Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations

The Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations (TAMHO) is a statewide trade association representing Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) and other non-profit corporations that provide behavioral health services. These organizations have historically met the needs of mentally ill and chemically dependent citizens of Tennessee from all age groups and socioeconomic levels. The TAMHO member organizations have been the virtual cornerstone of the community-based behavioral health system throughout the state since the 1950s and today serve as the primary provider network for the TennCare Program, Tennessee's Medicaid waiver program. The TAMHO mission is to serve its members, promote the advancement of effective behavioral health services, and advocate for people in need of care. To achieve this mission, the TAMHO Board of Directors formulates an agenda each year that is designed to improve the effectiveness of treatment and suport services for the mentally ill and to increase access to these services throughout the state. As a means of carrying such an agenda forward, working committees, task forces, and professional membership sections bring together over 400 staff of TAMHO member organizations on a regular basis to identif problems and issues from a provider perspective and to formulate recommendations for effectively addressing them. Organizational policy serves to guide the actions of those TAMHO representatives who work closely with other state and nationl associations, advocacy organizations, and managed care companies in an effort to advance effective behavioral health services and advocate for people in need of care throughout Tennessee. These organizations include the following:AdvoCare of Tennessee / Magellan Health Services Mental Health Association of Tennessee NAMI Tennessee National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare Premier Behavioral Systems of Tennessee TennCare Partners Program Monitoring Group TennCare Partners Program Roundtable Tennessee Association of Addiction & Behavioral Health Services (TAABS) Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug & Other Addiction Services (TAADAS) Tennessee Association for Child Care Tennessee Behavioral Health Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare Tennessee Department of Children's Services Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Bureau of TennCare Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (TDMHDD) TDMHDD Planning & Policy Council Tennessee Disability Coalition Tennessee Health Care Campaign Tennessee Mental Health Consumers' Association (TMHCA) Tennessee Mental Health Planning Council Tennessee Voices for Children