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Park Center East

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948 Woodland Street, Nashville, TN 37206, USA

EIN Number: 62-1336640

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Phone: 615-650-8917

Hours: Closed

Mon - Fri 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM (EST)

Sat 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM (EST)

Sun 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM (EST)

Website: https://parkcenternashville.org/

Email: info@parkcenternashville.org

NTEE Code: F32: Community Mental Health Centers

MISSION - WHAT WE DO

Park Center empowers people who have mental illness and substance use disorders to live and work in their communities.

VISION - GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS

Our Guiding Principles: Hope - We believe individuals can be active and contributing members of their community by defining their lives apart from their mental illness. Choice - We believe that individual recovery is possible through loving care, educated choices and support services. Education - We believe that active and ongoing advocacy, education about mental illness and the recovery process are necessary in order to empower members and reduce stigma in our community. Quality - We believe that services should be continuously improved to align with current and emerging best practices.

SERVICES - HOW WE DO IT

Emerging Adults Services: Emerging Adults Services is designed to assist young adults successfully make the transition to adulthood. This strengths-based program provides opportunities for each young adult to pursue their individual goals in the areas of education, vocation, living situation, and community living skills. Eligible participants are young adults (ages 18-24) who have a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance with a history of foster care placement or psychiatric hospitalizations, or who are experiencing homelessness. Homeless Outreach: Park Center’s Homeless Outreach Services consists of two components – Street Outreach and SOAR (SSI/SSDI, Outreach, Access and Recovery). Park Center’s SOAR Coordinators work with people residing in Nashville (Davidson County) who are experiencing homelessness and have a severe and persistent mental illness where symptoms limit the individual’s ability to maintain substantial gainful activity through employment (as determined by the Social Security Administration). Psychiatric Rehabilitation & Co-Occurring Services: Park Center provides a comprehensive day program for people with severe and persistent mental illness. Park Center believes in responding to individuals' strengths and abilities, rather than their illnesses. Through employment training, educational groups and peer support, Park Center provides a compassionate and safe atmosphere to maximize opportunities for recovery. Residential Services: Park Center recognizes the crucial need for safe, affordable housing for individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders. Park Center is the largest housing program for adults with mental illness and co-occurring disorders of mental illness and substance use in the Nashville area. Three types of housing are offered: Independent – permanent and affordable houses or apartments; Supported – supervised living in a group setting with staff on duty 24 hours a day; Homeless shelter for women (Safe Haven) – transitional housing for eight women until they are able to obtain a permanent living situation. Supported Employment: Supported Employment The Supported Employment program offers Individual Placement and Support (IPS) employment services to individuals in any Park Center program, as well as, those receiving behavioral health support from Mental Health Cooperative (MHC) in Davidson and Rutherford counties. The program also provides employment-only services to individuals referred to Park Center by the Tennessee Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.