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A CALL TO
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Project Profile

KNOX COUNTY, TN

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Introduction
Profile
About Funder and Contracting Agencies
Contact

Introduction
Dear Knox County Community Member,
1-865-HEALTHLINE RING exists because greater health for our transitional young
people (12-21-yrs old) with mental illness is a community responsibility. No
question, no debate. With mental health, the fierce urgency of now never has too
much now-ness. No ethnicity, age, sex, or economic status is immune from mental
illness, but young people are especially vulnerable: 50% of all people with mental
illness develop symptoms by age 14; 75% develop symptoms by age 24. The public
health mission we have at hand demands HEALTHLING RINGs distinct, powerful
charge:
1-865-HEALTHLINE RING is a collaborative mental health workshop series
for young people and their families providing education, combating stigma,
and forging access to services
Mental illness is vastly under-addressed. Whats worse, young people with mental
illness are harshly judged through stigma: treatment as others. Stigma is
disastrous. The odds of young people with mental illness achieving healthy,
prosperous lives goes down and the odds of them struggling increases. Moreover,
our entire community suffersKnox County cannot fully thrive unless it seriously
addresses the mental health of its young people.
Although this is worrying, many answers to alleviating mental illness harmfulness
exist: education, community resources, and community relationships that unify
resources and people with mental illness. HEALTHLINE RING has called on the
organizations already involved in our project, and it can always use more. Thank you
for reading about this project. Please contact us if your agency or you would like to
become part of HEALTHLINE RINGs answer to Knox Countys urgent call to health for
our young people.
Lets do this!
In solidarity,

Andrew Calderaro, MSW

Courage Incorporated

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Project Profile
Mission Statement: 1-865-HEALTHLINE RING is a collaborative mental
health workshop series for young people and their families providing
education, combating stigma, and forging access to services
Physical Address: 418 N Broadway St., Knoxville, Tennessee 37917
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 20847 Knoxville, Tennessee 37920
Contact/Phone: Andrew Calderaro, MSW (Courage Inc.) @ 865-456-7009 or
Taylor Rumsey (Tennessee Voices for Children) @ 865-633-7639
Funder: Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services through a six-year, $9 million grant from the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Centers for Mental Health
Services.
Contractor: Tennessee Voices for Children
Subcontractor: Courage Incorporated
Project Principles:

Cultural competency and appreciation

Mental illness information and mental health resource information
Lessening stigma against people with mental illness

Project Goals:

Increase community awareness of mental illness to combat stigma

Bring together community organizations to advance mental health
education
Improve health outcomes for participants (i.e. healthier functioning in the
community, school, with friends and family)

Workshop Participant Guidelines:

Transitional young people (12-21-yrs old) residing in Knox County, who

have:
Have a diagnosed emotional, behavioral, or mental health disorder
Have difficulty functioning in good health in the community, with
friends and family, or in school (including being at risk for residential
treatment, hospitalization, etc.

Workshop Locations:
Workshops are held at various Knox County community locations in order to
accommodate young people throughout the County

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Subcontractor / Facilitator

Contractor

Funder

About Funder and Contracting Agencies

The Departments vision is to be one of the nations most innovative and proactive
state behavioral health authorities for Tennesseans dealing with mental health and
substance abuse problems. Its mission is to provide, plan for, and promote a
comprehensive array of quality prevention, early intervention, treatment,
habilitation, and recovery support services for Tennesseans with mental illness and
substance abuse issues. Learn more at www.tn.gov/behavioral-health.

Tennessee Voices for Children, Inc. (TVC) was formally

organized in 1990 by Tipper Gore as a statewide
coalition of individuals, agencies and organizations to
promote childrens health and education services.
TVC is now a statewide and national source of
referral, support, and advocacy for families and the
systems that serve them. A TVC program, the K-Town
Youth Empowerment Network is a community
partnership to provide a System of Care for Knox
County youth ages 14-21 with serious emotional and
behavioral challenges, and their families. 1-865HEALTHLINE RING is part of a SAMHSA grant.

Courage Incorporated is grounded in social capital

and the strengths-based perspective. Through
networking of trust-based relationships that
enables resource access, Courage hinges on the
assets, talents, and abilities of Knoxville's various
populations and communities. Courage was
founded in New York in 2011 by Andrew Calderaro,
MSW, and is now here in Knoxville. Courages
success has been its Info Talksdown to earth
workshops that empower people and unite them
with mental health resources. Courage is
subcontracting with TVC to facilitate the 1-865HEALTHLINE RING workshops.

Tennessee Voices
for Children
provides
leadership,
support, and
services
that promote
voice, hope, and
empowerment for
the emotional and
behavioral wellbeing of children,
youth, and their
families

Courage
Incorporated
is a 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit
empowering
people with
mood disorder
& mood health
information
because mood
molds quality
living.

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Next Steps
Contact HEALTHLINE RING to be involved!
Work with us and young people in your organization
to hold a workshop
Volunteer at one of our workshops
If a mental health professional, offer your insight and
knowledge
Other ways you think your organization or you can
unite community for HEALTHLINEs mission
Andrew Calderaro, MSW
Director, Courage Incorporated
(865) 456-7009
CalderaroAndrew@Gmail.com
Taylor Rumsey
Tennessee Voices for Children
SOC Collaboration Specialist
K-Town Youth Empowerment Network
(865) 202-4468
Trumsey@tnvoices.org