Cookeville To Explore Agreement To Provide Mental Health Co-Responders
Cookeville City Council will consider an agreement to provide the police department with co-responder services for mental health-related situations. Police Chief Randy Evans said that in entering the agreement, Volunteer Behavioral Health Systems would be ready to hire an individual to provide service immediately. “It provides if you will, to use the term ’embedded,’ a […]
New Free Mental Health Program For Uninsured Children Launched
Uninsured children in the Upper Cumberland can now receive free mental health services at any Volunteer Behavioral Health location. Plateau Mental Health Center Director Anna Stamps said the new grant program will help fill a need in the Upper Cumberland, especially with changes in education causing children to be more isolated. “I think it is […]
