Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute

Tennessee officials have abandoned a Birmingham Highway location as the site for the new Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute, a replacement facility for the aging psychiatric hospital in Chattanooga. The state has not detailed its full reasoning or named an alternative location, and local residents and officials are watching closely for what comes next.

The Tennessee Department of General Services has announced a change in plans concerning the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute in Chattanooga. The state facility, which serves residents of the region with psychiatric care, has been the subject of long-running discussions about its future and possible redevelopment. Details of the revised plans have not yet been fully outlined.