Grading the States 2006: Tennessee

Overall Grade: C- Category Grades: Infrastructure: D Information Access: A Services: D Recovery Supports: B

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $87.22 22 Per Capita Income $27,016 37 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $508 16 Suicide Rank 17

Recent Innovations Housing Foundation Associates integrated treatment Memphis Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model Criminal justice liaison projects Peer Centers, peer education and support

Urgent Needs Funding Restore former TennCare benefits Open TennCare enrollment to all individuals with severe mental illness Open formulary for medications Provide funding for gaps in Medicare coverage Drop limit on number of prescriptions

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Grading the States 2006: Tennessee - Narrative
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Tennessee must do better by its mentally ill
News of NAMI's Grading the States 2006 report from The Tennessean - TN.
3/07/2006

Mental health efforts get poor report
News of NAMI's Grading the States 2006 report from the Memphis Commercial Appeal - TN.
3/07/2006