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(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) The McNabb Center was awarded a five-year, nearly $2.5 million grant to provide supported employment services to individuals seeking treatment for substance use disorder. The grant program, funded by the Substance Abuse and…

(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) Each year the McNabb Center provides more than 2,300 children and families with holiday gifts and experiences through its Dear Santa program, presented by Discovery, Inc.  Last year, of those 2,300 children more…

Fiscal year 2020 was unlike anything the Center has experienced before. The year began with incredible optimism and new business growth. Opportunities to address several issues affecting our community and the people we serve seemed…

(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services expanded the state’s Behavioral Health Safety Net program to include uninsured children, and the McNabb Center is proud to partner with the state…

(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) The McNabb Center is proud to expand access to care thanks to a grant award through the Tennessee Community CARES Program. The Center received $380,200, which will be used for personal protective equipment…

(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) Helen Ross McNabb Center, the region’s leading provider of behavioral health services, announced today that it has changed its name to McNabb Center, effective immediately.  “Mrs. Helen Ross McNabb founded the organization in…

On Wednesday, July 15th, the McNabb Center celebrated the opening of its Therapeutic Preschool program in Chattanooga. The Therapeutic Preschool program provides early intervention services to children ages 2-5 who have been abused or neglected,…

The Helen Ross McNabb Center proudly celebrated the ribbon cutting of its newest Veterans Housing project on Oct. 29 in Knoxville. The permanent, supportive housing provides homes for 10 military veterans who were homeless or…

The Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee awarded $150,000 to the Helen Ross McNabb Center to launch its embedded psychiatry pilot program. This program is the result of a year-long Trinity Health Phase I Research Grant.  In…

The Ben Hogan Foundation will host a golf tournament to benefit the Helen Ross McNabb Center and The First Tee on M onday, Sept. 10, at Cherokee Country Club. The Ben Hogan Foundation supports charities and programs…

In June, the Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee allocated a $15,000 grant to the Helen Ross McNabb Foundation to research embedding, or integrating, behavioral health medical professi onals into East Tennessee emergency rooms. Behavioral health services…

Mike Fishman was honored with the inaugural Hope Award at An Evening of Hope in late April at The Country Cl ub in Morristown. Presented by Rogers Petroleum, the event benefits the Helen Ross McNabb…

By Jerry Vagnier, president & CEO One source of pride for the Helen Ross McNabb Center is the collaborative relationships we foster, which allow us to provide services and grow as an organization. For the…

McNabb Foundation welcomes new board members and officers for 2017-2018 Houston Smelcer, vice president of development and government relations, welcomes new board members and officers to the foundation’s board of directors. 2017-2018 Helen Ross McNabb…