Resources for Postpartum Mood Disorders
Recommendations for seeking treatment:If you feel as if you may harm yourself or someone else please go to the closest emergency room or call 911. If you recognize signs and symptoms in yourself and do not want to harm yourself or someone else, contact your doctor, a phone counselor (1-800-273-TALK or Contact Helpline - 865-584-4424) or any of the numbers listed below for support or mental health services.
The Mental Health Association of East Tennessee provides free screenings and information and referral, including private practitioners treating postpartum mood disorders, to all 16 county regions; please call 865-584-9125 for further information. For help in determining which kind of mental health professional is right for you, go to: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/help/finding-help/find-treatment/types-of-mental-health-professionals/types-of-mental-health-professionals
[SPECIAL NOTE: Any agency or organization providing support or care for women suffering from postpartum mood disorders not listed is encouraged to contact the Mental Health Association of East Tennessee to be added to the referral list.]
Anderson County
Mental Health Care
Ridgeview - 865-482-1076 (doctors & counselors) Commercial insurance, TennCare, Safety net for TennCare disenrollees, sliding scale. ALSO SERVES: Roane, Scott, Morgan & Campbell Counties.
Methodist Hospital - 865-835-1000
Healthy Start (for first time moms) 482-4044
Support Groups
* Mommy to Mommy at Methodist Hospital Cheyenne Conference Center, lunch served contact Cheryl Stallings @ 865-835-2268
* Mother Goose at Oak Ridge Civic Center, 10 a.m. - 12 noon, first & third Thursdays each month, for babies up to 3 years. 865-482-4044
Blount County
Mental Health Care
Cherokee Health Systems, Maryville Office 865-380-4390 (doctors & counselors) TennCare, sliding scale options for uninsured
Child & Family of Tennessee - 865-983-9390 (counseling) Private insurance & sliding scale payment
Emotional Health Recovery Center - 865-981-2300 (doctors & counselors) Most insurance, self-pay, Medicare
Helen Ross McNabb - 865-637-9711 (doctors & counselors) Commercial insurance, TennCare, Medicare, Private pay, Safety net, some uninsured ALSO SERVES: Knox, Greene, Jefferson & Loudon Counties
Peninsula Outpatient Center - 865-970-9800 (outpatient doctors & counselors) Private insurance, TennCare, Private pay
Greta Smith PhD - 865-379-6651
Support Groups
* Mother Baby Support Group meets Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., at Blount Memorial in the family birthing center classroom. Contact Sarah Wethington @865-981-2168
* MOMS Club - Maryville (for Blount County, Lenoir City, Loudon, Greenback & Philadelphia)
e-mail: MOMSofMaryville@msn.com
Campbell County
Mental Health Care
Ridgeview - 423-562-7426 (doctors & counselors) Commercial insurance, TennCare, Safety net for TennCare disenrollees, sliding scale.
Claiborne County
Mental Health Care
Cherokee Health Systems, New Tazewell Office 865-626-8271 (doctors & counselors) TennCare, sliding scale options for uninsured
Cocke County
Mental Health Care
Cherokee Health Systems, Cocke Co. Center - 423-623-5301 (doctors & counselors) TennCare, sliding scale options for uninsured
Grainger County
Mental Health Care
Cherokee Health Systems (doctors & counselors) TennCare, sliding scale options for uninsured
Cherokee Health Systems, Bean Station Center - 865-993-4300
Cherokee Health Systems, Blaine Health Center - 865-933-4110
Cherokee Health Systems, Rutledge Health Center - 865-828-4292
Cherokee Health Systems, Washburn Medical Center - 865-497-2591
Hamblen County
Mental Health Care
Cherokee Health Systems, Morristown Center - 423-586-5032 (doctors & counselors) TennCare, sliding scale options for uninsured
Cherokee Health Systems, Talbott Center - 423-586-5031 (doctors & counselors) TennCare, sliding scale options for uninsured
Jefferson County
Mental Health Care
Cherokee Health Systems, Jefferson County Office - 865-471-0312 (doctors & counselors) TennCare, sliding scale options for uninsured
