NEWS
In the News
This page includes our most up-to-date program adaptations and organization updates regarding COVID-19.
The Next Door’s Management Team has created a response plan to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus within the TND community and to maximize the health and safety of our clients and staff.…
Written by Tracy Korney, Posted November 22, 2019
We all have imperfections we like to hide.
But for those battling drug or alcohol abuse, hiding can destroy lives and families for generations.
33-year-old Jennifer, who asked that we keep her last name private, calls herself a “master hider.”…
Written by Annie Reeves at StyleBlueprint, Posted November 2019
The Next Door
Fifteen years ago, The Next Door was formed as a place to receive women after their release from jail. At the time, there was nowhere else in town where women could turn after incarceration, so for 10 years, The Next Door invited women in, easing their transition.…
– story by Matthew Torres, News Channel 5
read full story and watch video here
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — When it comes to the opioid crisis, pregnant women tend to feel the most vulnerable and stigmatized. However, treatment services are becoming more available to help with recovery, counseling and support.…
from nFocus Magazine, written by Holly Hoffman
Photograph by Alex Berger
The Next Door is on track to offer services to more than 1,600 Middle Tennessee women in crisis this year. Fifteen years ago, it opened to meet the needs of transitional housing and support for female ex-offenders, and programs have since expanded to include those impacted by addiction, mental illness and trauma.…
Our very own April Barnes is in this video, talking about the opioid crisis and what The Next Door is doing to fight it. Click here to watch it.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Some rural counties in Tennessee saw a big spike in overdose deaths in 2017, but researchers aren’t sure what caused the trend.…
The TN Department of Health is launching a new publicity campaign this week called The Faces of the Opioid Crisis. They state, “As you all know, Tennessee is among the hardest-hit states when it comes to the opioid epidemic. The story of its impact is often told in numbers: 1,268 opioid overdose deaths in Tennessee in 2017; more than six million painkiller prescriptions in our state in 2018. …
As a Nashville facility that provides rehabilitation services to women impacted by addiction, mental illness, trauma or incarceration, the non-profit known as The Next Door regularly relies on volunteers to help with needs such as stocking the supply closet, serving a meal or building relationships with the female residents.…
We’re proud to announce that we’ve been named a Top Workplace by The Tennessean for the FIFTH year in a row! We are officially in the Hall Of Fame. We ranked 11 out of the 25 finalists in the Mid-size Companies.…
As our country grapples with the opioid epidemic, NPT held a public forum about how Middle Tennesseans are dealing with this health crisis, recorded on April 9, 2019, in studio A. Our audience discussed how this substance is affecting communities, families and health systems.…
