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Ballad Health, Gov. Bill Lee Launch Effort to Provide Strong Futures For Women and Babies
Ballad Health, Gov. Bill Lee Launch Effort to Provide Strong Futures For Women and Babies
Greeneville, Tenn., Jan. 28, 2021 As an organization committed to serving the needs of women and children throughout the Appalachian Highlands, Ballad Health announced today a major investment into serving the specialized needs of pregnant women, babies and families, who suffer from the pain of addiction.
The Ballad Health Strong Futures program, which will be housed at the former Takoma Regional Hospital in Greeneville, will provide residential and other care for pregnant women and mothers who suffer from addiction or need other behavioral health services. The program will provide a range of residential and outpatient behavioral health services, including addiction treatment, that will help ensure the strongest-possible new beginnings for women and their children.
⢠Resiliency-building exercises and education
⢠Trauma-informed care education
⢠Workforce development services
Fathers and other family members will also have access to services, rounding out a program that aims to provide support and care at a community level.
âIf weâre to support the well-being, and eventually the futures and opportunities, of these babies, we have to make sure their mothers have support during and after pregnancy, and the family unit is lifted up and cared for, as well,â said Dr. Michael Bermes, PhD, senior director of addiction services for Ballad Health.
âMuch of our capacity for resiliency and future success is founded in our early lives and family structure, so if we can build a strong enough foundation, the next generations will be able to reach higher, achieve more and, overall, live better.â
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Ballad Health, Gov. Bill Lee Launch Effort to Provide Strong Futures For Women and Babies
Ballad HealthJanuary 28, 2021 GMT
Greeneville, Tenn., Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) As an organization committed to serving the needs of women and children throughout the Appalachian Highlands, Ballad Health announced today a major investment into serving the specialized needs of pregnant women, babies and families, who suffer from the pain of addiction.
The Ballad Health Strong Futures program, which will be housed at the former Takoma Regional Hospital in Greeneville, will provide residential and other care for pregnant women and mothers who suffer from addiction or need other behavioral health services. The program will provide a range of residential and outpatient behavioral health services, including addiction treatment, that will help ensure the strongest-possible new beginnings for women
On a day when Greene County led the region in the number of new COVID-19 cases and had two new deaths attributed to the virus, a local mask mandate was extended through Feb. 27.
Greene County Mayor Kevin Morrison signed an extension of the mask mandate on Monday that is in effect until 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 27. Morrison issued the original executive order implementing the mask mandate in July, and it has been extended five times.
The mask mandate requires the wearing of an infection control mask or other quality cloth facial covering by all residents, visitors, employees and/or patrons of all Greene County businesses, industry, restaurants, retail stores, organizations and/or venues. Masks are to be worn in all environments, especially in public where there is general public activity such as shopping in which large groups may congregate and close, prolonged contact between persons is likely and social distancing cannot be maintained.