McNabb Center to Break Ground on 'Safety Center' Alternative to Jail for Mentally Ill
When the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services solicited proposals for its Pre-Arrest Diversion...
Knox County Commission Approves Safety Center Contract 10-1
Knox County Commission approved two resolutions on Monday to help bring about a diversion facility – also called a safety center – for...
City Voting to Approve Safety Center Tuesday
The Knoxville City Council will vote its approval or disapproval for the first time on the jail diversion center, or safety center, that...
County Commission to Vote on Safety Center Next Week
The safety center to divert the mentally ill and substance abuse offenders from jail has moved further along by Knox County Commission....
Officials Draw Ire from Neighborhood for Safety Center Location
During a heated public meeting on Thursday night, the Knox County authorities who have endorsed a plan to create an arrest-diversion...
Knoxville Community Concerned over Proposed Safety Center
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – A community is upset over a plan to build a behavior health care center in their neighborhood. Knox County hopes to...
Safety Center Workshop Planned
The mentally ill and people with addiction issues need a place to go that's not jail, which many officials in Knox County agree upon. How...