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Public Conversation #4: Mental health services and the TYP

July 22, 2010 – 11:06 pm

Overview
The TYP held its fourth Public Conversation at 6pm on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at the Cansler YMCA about mental health services and the role they play in relation to the TYP. Mary Thom Adams, a supporter of the TYP who works in development with Positively Living Park Ridge Harbor, Knoxville’s largest dedicated permanent supportive [...]

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Weekly update 7-19-2010

July 19, 2010 – 10:57 am

Summary is at the top of this update. It’s expanded below.
1. Coming up this Wednesday: Public Conversation #4 — Mental healthcare services delivery. The TYP will hold its next public conversation on 6pm Wednesday, July 21 at the Cansler YMCA.
2. Reminder: Neighborhood meeting about Flenniken Housing. The TYP will dialog with residents of the neighborhoods [...]

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Sheriff speaks to safety

December 16, 2009 – 5:52 pm

This video was published at knoxnews.com back in March. It’s just as relevant today. It’s about one group of people who need permanent supportive housing and their impact on public safety.

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Think you don’t have any homeless people living near you?

July 28, 2009 – 2:26 pm

Think again.
A camp in the Cedar Bluff area, about a dozen miles away from our so-called “mission district,” that was used by people who are homeless has apparently been destroyed. WVLT covers the story here.
This story discredits the myth that homelessness is not an issue that directly effects Knoxville’s and Knox County’s suburbs. There are [...]

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News-Sentinel’s excellent recent series

March 2, 2009 – 12:31 am

Hayes Hickman and JJ Stambaugh, and the late Clay Owen, give you a long, deep look into the issue of homelessness, its costs, and its other implications. Here’s a roundup of the series.
Mental illness in jail
This piece cracks open the issue of mental illness among people who have run-ins with the law. The Knox County [...]

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“…we are the largest mental health facility in East Tennessee.”

August 7, 2008 – 9:44 am

Many people who are chronically homeless are mentally ill. They also have frequent interactions with the law enforcement system. They get arrested a lot, and many of them tend to spend a lot of time in jail.
““Probably about $400,000 a year is what we spend just on psychotropic drugs to treat the mentally ill. I’ll [...]

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