Beth Goodner

Beth Goodner has been selected as the first-ever assistant commissioner for Children and Youth Mental Health Services with the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS). She will lead the new division that encompasses the department’s growing portfolio of services. Goodner has more than 30 years of mental health and substance abuse treatment experience working with all ages. She most recently spent a decade at TrustPoint Hospital in Murfreesboro, serving more than five years as CEO. She spent two years in private counseling practice in Lebanon and also has ten years' experience in various behavioral health roles at University Medical Center in Lebanon. Goodner holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from MTSU, a master’s degree in social work from UT, and a master’s in business administration from Western Governors University.