Dickson County Resources
The resources listed here are available to residents of Dickson County, Tennessee.
National DV Hotline 800-799-Safe (7233)
Women Are Safe – 24 hour crisis line 1 (800) 470-1117 www.WomenAreSafe.org
domestic violence shelter program serving Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, and Perry Counties in Tennessee
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Adult Protective Services 888-277-8366 (statewide)
ALCOHOL AND DRUG TREATMENT
• AA 24 hour crisis treatment & hotline 800-211-4960 • AA 800-280-2944
• Parthenon Pavilion 615-342-1450 -- Nashville (free assessments) 800-727-2345 • Redline Referral Service 800-889-9789
• Dickson County AA Meetings 615-446-5005 • New Life Lodge (takes TennCare) 615-446-7034
ANIMALS
• Dickson County Humane Society 615-446-7387 • Foster Care – Lavonne Redferin 615-446-8623
APPEARANCE
• Face To Face 800-842-4546
Provides facial, neck and head reconstructive and plastic surgery to repair injuries caused by domestic violence. Will help with branding and tattoo.
• Give Back A Smile 800-773-GBAS (4227)
Survivors of dv who have suffered injuries to their front teeth and/or supporting structures of the front teeth can receive complimentary construction and cosmetic and reconstructive dental care.
Program which offers dermatologic surgery to dv survivors to repair skin injuries (scars, burns, tattoos) on the body by an intimate partner or spouse.
• TennCare Mobile Dental Clinic 615-371-9531 • Smith Wilson Mobile Dental Services
• TennCare Shelter Enrollment 800-413-2714
MDC services are available for TennCare covered homeless children onsite at shelters and transitional housing programs. Services includes, exams, cleanings, fillings, xrays, and extractions from dentist and hygienists w/o leaving the shelter.
• Dental Aid
• Brown, Gaylan (Dentist)DDS 615-446-4644 - 102 Hwy 70 E - Dickson, TN 37055
BATTERER INTERVENTION PROGRAMS
• Main Street Interventions (only certified program in WAS service area) 615-740-7100
100 N Main St, Ste 101, Dickson, TN 37055
CHILDREN’S SERVICES
• Child Abuse Reporting Hotline 1-877-54-ABUSE • Child Sex Abuse Pediatric Clinic – Columbia - 931-388-8965
• Specialized Crisis Services for Children & Adolescents 866-791-9222 or 615-250-7289 • www.youthvillages.org
Call for psychiatric emergencies....when a child or adolescent expresses serious suicidal or homicidal thoughts or behaviors, experiences severe depression, acts in a destructive manner or is out of control. Exhibits bizarre behavior, disorientation, confusion, or hallucinations.
• RIP - Regional Intervention Program 931-490-1556 - 1222 Medical Center Drive - Columbia, TN 38401 (A program for positive behavior change in children.)
• Parenting Classes 931-388-3840 - Columbia
• Our Kids Center/Clinic 615-341-4911 - 1804 Hays Street - Nashville, TN
Counsels child sex abuse victims and does exams • National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline 866-331-9474
• www.loveisrespect.org (live chat) 866-331-8453 TTY • Teen Dating Violence & Sexual Assault – www.TNblue.org • Child Advocacy Center (Dickson) (615) 789-3035
• Dept. of Children’s Services 615-441-6204
• RIP2 - Regional Intervention Program 615-441-6074 - 126 Sylvis Street , Dickson, TN 37055 • Big Brothers/Big Sisters 615-476-5479
• Youth Villages 615-740-5337
CHURCHES
• Walnut Street Church 615-446-2909 - Clothing, furniture, and appliances • St. Christopher's Catholic Church 615-446-3927 Dickson, TN 37055
EDUCATION
• Sunshine Lady Foundation 866-255-7742 - 4900 Randall Pkwy Suite H, Wilmington, NC 28403
Eligibility Requirements
1. A woman who has survived domestic violence and who is a U.S. citizen or legal resident of the U.S.
2. Must be free of drug and alcohol dependency.
3. Strong desire, ability and determination to complete a training and/or academic program. 4. Sponsorship by a non-profit, domestic violence service agency willing to mentor and provide support; and
5. A definite plan to use the desired training to upgrade skills for career advancement, to train for a new career field, or to enter or reenter the job market.
