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MULTICULTURAL RESOURCES

Interpreter Services in Tennessee

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List of individual interpreters by county: Click here
(An asterisk denotes that the interpreter has completed the Mental Health Association's Training for Interpreters)

List of facilities and organizations that use interpreters: Click here

Other Organizations: Click here

Mental Health Links in Spanish

www.alsofa.org - Informacion de la salud mental in Espanol and English.

www.aacap.org - American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Informacion para la familia.

www.caminoseguro.org

www.nimh.nih.gov - National Institute of Mental Health

www.nmha.org - National Mental Health Association

Information about mental health in many languages

Center for Multicultural Human Services, Falls Church, VA

Hispanic Support Groups

Hispanic Women's Educational Group and Hispanic Mental Health Information and Referral Services - Luisa Hough, Mental Health Association, 615-269-5355.

Spanish speaking AA Groups
145 Thompson Lane
M-F - 8:00-9:00pm
Cumberland Heights - also accepts court ordered domestic violence & DUI’s
615-353-4305

"Mi Ultima Copa en Nashville."
2122 Utopia Avenue
Meets Monday-Saturday
8:00pm - 9:30pm and Sunday, 2:00pm - 3:30 pm
615-831-1050.

Catholic Charities Refugee and Immigrant Services
615-259-3567
Resettlement Services for Refugees for the first few months in the United States (length of services depend on program). Immigrant Services are available for assistance with immigration forms (fee charged).

Iraqi House - 615-831-1103
Services for all Iraqis

Somali Community Center - 615-399-5200
Services for the Somali Community

Kurdish Human Rights Watch - 615-331-1956
Services for the Kurdish Community

Kurdistan Cultural Lobby - 615-445-7975
Services for the Kurdish Community

Lentz TB Clinic - 615-340-5650
Arabic, Sudanese, Spanish interpreters on site.

Maternal and Infant Clinic at Metro General Hospital
615-341-4229
Kurdish, Arabic and Spanish interpreters on-site, other languages available as needed. Services for pregnant women, infants, and children.

Metro Schools' Bilingual Education Office - 615-298-8467
Support Services for ESL

Metro Social Services Refugee Program
615-880-3441, 615-862-6491
School Orientation Program, Cultural Sensitivity Training, Employment and Social Adjustment Services.

Nashville Kurdish Forum - 615-333-9111

Refugee English Classes for Adults - 615-783-2800

Siloam Family Health Center - 615-298-5406

Volunteer Medical Clinic with sensitivity in refugee/immigrant issues. Minimal cost for services ($5-10)

Somali Community Center - 615-399-5200
Services for the Somali Community

Sudanese Community in Tennessee
William Adiang: 615-366-0988
Services for Sudanese Community

TennCare Consumer Advocacy Refugee Advocates
615-313-9840 Arabic/Kurdish
615-313-9382 Bosnian/other refugees
615-313-9894 Somali
615-313-9899 Vietnamese
Assistance with TennCare and TennCare Transportation

World Relief - 615-833-7735
Resettlement Services for Refugees for the first few months in the United States (length of services depend on program).
Assistance with some immigration paperwork (fee charged).

For information regarding other providers with experience in dealing with refugee or immigrant services, contact Meryl Taylor at Metro Refugee Services at 615-880-3441.

 

 

 
     

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