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Behavioral Care Center (BCC)
About Us:
The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) Behavioral Care Center (BCC) is a state licensed adult supportive treatment facility providing gender responsive trauma-informed care to residents in a short-term residential setting as an alternative to jail. Residents who successfully complete the program will not face criminal charges and will be provided resources for continuation of care.
The BCC is a 60 bed facility that can house 30 males and 30 females. At maximum capacity, it is estimated that the facility will impact 1,500-2,000 individuals annually. DCSO’s facility is designed to be a treatment setting rather than a correctional one.
Our Program:
Sheriff Daron Hall and the DCSO work in collaboration with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, the District Attorney’s Office, and the Metropolitan Public Defender’s Office towards the goal of decriminalizing mental illness. These agencies, along with VitalCore Health Strategies and Mental Health Cooperative providers implement needs assessments and guidelines to determine which arrestees qualify for treatment at the BCC
Criteria for the BCC includes:
• Mental health or substance use disorder diagnosis
• Misdemeanor and Felony charge level
• Acuity level low enough to actively participate in programming
Qualifying individuals will be diverted to the BCC rather than a jail facility and will begin the process of decriminalizing their arrest.
Treatment Plans:
Each resident receives an individualized treatment plan upon arrival at the BCC. Therapists use assessment tools to determine targeted areas of focus during treatment and anticipated length of stay.
Treatment at the BCC includes:
After stabilization at the BCC, the discharge specialist’s goal is to connect each resident with community resources and ensure continuity of care. Residents receive follow-up calls after discharge to confirm their plan is still working and to provide additional services as needed.
PROGRAM TESTIMONIALS:
“Being in this program has given me the
ability to challenge my ideas and seek the
help I needed to better myself. I have
learned coping skills that will benefit me in
the outside world and I am ready to
transition into a healthy lifestyle.”
“The treatment here has helped me better
understand the triggers that lead me to
make bad decisions. This is the most help
I’ve ever received after getting arrested
and I’m looking forward to following up with
the Mental Health Co-op.”
“ My time here at the BCC helped me to
prepare for the next step in my
treatment . I probably would not have
been ready for the rehab center if I had
gone directly from jail.”
Inmate Phones and Video Visitation:
Annex Inmate Phone Accounts:
To add money to phone accounts, deposits must be made at www.ICSolutions.com or via telephone.
Friends and Family can set up an account via the below methods:
Visit website: Call toll-free number
The following forms of payments are accepted:
Visa or MasterCard, Debit Cards, Western Union may be used for online or phone payments. Money Orders and Cashier’s Check may be mailed in.
For Prepaid Accounts, the following information is required by whoever sets up the account:
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Name and Address of person you will be calling.
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The designated telephone number you will call.
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The name of the Facility where you are incarcerated.
The video visitation system allows inmates to converse with friends and family through video. This allows anyone with internet access to schedule a time to video visit someone being held in the facility. With this system in place, the inmates can converse with their children, friends and family living anywhere in the United States. Young children can talk to parents and siblings when they would not otherwise be able to. For more information about Video Visitation please visit their website at JailATM.com.
If you are interested in volunteering at the BCC as a certified peer recovery specialist (CPRS) apply at the link below.