• Dickson County Adult Education 615-446-2114 220 McLemore Street, Dickson, TN 37055-2024
EMPLOYMENT
• Christian Women's Job Corps 615-244-3669 128 8th Avenue South, P O Box 22388, Nashville, TN 37203 www.cwjcnashville.org
• The Next Door Ministries www.thenextdoor.org Helps women leaving prison or jail to prepare them for job, etc...
• Dickson_County Workforce Essentials (Career Center) 615-446-0229 - Has computer lab will help with resumes and e-mail accounts
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
• Criminal Injury Compensation Fund 615-741-2734 • Dickson County Help Center 615-441-0076
HEARING IMPAIRED
• TN School for the Deaf, Knoxville 865-594-6022
• Resources for people with disabilities— www.kc.vanderbilt.edu/tnpathfinder/
If you do not have TTY, call 711 (national, free and confidential)
HOUSING/HOMELESS REFERRALS
• Urban Housing Solutions Nashville, TN 615-726-2696 or 615-259-4996
• Homeless Coalition 615-385-2221 - Call for information about shelters in Davidson & 15 surrounding counties
• Homeless No More, Hohenwald, TN 800-447-2766 or 615-975-0196 • Helping Hands Affordable Housing Program 865-483-1796
• Hope Center (Women & Children) 615-780-9463
Homeless shelter: Drug/Alcohol treatment program. Services are free. None turned away. • St. Patrick’s Shelter (parent & minor children) 615-256-8195
• Mercy Ministries 615-831-6987 - Serves women ages 18-28. Unwed mothers, victims of physical & sexual assault, alcohol & drug addiction, eating disorders. Women must want to come not ordered. Cost- Medical deposit- $100 w/insurance, $200 w/o insurance, Weekly spends for toiletries. Average stay 6-9 mos. No limit if trying.
• Buffalo Valley Alcohol & Drug Treatment- Males 800-447-2766 Females 800-699-6573 • Case Management and Housing 800-626-6709
• Native American Project 615-837-1376 • Haven of Hope 888-824-2858
• Focus (parent & minor Children) 615-251-9791 • Salvation Army (Nashville) 615-242-0411 • Salvation Army (Murfreesboro) 615-895-7071 • Room at the Inn (Murfreesboro) 615-896-7016
• Place of Hope (Columbia, TN) alcohol/drug diagnosis shelter 931-388-9406 • Housing Authority 615-446-9371
• Habitat for Humanity 615-441-9967
• Walnut St Church of Christ Shelter 615-446-2909
HUMAN SERVICES
• Child Abuse Reporting-Central Intake: 877-237-0004 • Dickson County Dept. of Human Services 615-740-2251
LAW ENFORCEMENT / LEGAL
• FBI Duty Agent 615-292-5159 (Phone Harrassment across state lines) • TCADSV Immigrant Legal Clinic 800-289-9018 ext 121
• Dickson County Police 911
• County Dispatch 615-446-8569 615-446-8041 or 615-4468042 • City Police 615-446-9249
• Jail 615-789-4109
• Sheriff Dept. 615-789-4130
• Court Clerk (General Sessions) 615-789-5414 • City Court (General Sessions) 615-446-9249
• Probation- Shannon Monzon- Dickson City 615-441-1999 • Legal Services 800-342-3317 or 931-552-6656 931-552-9442
Attorneys:
• Kevin Fowler, Clara Rosade, Victims assistance- Juanita Harris, Sara Sanford • District Attorney 615-789-5021
• Court House (Circuit & Chancery) 615-789-4171 • White Bluff City Hall 615-797-3131 or 615-797-9583 • Burns City Hall 615-446-2851 or 615-441-3155 • Charlotte City Hall 615-789-4184
• Vanleer City Hall 615-763-2843
MEDICAL
• Siloam Family Health Center 615-298-5406 Will see people who have no health insurance on a sliding scale. Address: 1423 12th Ave. South Nashville, TN 37203
• TennCare Advocacy 800-758-1638
• Rape and Sexual Abuse 931-647-3632 or 800-879-1999
• Crisis Pregnancy 615-446-0701 - Hours are Monday 10:00 – 2:00, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 – 4:00. Appointments are good, but walk-ins are welcome. Services: free pregnancy testing, counseling, fact/options, Mary Program, prenatal Classes, parenting skills, budgeting help, and Mommy Bucks.
