Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday a recovery center for women that is set to open soon in Johnson City represents a statewide model of a public/private partnership for substance abuse treatment.
“You all are aware of what’s happening right here,” Lee told local leaders before he and his wife, Maria, toured the Northeast Tennessee Recovery Center treatment house located on the campus of Families Free on Princeton Road. “The reason I say that is we have got to encourage one another in how we can take programs and prototypes like this and magnify them across the state.”
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) Gov. Bill Lee made a stop in Johnson City Thursday evening to take a tour of the Families Free facility. Lee made himself available for questions following the hour tour of the buildings. Although the next regular legislative session is still months away, Lee made it clear what his top […]
ROAN MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WJHL) – After months of preparation, Gov. Bill Lee joined dozens of local politicians and leaders to cut the ribbon on the Northeast Tennessee Regional Recovery Center. The facility, located at the former Roan Mountain Work Camp prison, was leased to a group of local leaders last October. Just months later, the […]
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Washington County commissioners approved a resolution on Monday authorizing Families Free Inc. to provide mental health, substance abuse and recovery support for inmates at the Washington County Detention Center.