Volunteer Behavioral Health

About Volunteer Behavioral Health

Volunteer Behavioral Health is a nonprofit, CARF-accredited community behavioral health organization with a campus in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, serving more than 50 counties across Middle, Southeast, and Upper Cumberland Tennessee. For over 60 years, they have treated adults, children, and families dealing with substance use, mental illness, and co-occurring disorders. Their same-day access model aims to connect people with services within 24 hours of calling the intake line. Addiction care spans outpatient counseling, medication management, medication-assisted treatment, intensive outpatient programming, and 24/7 medically monitored detox, with 10 detox beds in Murfreesboro and 24 more at their Cookeville campus.

Outpatient care begins with an assessment that shapes an individualized plan, which may combine individual, family, and group therapy with care management and medication support, and family members are encouraged to take part. The intensive outpatient program meets in groups for at least three hours a day, three days a week, and includes aftercare to support people after they finish. Specialized tracks include the Women’s CHOICES program for mothers, offered in Chattanooga and Cookeville, which pairs group therapy with parenting classes, peer support, and transportation, along with court- and probation-referred treatment for people involved in the justice system. For ongoing support, they run peer-led centers, including Our Place in Murfreesboro, and an online recovery community with chat rooms and meetings moderated by recovery coaches.