Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug & other Addiction Services
We are a statewide association of alcohol and drug abuse treatment, prevention, and recovery service professionals and others who are interested in addiction issues.
Important Update: Hands Across the Bridge Festival Component Cancelled Due to Severe Weather
Due to the severe weather forecast for Friday afternoon, we have made the incredibly difficult decision to cancel the festival portion of Hands Across the Bridge.
At this time, we are still planning to proceed with forming the human chain across the bridge, weather permitting. Participants should gather at 9:30 AM, and the event will begin at 10:00 AM
Location:
John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge
108 First Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37201
We will monitor conditions closely and will share any additional updates if plans need to change.
Thank you for your understanding and flexibility. We appreciate everyone who has supported this year’s event and hope you will still be able to join us for the human chain.
Call or text the Tennessee REDLINE, a 24/7 hotline that connects Tennessee residents with state-funded, addiction treatment and recovery services.
Call, chat or text 988 to be connected to a trained crisis counselor who can connect you to resources in your community.
Meet our September Awareness Month premiere sponsors!
Anniversary Sponsor:
New Hope Treatment Centers
Presenting Sponsor:
Nashville CARES
Leadership Sponsor:
Wellpoint
GOLD SPONSORS
of Recovery Month Dinner & Awards Night
Fall Festival/Hands Across the Bridge
Silver Sponsor
Substance Use Statistics
From the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
3,032
Tennesseans died of drug overdoses in 2020
40,888
admissions to state-funded substance abuse treatment and recovery programs (2019)
294,000
estimated Tennesseans with a mental illness and substance use disorder
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How do I become a member of TAADAS?
Membership in the Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drugs and other Addiction Services is more than a purchase of services.
It is also an investment in a philosophy - in a cause. It is a shared belief that alcohol and drug abuse are treatable and preventable; that the availability of quality treatment and prevention services to all Tennessee citizens is important; and that by joining together, we can do more than we can do individually.
Join our community of advocates, peers, addiction counselors, treatment providers and more!
“I stay abreast of what is happening locally and around the state through our affiliation with TAADAS. Also because of TAADAS, I've been able to connect with peers who are doing similar work in our community and they've become a resource for us. I appreciate Mary Linden and her team!!!”
Pamela Sessions
CEO, Renewal House
“I am appreciative that TAADAS is a peer group for the sharing of ideas, advocacy, fellowship and being a voice for those we serve, when so many times their voices are not heard.”
Richard Barber
Aspell Recovery
