Hermitage Hall

Hermitage Hall:  (615) 742-3000

·         Location: 1220 8^th Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37203

·         residential treatment center specializing in serving children with histories of trauma, neglect, physical and sexual abuse, and trauma induced experiences

·         treatment designed around youth’s age, developmental needs, cognitive level, past traumatic experiences, and method of learning

·         Services:

·         trauma informed milie; 24-hr staff supervision & support; comprehensive assessment; individual, group, and family therapy; crisis intervention; 24-hr nursing services; recreation therapy; psychiatric services; psychological testing & consultation; multi-disciplinary treatment planning; discharge and aftercare planning; on-site educational programming; 24-hr electronic surveillance

·         Admission criteria:

·         Adolescent females:

·         ages 10-17 upon admission

·         FSIQ of 65 or greater

·         history of traumatic experiences which may include:

·         sexual abuse, incest, physical abuse, severe neglect, emotional abuse, exposure and witnessing of violence, multiple abandonments, and unexpected traumatic losses

·         may struggle with self-injurious behaviors, mild eating disorders, dissociative problems, acute stress disorder, PTSD, hypersexuality, or other reactive difficulties

·         Adolescent males:

·         ages 9-17 upon admission

·         verbal IQ greater than 54

·         adjudicated and/or non-adjudicated sexually abusive behavior

·         no indication of an active psychosis/suicidal/homicidal ideation upon admission

·         DSM-IV diagnoses are medically and cognitively stable

·         individual is medication compliant

·         presents no immediate danger to self or others Holston Home for Children:Family Service Center Locations:

·         Continuum of Care:

·         managed care + family systems under lens of Christian principles

·         Services:

·         group care

·         adoption

·         foster care

·         family support

·         early childhood (day care & ministry program)

·         special education (ages 5-18, need for highly individualized care; meant for children with educational handicap or behavioral problems;  5:1 student-teacher ratio; additional clinical support)

·         adventure programs (group trips)

Best Buddies

Best Buddies:  (615) 891-2046

·         116 Wilson Pike Circle, Suite 205, Brentwood, TN  37207

·         Mission: “…to establish a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.”

·         Intellectual Disabilities: Down syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, fragile X

·         Middle School Chapters: Mount Juliet Middle School

·         High School Chapters: Glencliff, Pearl-Cohn, Centennial, Independence, Ravenwood, Brentwood, Blackman, Harpeth, Mount Juliet, Overton, Summit

·         Programs:

·         Best Buddies Citizens, Best Buddies Colleges, Best Buddies High Schools, Best Buddies Middle Schools, Best Buddies Jobs, e-Buddies (emails), Best Buddies Ambassadors (educate)