‘Long overdue’ $11 million children’s mental health center opening in Memphis
Tennessee Commissioner of Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Marie Williams cuts the ribbon of the Alliance Healthcare Services Children & Youth Wellness Center with Alliance CEO Laurie Powell (blue blazer) on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Healthcare and public safety officials came together Tuesday, May 12, to celebrate the first 24/7, walk-in behavioral health-crisis facility for children in West Tennessee.
The Alliance Healthcare Services Children & Youth Wellness Center — a 10,000-square-foot, $11 million facility that has 15 beds — is at 602 Malcomb St., across the street from Alliance Healthcare’s crisis center for adults.
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Steve Bohnel
Steve Bohnel is a Temple University graduate, originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He’s worked at news organizations in Iowa, Maryland and Pittsburgh, covering local and state politics. He covers health care, transportation and logistics, public companies, banking and finance and technology. He is an avid traveler, an Everton F.C. and Philadelphia sports fan, and likes collecting records and biking around town.
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