Free resources
Free health resources in Tennessee
5 places in Tennessee that cost nothing or almost nothing to use. Each card links to the official page we read and shows the date we read it.
Crisis line
Tennessee Statewide Crisis Line
Tennessee's crisis line, listed by the state Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Call or text 988 and then press 0 to reach it.
Source checked 21 Aug 2026. See what we read.
State program
TennCare
Tennessee's Medicaid program. The state site explains coverage and how to apply, and the member line is 1-800-342-3145.
Source checked 21 Aug 2026. See what we read.
Tennessee Department of Health
The state health department, working across all 95 counties. Programs include breast, cervical, colorectal and lung cancer screening, public health dental clinics in more than 45 rural counties, WIC, family planning, home visiting and newborn screening.
Source checked 21 Aug 2026. See what we read.
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
The state agency for mental illness and substance use disorders. The statewide crisis line is 988, then press 0. Addiction treatment referral is 800-889-9789, and the non-emergency helpline is 800-560-5767.
Source checked 21 Aug 2026. See what we read.
Nonprofit
Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center
A Nashville health center that has provided affordable care for underinsured and uninsured Middle Tennesseans since 1968. Medical, dental and behavioral health across three clinic locations. Most major plans accepted, including TennCare and CoverKids.
Source checked 21 Aug 2026. See what we read.
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