Where to Find Help in Tennessee

This page contains a listing of MH/DD and MR resources for Senior Citizens. 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.

RESOURCES FOR SENIORS

ADA Home Page
(Americans with Disabilities Act)
usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Aging Parents and Elder Care.Com
http://www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com/

Alzheimer’s Association
www.alz.org

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Brief: Literacy and Health Care Literacy

Main AARP Page

American Association of Suicidology
www.suicidology.org

American Counseling Association
www.counseling.org

American Medical Association
www.ama-assn.org

American Psychiatric Association
www.psych.org

American Psychological Association
www.apa.org

Anxiety Disorders Association of America
www.adaa.org

Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy
www.aabt.org

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
www.bazelon.org

Behavior OnLine
www.behavior.net

Brain Injury Association 
www.biausa.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov

C.H.A.D.D. (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder)
www.chadd.org

Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse
www.mhselfhelp.org

Department of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov

   Epilepsy Foundation - National Office
www.efa.org

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

Family Caregiver Alliance
www.caregiver.org

Freedom From Fear
www.freedomfromfear.org

Help Starts Here
(National Association of Social Workers)
www.helpstartshere.org/Home.html

Institute for Mental Health Initiatives
www.gwumc.edu/sphhs/imhi

Internet Mental Health
www.mentalhealth.com

Interpreter Services list from MHA
www.ichope.com/index.cgi?token=10531915233&page=plhelp-international.html

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

Mental Health Association of East Tennessee
http://www.korrnet.org/mha/mentlink.htm
Year-round Depression Screening

Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee
http://www.ichope.com

Mental Health Net – PsychNews International
http://www.mentalhealth.net

 Mental Health Search
www.mentalhealth.about.com

Mental Wellness
www.mentalwellness.com

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

NAMI Tennessee
http://namitn.nami.org/namitn

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
www.nami.org

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

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
www.nasmhpd.org

National Council on Disability
www.ncd.gov

National Institutes of Health
www.nih.gov

National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov

National Mental Health Association
www.nmha.org

National Organization on Disability
www.nod.org

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

The National Resource Center on Homelessness and 
Mental Illness
www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov
email: nrc@prainc.com

Netsmart Technologies
www.ntst.com

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

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
www.ocfoundation.org

SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center
www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov

Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov

Spina Bifida Association of America
www.sbaa.org

TASH (formerly the 
Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps)
www.tash.org

Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations
www.tamho.org

Tennessee Network of Community Organizations (TNCO)
www.tnco.org

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

Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network
www.tspn.org

US Department of Health & Human Services
www.dhhs.gov