# Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-102: Goals and purposes of mental health care system

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-102
- **Heading:** Goals and purposes of mental health care system
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 33 / Chapter 2 / Section 33-2-102

## Text

(a) Within the limits of available resources, it is the goal of the state to develop and maintain a system of care that provides a comprehensive array of quality prevention, early intervention, treatment, habilitation and rehabilitation services and supports that are geographically available, equitably and efficiently allocated statewide, allowing people to be in their own communities in settings, based on the needs and choices of individuals and families served. (b) The state's purposes are to: (1) Establish and sustain a broad range and scope of flexible services and supports across the domains of residential living, working, learning, community participation, and family support, including crisis, respite and other emergency services, that help service recipients maintain respected and active positions in the community; and (2) Promote the early identification of children with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance to assure they receive services and supports appropriate to their changing needs. (c) The general assembly finds as facts that the needs of persons with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance cannot be met by the department in isolation and that those persons need to receive services and supports that are integrated, have linkages between and among other human service agencies and programs, and have mechanisms for planning, developing, coordinating, and monitoring services and supports to meet their needs. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 24, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 23, eff. 7/1/2024. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
(a) Within the limits of available resources, it is the goal of the state to develop and maintain a system of care that provides a comprehensive array of quality prevention, early intervention, treatment, habilitation and rehabilitation services and supports that are geographically available, equitably and efficiently allocated statewide, allowing people to be in their own communities in settings, based on the needs and choices of individuals and families served.
(b) The state's purposes are to: (1) Establish and sustain a broad range and scope of flexible services and supports across the domains of residential living, working, learning, community participation, and family support, including crisis, respite and other emergency services, that help service recipients maintain respected and active positions in the community; and (2) Promote the early identification of children with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance to assure they receive services and supports appropriate to their changing needs.
(1) Establish and sustain a broad range and scope of flexible services and supports across the domains of residential living, working, learning, community participation, and family support, including crisis, respite and other emergency services, that help service recipients maintain respected and active positions in the community; and
(2) Promote the early identification of children with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance to assure they receive services and supports appropriate to their changing needs.
(c) The general assembly finds as facts that the needs of persons with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance cannot be met by the department in isolation and that those persons need to receive services and supports that are integrated, have linkages between and among other human service agencies and programs, and have mechanisms for planning, developing, coordinating, and monitoring services and supports to meet their needs.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 24, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 23, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.

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- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-101 Services and support to be community-based system](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T33_C2_S33-2-101.md)
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- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-103 Requirements for community-based systems](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T33_C2_S33-2-103.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-104 Core values of service system](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T33_C2_S33-2-104.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-105 Geographic area for service systems - Designation of information sources](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T33_C2_S33-2-105.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-106 Legislative intent - Alleviation of geographical disparities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T33_C2_S33-2-106.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-201 Three-year plan for services and supports - Annual budget request](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T33_C2_S33-2-201.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-202 Mental health planning and policy, and regional planning and policy councils established](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T33_C2_S33-2-202.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-203 Councils - Purpose - Membership](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T33_C2_S33-2-203.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-301 Basic quality standards for services and supports](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T33_C2_S33-2-301.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-302 Regulation of compliance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T33_C2_S33-2-302.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-303 Contracting for higher standards authorized](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T33_C2_S33-2-303.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-401 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T33_C2_S33-2-401.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-402 Part definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T33_C2_S33-2-402.md)

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