{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-3-113","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-3-113","heading":"Duties of council","body":"In addition to other duties imposed by law, the council shall also perform the following duties:\n(1) Facilitate interagency coordination and collaboration in the planning, funding, delivery and evaluation of a statewide system of mental health care for children;\n(2) Define accountability standards among all agencies and organizations that provide services and support relative to the mental health needs of children and their families;\n(3) Encourage the matching of federal funds required by federal grants for children's mental health initiatives;\n(4) Serve as an advocate within government and in the community for children's mental health care in this state;\n(5) Stimulate more effective use of existing resources and services for children, and develop programs, opportunities and services that are not otherwise provided for children, with the aim of developing a comprehensive and coordinated system for the delivery of mental health services to children in the state;\n(6) Assist the department of mental health and substance abuse services in the development of interagency agreements on services and supports for children; and\n(7) Determine, in consultation with appropriate research experts, which programs that are currently being used to serve or support children's mental health needs in the state are evidence-based, as defined by § 37-5-121 , research-based, as defined by § 37-5-121 and theory-based, as defined by § 37-5-121 . The council shall provide such findings in its annual report submitted in accordance with § 37-1-115 , including an explanation of the support for those findings.","path":["TN Code","Title 37","Chapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"cffe47cc97d8a901d32667cdf86b607b893d2e4137d70b95016c42d9ef135932","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-3-112","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-3-114"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}