The Mental Health Initiative, Inc. (MHI) is a non-profit organization in the Nashville, Tennessee area that is dedicated to promoting mental health awareness and eliminating the stigmas that are associated with mental illnesses through service and research.
We strive to motivate, involve, and educate the Nashville community about mental health in order to help those suffering from mental health issues to find out how and where to acquire assistance.
Our objective is to take a proactive approach toward community awareness in mental health by providing information on the affects of mental illnesses, treatment options, and acquiring assistance in local areas through continued outreach, service, research, and advertisement. The Mental Health Initiative, Inc.'s (MHI) goal is to promote mental health awareness through out the Nashville community and to encourage those suffering from a mental illness to learn, accept, and recover in order to lead productive lives.
Sometimes people don't get the help they need because they don't know where to turn. When you're not feeling well, it can be a struggle to take the necessary steps to help yourself get better.
When dealing with mental health or emotional problems, it's important not to go at it alone. Healing is a combination of helping yourself and letting others help you. Comfort and support, information and advice, and professional treatment are all forms of help.
Think of all the people you can turn to for support. These are people who are concerned about you and can help comfort you, who will listen to you and encourage you, and who can help arrange for treatment. In other words, find the caring people in your life who can help you.
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Mental health is how we think, feel and act as we cope with life. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices. Like physical health, mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
Everyone feels worried, anxious, sad or stressed sometimes. But with a mental illness, these feelings do not go away and are severe enough to interfere with your daily life. It can make it hard to meet and keep friends, hold a job or enjoy your life. Staying mentally healthy is not always easy, especially during tough times.
Here are some tips that can help:
It is also important to recognize when you may need help from a professional. Mental disorders are common, but treatments are available.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html
Here's how to get in touch with us:
The Mental Health Initiative, Inc.
P.O. Box 292820
Nashville, TN 37229
Email: Info_mentalhealthinitiative.org
Please leave us some informaiton about you.
If you are experiencing a crisis, please call the Crisis Intervention Center at 615-244-7444, or dial 911.
Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee
295 Plus Park Blvd., Suite 201
Nashville, TN 37217
Business Hours: Monday through Friday 8am – 5pm
615-269-5355 (office) 615-269-5413 (fax)
Email: forinfo_mhamt.org
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network (TSPN)
P.O. Box 40329
Nashville, TN 37204
615-297-1077 (office) 615-269-5413 (fax)
Email: tspn_tspn.org
Currently, one in four American adults, an estimated 26%, are suffering from a diagnosable mental illness (U.S. Census Bureau, 2005). However, the real problem is that less than one-third of those adults and half of the children with a diagnosable mental illness have yet to receive any treatment (CDC, 2009). Mental illnesses often go untreated due to lack of knowledge of disorders and symptoms, misconceptions about treatment, stigmas and stereotypes, fear of disclosure, and unawareness of how and where to get assistance.