• The Mental Health Cooperative 615-726-3340 - 275 Cumberland Bend Drive Nashville, TN 37228 • Mobile Impact Crisis Team 800-274-5637 Suicide response Address: 511 Eighth Street Clarksville,
TN 37040
• The Mental Health Cooperative 615-726-3340 275 Cumberland Drive , Nashville, TN 37228 Counselor for Middle TN 615-446-3586
• Crisis Line (Rape, Suicide) 800-681-7444 (Columbia)
• RX assistance – Web sites: www.needingmeds.com and www.togetherrx.com • Prescription Help 888-477-2669
• Getthepill.com (Nashville) 800-879-1999
• Hickman County Health Department 931-729-3516 • Maury County Health Department 931-388-5757 • Perry County Health Department 931-589-2138
• Planned Parenthood (Nashville Health Center) 615-321-7216 • Horizon Medical Center 615-446-0446 (switchboard)
• Horizon Medical Center ER 615-446-1284 • Ambulance Service 615-446-3701
• Health Dept. 615-446-2839 - Hours are Monday thru Friday 8:00 – 4:30 Call for an appointment Doctor is there every day. Dentist is there every day, but on Fridays only sees first 5 adults for tooth pulling.
• Centerstone 615-441-6074 - Outpatient counseling / Psychologist on staff for meds. Take TennCare and other various Insurance
• Centerstone Crisis Line (suicidal or homicidal) 931-381-4499 (Columbia) or 800-681-7444 • Dickson Community Clinic 615-441-148
• Carenet Pregnancy Services 615-446-0701 • TennCare Partners 800-758-1638
• Emergency Response Service (suicide) 800-681-7444 (Columbia)
MENTAL HEALTH
• Suicide Help 800-suicide (784-2433)
• Specialized Crisis Services for Children & Adolescents 866-791-9222 or 615-250-7289
• www.youthvillages.org - Call for psychiatric emergencies....when a child or adolescent expresses serious suicidal or homicidal thoughts or behaviors, experiences severe depression, acts in a destructive manner or is out of control. Exhibits bizarre behavior, disorientation, confusion, or hallucinations.
TRANSLATION / INTERPRETATION
• Resources for deaf - No TTY services? - call 711 nationally and they will interpret - free and confidential
• Spanish DV Hotline 800-942-6908 • Translator Service - 800-FYI-CALL
• TN Council for the Deaf - 800-270-1349 , 615-313-4918 • TN School for the Deaf - Knoxville - 865-594-6022
• TCADSV Legal Clinic- 800-289-9018 - Staff Attorney’s speak multiple languages and can provide limited translation assistance. We may also access Language Line through their account on a temporary basis.
• HOTPEACHPAGES.COM- abuse information in over 70 languages
TRANSPORTATION
• Greyhound Bus 800-231-2222 or 615-255-3556
UTILITIES
• Dickson Electric Dept. 615-446-9051
• Greater Dickson Gas Authority 615-441-2830 • Dickson Highland Rim 615-441-1153
OTHER RESOURCES
• Nationwide social services referral call center 211 or online at: http://www.211.org
• Dickson County Help Center 615-441-0076 - 107 Myatt Street Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00-3:00; Saturday 9:00-3:00 Must live in Dickson County—Will not assist with deposits . Provides
emergency food, clothing, prescribed medications, furniture & temporary shelter • Dickson Area Crisis Line 615-740-8329
• Gun Permit Status Nashville, TN -Kathy Taylor - 615-251-8590 or 615-532-3056 (fax)
• Cell phones - www.safelinewireless.com - free cellphone w/ 68 min per month if you make less than $26,000 per year - or are disabled or on food stamps or medicare
Dickson County Help Center
(615) 441-0076Hours are Monday – Friday 8:00 – 3:00; Saturday 9:00 – 3:00 Must live in Dickson County