Helen Ross McNabb - 865-637-9711 (doctors & counselors) Commercial insurance, TennCare, Medicare, Private pay, Safety net, some uninsured ALSO SERVES: Knox, Greene, Blount & Loudon Counties
Knox County
Mental Health Care
Baptist Behavioral Health Center - 865-632-5520
Cherokee Health Systems, North Knox - 865-925-4186 (doctors & counselors) TennCare, sliding scale options for uninsured
Cherokee Health Systems, West Knox - 865-670-9231 (doctors & counselors) TennCare, sliding scale options for uninsured
Child & Family - 865-524-7483 (counseling) Private insurance and sliding scale payment
Contact Helpline:865-584-4424 (Trained volunteers) Available for people dealing with any difficult life situation
Cooperative Counseling Center 865-385-9861
Helen Ross McNabb - 865-637-9711 (doctors & counselors) Commercial insurance, TennCare, Medicare, Private pay, Safety net, some uninsured ALSO SERVES: Blount, Greene, Jefferson & Loudon Counties
Interfaith Clinic 865-546-7330 (doctors & counselors) Knox County working uninsured
Peninsula - 865-970-9800 (inpatient and outpatient doctors & counselors) Private insurance, TennCare, Private pay ALSO SERVES: Sevier, Blount, Loudon & Monroe Counties
Project Access: 865-531-2766 Made up of doctors in East TN to help the uninsured gain access to health care
http://www.knoxvilleareaprojectaccess.org/ St. Mary’s Behavioral Services - 865-545-7863 (doctors & counselors) Commercial insurance, TennCare, payment plan for uninsured
(Free Assessments - 865-545-7222)
UT Psychology Clinic 865-974-2161 Out-patient mental health care, sliding scale payment
Sara Cawood, MS - 865-584-4435
Nan Krichinsky, LCSW - 865-588-9766
Lisa Frost, LCSW - 865-588-3173
Patrice Ryan PhD - 865-691-7371
Support Groups
* Knoxville Multiples Club - dues $40 per year - meet once per month & have special activities throughout the year, web site http://knoxmultiplesclub.com/
* Mother Goose - for parents & babies up to 30 months, 10:00 a.m. Thursdays; West Town Mall and Knoxville Center - 865-523-8695
* MOMs Club - Farragut (Zip Codes 37932, 37934 and 37922 west of I-140) e-mail: momsclubfarragut@yahoo.com
* MOMs Club-North Knoxville (Zip Codes 37912, 37918, 37938, 37849, 37917 and 37721)
e-mail: KnoxMomsClub@yahoogroups.com
* MOMs Club - Northwest Knoxville (Zip Codes 37909, 37921, 37931 and 37923 north of I-40)
e-mail:MOMSClubNWKnox@yahoogroups.com
* MOMS club - Southwest Knoxville (Zip Codes 37919, 37922 east of I-140, & 37923 south of I-40)
e-mail: mc_knoxville_sw@yahoo.com
Loudon County
Mental Health Care
Cherokee Health Systems, Madisonville Center - 423-442-5280 (doctors & counselors) TennCare, sliding scale options for uninsured
Helen Ross McNabb - 865-637-9711 (doctors & counselors) Commercial insurance, TennCare, Medicare, Private pay, Safety net, some uninsured ALSO SERVES: Knox, Greene, Blount & Jefferson Counties
Support Groups
* MOMS Club - Maryville (for Blount County, Lenoir City, Loudon, Greenback & Philadelphia)
e-mail: MOMSofMaryville@msn.com
Monroe County
Mental Health Care
Cherokee Health Systems, Lenoir City Office - 865-986-8082 (doctors & counselors) TennCare, sliding scale options for uninsured
Morgan County
Mental Health Care
Ridgeview - 865-882-1164 (doctors & counselors) Commercial insurance, TennCare, Safety net for TennCare disenrollees, sliding scale.
Roane County
Mental Health Care
Ridgeview - 865-882-1164 (doctors & counselors) Commercial insurance, TennCare, Safety net for TennCare disenrollees, sliding scale.
Scott County
Mental Health Care
Ridgeview - 423-569-7979 (doctors & counselors) Commercial insurance, TennCare, Safety net for TennCare disenrollees, sliding scale.
Sevier County
Mental Health Care
Cherokee Health Systems, Seymour Center - 865- 573-0698 (doctors & counselors) TennCare, sliding scale options for uninsured
Peninsula Outpatient Center - 865-970-9800 (outpatient doctors & counselors) Private insurance, TennCare, Private pay
Union County
Mental Health Care
Cherokee Health Systems, Union Grainger Primary Care - 865-992-3849 (doctors & counselors) TennCare, sliding scale options for uninsured
Compiled by the Postpartum Depression Task Force of East Tennessee 2009
