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For more than 20 years the McNabb Center has partnered with community organizations, local businesses and individuals to provide holiday gifts for children in East Tennessee. The Dear Santa program gives the Center’s child clients…

The McNabb Center is proud to announce that it was recently awarded $414,000 to provide homeless outreach services to individuals in the greater Chattanooga area. The funding comes from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency in…

A group of more than two dozen law enforcement officers, first responders and Knox County School staff graduated from Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training on Friday, July 16, 2021.  This graduating class included staff from…

The McNabb Center is pleased to announce the promotion of Mary Katsikas to regional clinical vice president. As regional clinical vice president, Mary will oversee nearly half of the Center’s clinical services, including the children…

The McNabb Center celebrated the opening of its newest building today, cutting the ribbon at the new Intensive Long-Term Support (ILS) program. ILS provides supportive living for adults recovering from psychiatric conditions who need assistance…

The McNabb Center will host a ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of its newest building. This $1.5 million project will house the Center’s Intensive Long-Term Support (ILS) program, which provides supportive living for adults…

(CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) Members from The Lighthouse, the McNabb Center’s peer support program, came together to build a Little Free Library for the Watkins Street Park. The Lighthouse provides opportunities for adults with a mental illness…

While it is important to recognize the need for mental health care throughout the year, as Mental Health Awareness Month, May is a time to intentionally convey the importance of addressing mental health concerns.  “The…

Members from The Lighthouse, the McNabb Center’s peer support program, came together to build a Little Free Library for the Watkins Street Park. The Lighthouse provides opportunities for adults with a mental illness to develop…

The McNabb Center is pleased to announce that our most senior regional clinical vice president, Mona Blanton-Kitts, has been promoted to president. As the Center’s president, Mona will be responsible for all clinical services and…

May is National Foster Care Month, a time to raise awareness about the nearly 8,000 Tennessee children in foster care. The McNabb Center provides foster care services for children in East Tennessee and is seeking…

A group of more than two dozen law enforcement officers, first responders and hospital staff graduated from Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training on Friday, April 23, 2021.  This graduating class included staff from American Medical…

(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) The McNabb Center is pleased to announce that it will soon be operating a Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) at its Hamblen County campus. The CSU provides intensive, short-term stabilization for an individual who…

(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) In 2018, nearly 400 people in Knox County reported a sexual assault to law enforcement officers. McNabb Center’s Sexual Assault Center of East Tennessee (SACET) is a resource for victims of sexual assault…

(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) The McNabb Center invites the community    to support its virtual campaign this April during Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). Every 73 seconds, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted and nationally, only 23%…

(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) The McNabb Center is launching a month-long social media awareness campaign to bring attention to Child Abuse Prevention month. According to the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Tennessee, a child is abused or neglected every…

(Knoxville, Tenn.) The Helen Ross McNabb Foundation is excited to launch a $2.35 million capital campaign that will bring additional much-needed substance use treatment beds to the Knoxville area.  “This is an important initiative for…

(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) The McNabb Center celebrated the groundbreaking of Mineral Springs Manor today. Mineral Springs Manor is a 50-unit rental housing complex, providing much-needed low-income housing to senior citizens in the Knoxville area.  This unique…

(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…