Cumberland Heights

The natural beauty of our 177 acre campus, our state of the art facilities and decades of experience provide lasting healing to those suffering from addiction

Cumberland Heights is a nonprofit alcohol and drug treatment center located on the banks of the Cumberland River. The natural beauty of our 177 acre campus, our state of the art facilities and decades of experience provide lasting healing to those suffering from addiction.

We believe in the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, which, since 1935, is a proven method to become clean and sober. The worldwide growth of AA cannot be denied, despite its traditions of no leadership or outside funding.  AA’s only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. Practicing its steps can result in an immeasurable freedom.

Cumberland Heights is for those who need more. We start with the 12 Steps, yet we go further. A patient’s treatment plan includes an assigned counselor and a small, gender-specific group with whom trust becomes natural.

In 1965, Nashville businessman Robert Crichton, Sr. traveled many miles from his home to receive treatment for alcoholism. Alcoholism carried a taboo then, and good treatment centers were hard to find. Inspired, he called a friend, prominent physician Thomas F. Frist, Sr., to see about starting a treatment center in Tennessee – not as a business, for profit, but as a service to the many who needed help and had no place to turn. Soon after, the Cumberland Heights Foundation was born.

Cumberland Heights began admitting men for treatment in 1966 and became the first treatment center of its kind in the southeast. In the 1970s, we opened one of the nation’s first treatment programs for women and by 1985 saw the advent of one of the first adolescent programs.

Today, by staying true to its goal, Cumberland Heights has become one of the leading treatment centers in the country.

At Cumberland Heights, the patient’s whole recovery of body, mind and spirit is our number one priority.

Lost Dreams Reawaken How Cumberland Heights’ Young Adult Program is Encouraging a Return to College Young adults are seeking treatment in higher numbers and with more acute addictions than ever before. Recognizing the need, Cumberland Heights has found promise in the Young Adult Program (YAP), integrating a flexible, peer-led approach to treatment with outstanding results. Of the […]

Sunday Sermon: The purpose and meaning for our lives “I believe that most of our questions are really about the purpose and meaning for our lives. They are questions about how to cope with problems that feel insurmountable or dealing with a challenge or living with the consequences of past mistakes and behaviors. They are […]

Sunday Sermon: Those of us who need our faith to be part of our recovery! “For those of us who need our faith to be part of our recovery, it is vitally important to learn how to understand God’s will for our lives and deepen our relationship with God. Sometimes the faithful thing to do […]

If you or a loved one would like to speak directly with one of our licensed admissions staff, please call us now at (800) 646-9998 or submit the following information.

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Primary Focus of the Provider

• Substance Abuse Treatment Services

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Type of Care

• Substance abuse treatment
• Do not use medication for opioid addiction

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Facility Type

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Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Trauma-related counseling
• Rational emotive behavioral therapy

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Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

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Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

• Outpatient
• Intensive outpatient treatment

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• Private organization
• State mental health department
• The Joint Commission

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Private health insurance

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Emergency Mental Health Services

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Payment Assistance Available

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Language Services

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

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Ancillary Services

• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• Family counseling offered
• 12-step faciltitation approach
• Brief intervention approach
• Contingency management/motivational incentive
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Relapse prevention

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Age Groups Accepted

• Young adults
• Adults

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Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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Exclusive Services

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