families can be safe and healthy. Each year we provide services to more than 60,000 Tennesseans. |
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KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School |
KIPP Kirkpatrick’s mission is to positively impact ALL students’ lives by building a school grounded in love for our students, families, and our community. We encourage students to take risks to learn the character, academic, and social skills needed to choose their futures in high school, college, and the world beyond. |
https://kippnashville.org/schools-programs/kipp-kirkpatrick/ |
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Neighborhoods Resource Center |
We equip residents and neighborhood organizations with the tools they need to build safer and more vibrant neighborhoods. |
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American Job Center |
Each American Job Center offers digital labor market information, free Internet access, workshops, online talent banks, job placement, recruitment, and training. |
https://www.tn.gov/workforce/jobs-and-education/job-search1/find-local-american-job-center.html |
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Nashville Career Advancement Center (NCAC) |
NCAC prepares Nashville's workforce for navigating a career path, rather than simply finding a single job. The NCAC achieves its mission through a top-notch, federally-funded One-Stop Career Center. At the Career Center, prospective workers can locate job opportunities, research careers, utilize support services, and sharpen their job-related skills. |