A state study supports building a replacement for Lakeshore Mental Health Institute, but funding is not assured.
Seeking Treatment Option Funds
City Council members approve a measure calling for state help to expand mental health services, including a new psychiatric hospital.
Expanding Mental Health Options
City and county leaders discuss needs for more in-patient treatment and new crisis response models.
Consensus Begins to Emerge
Council intends to hold a workshop with County Commission on mental health issues and a public hearing on a possible alternative response program.
Justice Through Treatment
A new mental health court will provide a therapeutic alternative to incarceration for defendants with psychological disorders.
Council Approves Budget
Members delay consideration of a proposal to create a task force to develop an alternative response program.
An Alternative State of the City
Social justice advocates offer a vision of Knoxville that differs from Mayor Indya Kincannon’s, and propose last-minute budget changes.
2022 Revue: Knox County
Elections kept incumbents in place while giving County Commission its first female majority. And the Advance Knox process began to set a vision for the county’s future.
Support System
As students struggle with mental health, Knox County Schools expands its contract with McNabb to provide counselors in all middle and high schools.
Seeking State Services
County Commission asks for a new mental health hospital to replace the shuttered Lakeshore. Would it meet community needs?
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