Where to Find Help in Tennessee

This page contains a listing of MR resources. This list is by no means comprehensive or complete. If you know of a resource that may belong on one or more of these lists and can not find it here, contact the TDMHDD Office of Public Information or call 615-532-6610, fax 615-741-4557.

In addition to the lists by category we have a complete alphabetical listing
of all the resources listed. Click here to go to the alpha listing.

Tennessee Division of Mental Retardation
www.tennessee.gov/mental/mrs/

MENTAL RETARDATION

American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR)
www.aamr.org

American Medical Association
www.ama-assn.org

Arc of Tennessee
www.thearctn.org

The Arc of the United States
www.thearc.org

ARC Link 
http://www.thearclink.org/

Brain Injury Association 
www.biausa.org

Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse
www.mhselfhelp.org

Easter Seals - National Office
www.easter-seals.org

Family Caregiver Alliance
www.caregiver.org

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
www.jcaho.org

Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
www.ldanatl.org

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
www.modimes.org

Medscape:  Online Resources for Better Patient Care
www.medscape.com

National Association of Protection & Advocacy Systems
www.napas.org

National Center for Learning Disabilities
www.ncld.org

National Down Syndrome Congress
www.ndsccenter.org/

National Down Syndrome Society
www.ndss.org

National Institutes of Health
www.nih.gov

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
www.naric.com/

President’s Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities
http://www.dol.gov/_sec/programs/ptfead/main.htm

Tennessee Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
www.TPAinc.org

Tennessee Voices for Children
www.TNVoices.org