News and Notes

CENTERSTONE NEWS&NOTES

A billboard in Dickson, TN, promotes Centerstone’s support for flooding victims. Centerstone staff celebrate the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Centerstone’s Safety Net outreach specialists Tiffany Padgett and Sean Goad attend the National Night Out Against Crime event. Centerstone’s Ben Middleton speaks with Nashville Post report Kara Hartnett.

Safety Net Solutions

Behavioral Safety Net of Tennessee provides essential mental health services to children and adults who are uninsured, underinsured, or have no means to pay. Centerstone sends outreach specialists to various community events to help educate people about the availability of Safety Net services. Learn more at centerstone.org/safety-net.

Vaccination Celebration

Centerstone staff drove into Nashville from around Tennessee on two different Saturdays last winter to receive the vaccination for COVID-19. Masked and excited to see one another in person for the first time in months, employees followed proper safety protocols and looked forward to a return to normalcy in delivering care that changes people’s lives.

Offering Relief to Flood Victims

Centerstone is part of the Tennessee Recovery Project, an effort to provide relief to people impacted by recent flooding in Dickson, Hickman, Houston, and Humphreys Counties that destroyed more than 700 homes and resulted in at least 20 casualties. To learn more about free resource connection and short-term emotional support, local residents can call 1-888-460-4351 or visit centerstone.org/TNFlood.

Vital Conversations

Nashville Post interviewed Centerstone’s Regional CEO Ben Middleton for its Vital Conversations podcast series. Local journalist Kara Hartnett spoke with him about telehealth, postpandemic practices, and more. Catch the 30-minute episode— “Meeting the Moment in Behavioral Health”—at YouTube and Spotify!

Cohen Clinic at Centerstone outreach director Meghan Williams smiles with local healthcare heroes.

Centerstone TAMHO Award winners Mandi Ryan, Dan Mansfield, and Rhonda Felts Centerstone team members Whitney, Tom, Adam, and Sarah attend the Nashville Pride Festival.

Alana, Karen, and Kristi distribute Centerstone information at the Pop Up for Hope event in Bradley County.

Prevention Takes Pride

Centerstone’s Prevention Services team was an event sponsor at the 2021 Nashville Pride Festival. Staff distributed health information, Centerstone swag, and comic books while recruiting for its Youth Advisory Council. Be sure to check out centerstone.org/teen for extensive youth resources about bullying, depression, relationships, online safety, and more.

Cohen Clinic Supports Healthcare Heroes

Staff from the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Centerstone supported Healthcare Heroes Thank You week in Clarksville, TN. The event featured local food trucks providing free lunches to Tennova Healthcare and Montgomery County EMS frontline workers who have been such a lifeline to the community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Well done, Cohen crew!

Centerstone Staff Win TAMHO Awards

The Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations announced its 2021 award winners, and they include three Centerstone employees! Mandi Ryan, vice president of Healthcare Integration, received the Dorothea Dix Professional Service Award. Dan Mansfield, Tullahoma clinic manager, was given the Emerging Leader Award. Rhonda Felts, Health Link team leader, won the Andrea Chase Impact Award.

Hope Pops Up in Bradley County

Staff members from Centerstone’s outpatient clinic in Cleveland, TN, attend the Pop Up for Hope event in Bradley County. It was a great time bringing mental health resources to children and families in the Lay Street Homes community. a