Lloyd C Elam Mental Health Center
About Lloyd C Elam Mental Health Center
Lloyd C Elam Mental Health Center is a non-profit treatment provider in Nashville, Tennessee, accredited by CARF. It provides residential, intensive outpatient (IOP), outpatient and medical detox care. The center runs programs for adolescents, young adults, adult women and pregnant/postpartum women.
Everything below is reported to SAMHSA's federal treatment locator, checked July 2026. Directory records can lag real life — call before you go to confirm the center is still operating and can treat your situation. We list what we can verify and don't publish insurers or prices we haven't confirmed, even where other directories do.
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Frequently asked questions about Lloyd C Elam Mental Health Center
Answered from this center's own federal listing — not from marketing copy.
Lloyd C Elam Mental Health Center appears in SAMHSA's federal treatment locator, the U.S. government's official directory of licensed substance-use providers, and reports the following credentials: CARF and State-licensed. You can verify this yourself at findtreatment.gov — we are not affiliated with this center and are not paid by it.
We don't publish prices, because no directory can quote you an accurate one — the real cost depends on your coverage, the level of care, and how long you stay. What we can tell you is that Lloyd C Elam Mental Health Center reports free or low-cost options, so a lack of money is not automatically a closed door. Ask them directly what you would pay.
Lloyd C Elam Mental Health Center reports offering Residential, IOP, Outpatient and Detox care. Its medical detox covers alcohol detoxification, benzodiazepines detoxification, cocaine detoxification, methamphetamines detoxification and opioids detoxification. The right level depends on how severe your use is and whether withdrawal needs medical supervision — alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal in particular can be dangerous without it.
Its listed treatment approaches include anger management, cognitive behavioral therapy, contingency management/motivational incentives, community reinforcement plus vouchers, motivational interviewing and matrix model. Evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, contingency management and motivational interviewing are what research consistently supports — it's fair to ask any center which of these it actually practices.
Yes — Lloyd C Elam Mental Health Center reports dedicated programming for veterans. Veterans may also be eligible for VA-funded substance-use treatment, which is worth checking alongside this center.
Yes — Lloyd C Elam Mental Health Center reports a program for pregnant or postpartum women. Pregnancy makes withdrawal management a medical priority rather than something to tough out alone, so call them before stopping any substance abruptly.
Yes — Lloyd C Elam Mental Health Center accepts Children/Adolescents, Young Adults, Adults and Seniors. Adolescent treatment usually looks different from adult treatment: more family involvement, schooling, and attention to co-occurring issues like anxiety or ADHD.