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East Tennessee Behavioral Health
Address: 1444 Old Weisgarber Road, Knoxville, TN 37909 · Map
Phone: (865) 722-7780
Website: easttennesseebehavioralhealth.com
About East Tennessee Behavioral Health
East Tennessee Behavioral Health provides detox, inpatient, and outpatient services for adolescents, adults, and older adults. The center supports people who are dealing with a primary mental health condition or an opioid use disorder, and it is also equipped to address additional co-occurring substance-related challenges. Inpatient care is organized to match the needs of each age group, ranging from teens through seniors, while day treatment and intensive outpatient services focus specifically on adult programming.
After completing a detailed intake and assessment, East Tennessee Behavioral Health develops a personalized treatment approach for every client. Their care model brings together medication and evidence-based therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and motivational enhancement therapy. Treatment is delivered through a mix of individual sessions, family involvement, and group therapy, helping clients gain insight into their patterns of behavior, strengthen coping skills, and build a foundation for sustained recovery and improved emotional well-being.
The center’s 90-bed inpatient unit features updated, comfortable accommodations designed to encourage comfort and healing. Spaces throughout the facility, including counseling areas and quieter zones, are arranged to support emotional stability and clear thinking. Between scheduled sessions, patients can use calm outdoor courtyard areas for reflection and relaxation. Physical activity and structured recreation are also available, including time in a spacious indoor gymnasium created to promote both movement and positive social interaction.
East Tennessee Behavioral Health partners with each patient to map out next steps after discharge. Discharge planning starts from the beginning of treatment and is revised throughout the program to match individual progress and changing needs. Aftercare plans are tailored as well, often including connections to lower levels of care and support services that align with each person’s goals, with the aim of helping them maintain and extend the progress made during treatment.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient · Partial hospitalization/day treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Mental health treatment
- Facility type
- Psychiatric hospital
- Medications used
- Chlorpromazine · Fluphenazine · Haloperidol · Loxapine · Perphenazine · Prochlorperazine · Thiothixene · Aripiprazole · Asenapine · Brexpiprazole · Cariprazine · Clozapine · IIoperidone · Lurasidone · Olanzapine · Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination · Paliperidone · Quetiapine · Risperidone · Ziprasidone · Nicotine replacement · Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
- Treatment approaches
- Activity therapy · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Dialectical behavior therapy · Electroconvulsive therapy · Group therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale
- Special programs
- Seniors or older adults · Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia · Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED) · Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Payment accepted
- Medicare · Medicaid · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Other services
- Case management service · Suicide prevention services
Facility-provided information
- Accreditation
- Joint Commission
- Care offered
- Residential Rehab · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction · Opioids
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Bipolar · Depression · Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) · Personality Disorders · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Schizophrenia · Self-Harm · Suicidality
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Individual Treatment · Personalized Treatment
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Boys · Girls · Men · Men and Women · Older Adults · Women
- Amenities
- Access to Nature · Basketball Court · Outdoor Lounge
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask East Tennessee Behavioral Health
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How long is the typical residential stay, and can family visit?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Tennessee. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at East Tennessee Behavioral Health
East Tennessee Behavioral Health reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. With Tennessee Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Knoxville
Measured from the population center of Knox County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Knoxville, about less than a mile
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Knoxville, about 2.9 miles (7 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Knoxville, about less than a mile (32 within 25 miles)
See the Knox County treatment map, methadone clinics near Knox County and Suboxone doctors near Knox County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does East Tennessee Behavioral Health offer?
East Tennessee Behavioral Health reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Hospital inpatient, Outpatient, Partial hospitalization. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does East Tennessee Behavioral Health accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is East Tennessee Behavioral Health located?
1444 Old Weisgarber Road, Knoxville, TN 37909.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Knoxville?
From the center of Knox County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Knoxville, about less than a mile away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Clarvida
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See all 63 facilities in Knoxville · Detox · Residential · Outpatient · Intensive outpatient · MAT · Methadone
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.