Home Visitation Coalition

Kids Don't Come With Instuctions Parent Helpline/Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-356-6767

Bilingual counselors available for Latino Families

Parent Helpline (Kids Don't Come With Instructions Hotline) is a 24 hour, toll-free helpline providing supportive listening, information, and referrals for families experiencing problems or stress. Parents are encouraged to explore solutions to the stresses of parenting and assistance is provided to link families with community support services. Behavior management, child development and non-physical forms of discipline are discussed.

The Home Visitiation Coalition brings together all the home visitation programs across the state of Tennessee to help foster and nurture children and their families. Organizations that are part of the coalition are:

Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee

Nurses for Newborns

Department of Health

Department of Children's Services

Department of Human Services

LeBonheur Children's Hospital

Catholic Charities

Parents as Teachers

UT Extension Office

MIHOW

Tennessee Voices for Children

Exchange Club Family Center

Select Committee on Children and Youth

Healthy Starts

Hugs

CASA

Nurse Family Partnership

Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth

Fight Crime Invest in Kids

UTM

Porter Leath

UN Health Services

Tennessee Commission on Social Welfare

Vanderbilt Children's Hospital

Vanderbilt School of Nursing

Belmont University

Governor's Office

If you are interested in joining the home visitation coaliton please contact Carla Snodgrass at 615-383-0994 or click here to email her.