NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Sometimes, the hardest part about getting mental health help is finding it, but the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) has relaunched a popular scholarship to help fill the gaps.

According to state data, more than 3.2 million Tennesseans live in a community without enough mental health professionals.

“Tennesseans are impacted by that shortage just in the fact that there are not enough people to treat them. It means longer wait times. It means sometimes they might not even get treatment at all," Nathan Miller, the senior vice president of operations at Volunteer Behavioral Healthcare said.

People at TDMHSAS noticed the issue years ago and gathered a group of stakeholders to discuss the problem and brainstorm ways to addr

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