Medication Management Services
Open to all students, faculty, staff and the public.
- Mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
- Prescription medication management services
- Open to the public on a low-cost sliding scale
Medication management services are offered by board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner faculty in the School of Nursing.
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Faculty
Kristen Hershey, PhD, RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE (left)
Kristen Hershey is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Kristen has been a nurse for over 24 years with experience in pediatrics, emergency nursing, and community health. Kristen was initially educated and licensed as a nurse in North Carolina and has practiced in Tennessee since 2006. She received a MSN from Tennessee State University in 2010, a PhD from East Tennessee State University in 2017, and a post-graduate certificate as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from East Tennessee State University in 2021. She is a Professor of Nursing at Austin Peay State University, where she has taught for the last 14 years.
The clinic is a grant funded project supported by the Clarksville Montgomery County Community Health Foundation. The Joe and Cathi Maynard Family Fund of Excellence has provided additional support.