Services & Programs

Mending Hearts provides women therapeutic recovery that addresses not only their addiction but also co-occurring mental health and trauma issues. We offer a full continuum of care from medically-monitored detox to residential treatment, all the way through to community reintegration. While most residential rehabilitation centers offer programs that are only thirty days, Mending Hearts is unique in that the average stay for women is three to six months. This provides the time and support necessary to address underlying trauma and triggers to help prevent relapse.

The full continuum of care provided includes

Medical Detox/Licensed Medically Monitored Detoxification

Treatment for long-term substance abuse with co-occurring mental health disorders requires medical management. Medically Monitored Detoxification provides inpatient treatment by an interdisciplinary team to assist with the withdrawal process, 24/7 nursing care by staff specially trained in medically-monitored detox, evidence-based medical care for the safest and most effective treatment of withdrawal symptoms, and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) if indicated by a physician.

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)

Mending Hearts specializes in a person-centered, evidence-based MAT treatment plan with recovery support to ensure safe withdrawal from drugs and alcohol. The use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, which is effective in the treatment of opioid use disorders (OUD), Mending Hearts has a dedicated staff of treatment professionals with innovative strategies for long-term sustainable recovery.

Residential Treatment Center (RTC)

Our highly structured program serves clients with the primary purpose of restoration from alcohol and/or drug abuse as well as dependency disorders to levels of positive functioning and abstinence. A primary goal of this program is to move the client into less intensive levels of care and/or reintegration into the community as appropriate. Services include individual and group therapy, educational groups, intensive case management, trauma recovery groups, and other evidenced based groups.

Peer Support Community with Recovery Housing (PSC)

This program provides a safe and secure living environment where every client is a role model for the clients entering the program after them. Clients entering the program are introduced to a culture of accountability for themselves and their peers. Groups and classes consist of evidenced based self-care, self-esteem, GED/computer/resume classes, campus Narcotics Anonymous (NA)/Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings, financial planning, criminal thinking group, and re-entry program. During this phase, women are working, saving money, and repairing/building relationships with their children and family. A case manager will be assigned to each resident to address individual needs to enhance access to community resources.

Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

This program focuses on addressing addictions, depression, and other dependencies of the individual client through involvement in the following therapeutic processes: evidenced based groups, 12 step facilitated individual and group therapies, family therapy, addiction/co-occurring educational presentations, and experiential and skill-building groups. This treatment program enables clients to continue with their normal day-to-day lives in a way that residential treatment programs do not. IOP can be attended on an outpatient basis.

Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)

Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) is a level of care that provides clients with access to a safe, and structured treatment environment without total disruption of their daily routines. This program allows a client to reside in their own home and commute to treatment daily. It’s a full-time mental health counseling program that requires dedication and commitment to improving one’s health and wellness. PHP can be attended on an outpatient basis.

Frequently Asked Questions

The first step is to complete a Pre-Admission Screening form on our website. The form gathers pertinent information which allows our team to deem if the applicant is appropriate for placement in one of Mending Hearts’ programs. Assessment takes approximately 48 hours to complete, and then our Admissions team will be in contact with the applicant to inform them of the assessment. For any additional questions, please contact the Admissions Department at 615.385.1696

In Residential Treatment, clients are allowed the following items:

  • No more than 10 Outfits – casual clothes
  • Sweater or jacket
  • Sleepwear and slippers
  • Personal toiletries – nothing with alcohol in it
  • Approximately $10.00/wk. No more than $50.00 cash is allowed.
  • Any prescription drugs currently being taken

In all other programs, clients may have the items above, but no more than 20 outfits and some spending money.

The following items are not allowed in Residential Treatment:

  • Cell phones
  • Revealing clothing, tank tops, clothing with alcohol, drug, or sexually suggestive images or words.
  • TVs, radios, CD/DVD players, iPods, etc.
  • Reading material (Bibles and other spiritual material are allowed)
  • Musical instruments
  • No personal hygiene products with alcohol in the first three ingredients
  • No aerosol cans or anything that has alcohol in it
  • Revealing clothing, tank tops, clothing with alcohol, drug, or sexually suggestive images or words are not allowed in any programs

*Please note that any items that are not allowed may be returned to the family or friends who transported the client.

Because we believe that all people should have access to treatment, programs at Mending Hearts are often considerably less than those at other treatment facilities. Mending Hearts accepts most major insurance, is an approved TennCare provider for AmeriGroup, and is a grantee of the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The State grants allow us to provide services to people who otherwise could not afford treatment.

Residential treatment typically lasts from fourteen to forty-five days, depending on the individual. Intensive Outpatient groups meet for eight weeks. Morning IOP groups are offered. Because we provide a full continuum of care, the average stay for clients is three to six months. Some women can stay at Mending Hearts for up to two years pending bed availability.

During treatment, clients are in the process of receiving the basic tools necessary to begin living a substance-free lifestyle. The process includes education through lectures and films. Group therapy as well as community living is a beginning point for learning new ways to explore feelings buried by the use of alcohol and other drugs and relating to others in new ways. The client will also attend self-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Double Trouble in Recovery for co-occurring disorders. Throughout treatment, the emphasis will be on developing self-responsibility, owning, and accepting the consequences of one’s behavior – in a supportive and caring environment. Each component of treatment is included for therapeutic reasons to help the client begin recovery.

Regardless of what program clients are in, they can receive mail.

Mail can be sent to 1002 44th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37209.

While it is not read by staff, we do require the mail to be opened in front of staff. Packages may be searched. It will be delivered to the client at certain times in each program.

During Residential Treatment or the first thirty days in the peer support community program, clients are not allowed to have cell phones or make phone calls unless approved by their Counselor. After Residential Treatment, clients can have their cell phones, and a house telephone is in every apartment.

Yes, in designated smoking areas.

During the first three days in Residential Treatment, the client may receive necessary items by having someone drop it off at the Administrative Office at 1002 44th Ave., N., Nashville, TN 37209. After that, all items must be mailed to 44th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37209.

Please note that during the Family Program, Residential Treatment clients are not permitted to accept gifts or items given to them during the program sessions.

In all other programs, clients who are not on furlough may go off campus to receive items. Items cannot be dropped off at individual apartments.

Because we believe that substance use disorder is a disease that not only affects the person abusing substances but also anyone who cares about that person, Mending Hearts is dedicated to helping families and significant others understand addiction and begin healing within the family unit. For this reason, Mending Hearts offers an Intensive Family Program monthly for families of clients in our programs. There is no out-of-pocket expense for this program.

The Family Program gives family members a place to explore the above topics in a more structured, intensive manner and to meet and share with others who have had similar experiences. Through lectures, discussions, and exercises, it also is a time for growth, reflection, and healing within the family unit especially as the resident participates with the family.

The Family Seminar gives family members a place to explore the above topics in a more structured, intensive manner and to meet and share with others who have had similar experiences. Through lectures, discussions and exercises, it also is a time for growth, reflection and healing within the family unit especially as the resident participates with the family.