State partners with Youth Villages to provide support for families after a crisis
The family initiative is just the latest step of the state’s System of Care, which partners with community organizations like Youth Villages to provide wraparound services, said Matthew Parriott, communications director for the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (not pictured). (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services launched The Family Empowerment Initiative, a program intended to increase services for families after experiencing a behavioral or mental health crisis.
Counselors meet with families in their homes once a week for 90 days, serving as a bridge between emergency intervention and long-term recovery as part of the new program, which began taking referrals June 1 and officially began July 1.
The state partnered with Memphis-based nonprofit Youth Villages, which will provide at-home care during the 90-day program.
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Noah McLane
Noah McLane reports on business for The Daily Memphian. He was born and raised in Tennessee and attended journalism school at Middle Tennessee State University, where his passion for community-focused storytelling blossomed.
Prior to writing for the business section, Noah was the editor-in-chief of his college newspaper, worked on general assignment for the Jackson Hole News & Guide in Jackson, Wyoming, and was most recently the statehouse reporter for The Daily Memphian.
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