Courts Director Tate Speaks at System of Care Conference

Administrative Office of the Courts Director Deborah Taylor Tate was recently honored and spoke at the 4th Annual System of Care Conference July 11, 2016 in Franklin, TN.

Pictured with Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services E. Douglas Varney, Tate assisted with the original $8 million SAMHSA grant as well as the rewrite of Title 33. Director Tate spoke to conference participants about the history of the System of Care in Tennessee.

Each year, the AOC provides training for over 600 judicial officers and staff working with juveniles and families in Tennessee. That group's annual conference will be held during August in Memphis.