History
1992 Master Plan for Mental Health Services developed by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (now Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, TDMHDD). This plan determined that an agency should be created to focus specifically on the serious and persistent mentally ill (SPMI) in Middle Tennessee.
1993 Mental Health Cooperative, Inc. is created to serve SPMI consumers through case management (formerly Urban Case Management at the Meharry Elam Mental Health Center), Continuous Treatment (administered by the former Counsel of Community Services) and Crisis Services (administered by the former Crisis Intervention Center).
MHC administers Davidson County Mobile Crisis Team dedicated to providing crisis intervention service and hospital as an alternative service for persons with SPMI.
MHC receives the Model Project Award from the Tennessee Alliance for the Mentally Ill (TAMI) for effective and respectful treatment of those with serious mental illnesses.
1995 Tennessee Central State Mental hospital moved operations from Murfreesboro Pike to Donelson after almost 147 years in its original location and renamed Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute. This move prompted an improved facility although decreased the number of beds for patient care.
1996 The TennCare Partners program (Medicaid’s behavioral health plan) officially launched.
1997 MHC receives the “Innovation Award” from the Partnership for Behavioral Healthcare in recognition of commitment to the continuous quality improvement of the behavioral healthcare industry.
1998 Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) located MHC case managers in their housing projects. Dubbed the Sites Team, MHC has case managers in 5 housing projects across Nashville.
MHC receives the “BRIDGES Outstanding Promoters” award from the Tennessee Mental Health Consumers Association by promoting the ability for all consumers to recover from the devastating effects of mental illness.
Full service satellite office opens in Hendersonville (Sumner) on July 30th.
Full service satellite office opens in Dickson (Center Street) on September 15th.
1999 MHC enters partnership with Metro Nashville Police Department and the Police Chief issued a General Order instructing officers to bring persons they encounter who are presumed to have a mental illness, to MHC for immediate triage and assessment. This Police Center was the first in the state and has been successful in getting officers back on duty and increased the likelihood that individuals can be treated through diversion services.
In February, Sumner satellite office moves to Gallatin on Nashville Pike to accommodate growth.
2000 MHC utilizes Texas Implementation of Medication Algorithms (TIMA), clinical evidence-based guidelines for medication management. A radical change from treating mental illness symptoms to treating to reduce the immediate and long-term emotional, physical and financial burdens of mental disorders.
2001 In August, Dickson satellite office moves to Mathis Drive to accommodate growth.
2003 Opened the 24-Hour Crisis Center in Davidson County where adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis can be assessed face-to-face at no cost.
NPS Pharmacy, LLC is launched at MHC.
Launch of Consumer Relationship Management (CRM) the electronic medical record tool which electronically tracks and manages clinical and other patient care information in real time.
Honored by the National Association of Case Management as “Case Management Organization of the Year.”
2004 Pam Womack, MHC CEO, honored as the first recipient of the Eli Lilly’s Life Time Achievement Award for “Helping Move Lives Forward”. This award recognized Womack’s career long dedication to helping consumers succeed in their battle with mental illness.
MHC selected by TDMHDD to complete work on interdisciplinary training curriculum on mental illness and crisis intervention for professionals in the criminal justice and mental health systems allowing them to understand the importance of early identification and intervention in addressing the needs of SPMI.
Dr. Alan Lynch, MD Chief Medical Officer for the Mental Health Cooperative of Nashville, honored by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) as “Psychiatrist of the Year”.
2005 Peggy Elkins Hoffman, Chief Operations Officer for the Mental Health Cooperative of Nashville, honored by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) as “Advocate of the Year”.
2007 Forensic Assertive Community Treatment team was honored last week as an “Exemplary Program” by the Davidson County Mental Health Court. The Honorable Judge Daniel Eisenstein presented the award to the team during a graduation ceremony where several of the graduates are served by this program: “The F.A.C.T. team has been instrumental in helping the participants of this court to succeed. They are extremely dedicated, dependable and professional and this court could not produce this level of success without them.”
Honored by Eli Lilly and Company as a recipient of the “2007 Lilly Reintegration Award for Clinical Medicine”. The award recognizes exceptional contributions and achievements in mental health rehabilitation and recovery.
2008 Full service satellite offices open in Clarksville and Columbia on October 1st.
Full service satellite office opens in Antioch on October 15th.
2009 In January, Sumner satellite office moves to South Water Street.
MHC honored by Eli Lilly and Company as a recipient of a “2009 Lilly Reintegration Award for Clinical Medicine.” The award recognizes exceptional contributions and achievements in mental health rehabilitation and recovery. MHC’s Crisis Stabilization Unit was the only program recognized in the state of Tennessee.
Full service satellite office opens in Murfreesboro on August 19th.
Mental Health Cooperative Foundation established.
