Mary Young
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has appointed Mary C. Young its new chief executive officer for the State of Tennessee Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute in Chattanooga.
“We are delighted and excited by the appointment of Mary C. Young,” said E. Douglas Varney, commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. “She will be dedicated to improving clinical outcomes for the patients we serve across East Tennessee, being innovative, resolving challenges and collaborating with her fellow professionals at Moccasin Bend and among community leaders across the Chattanooga region.”
Ms. Young is a dedicated behavioral health professional with experience as a clinician, clinical director and executive director of inpatient, residential and outpatient mental health and addiction services.
Highlights of Ms. Young’s recent inpatient practice include:
· Admissions director of an 80-bed psychiatric hospital in Bowling Green, Ky.
· Director of clinical programming for a 72-bed psychiatric hospital in Bloomington, In.
· Administrator for the HOPE Program/Universal Health Services in Fountain, Fl., where she led the facility in treating adolescent girls with mental health issues and a history of sexual abuse.
· Associate director for the Jefferson Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center in Louisville, Ky., where she directed an 80 bed community mental health center inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment center.
· Executive director of the Life Healing Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she spearheaded renewal of the adult residential treatment center for complex trauma, sexual and chemical addiction.
· Most recently Ms. Young served as director of Mental Health with the Chestnut Health System in Bloomington, Il., where she developed and opened a Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Unit serving adults experiencing a psychiatric emergency.
“I am honored to assume the role of chief executive officer at Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute, and to continue the tradition of providing excellent psychiatric care and treatment for some of Tennessee’s most vulnerable citizens,” said Ms. Young. “It will be a pleasure to assume leadership of such a dedicated, professional and caring staff and I look forward to the improvements we can make together to provide an even higher level of patient care.”
Since 1991, Ms. Young has been serving the needs of individuals in need of mental health and substance abuse services. She holds a master’s in counseling from Indiana University at Purdue University in Indianapolis, and a bachelor of science in Telecommunications and English Literature from Indiana University in Bloomington, In.
“Based on a decade’s long commitment to inpatient care and community experience, we foresee Mary Young leading improvements in the ‘System of Care’ at Moccasin Bend to better serve patients across the East Tennessee region,” said John Arredondo, assistant commissioner, Division of Hospital Services. Additionally, Ms. Young will put an emphasis on collaboration, whether that’s with members of the hospital staff or community leaders. She is skilled at teambuilding and we look to her to improve patient outcomes and offer innovative solutions to better service our patients and families.”
Ms. Young will assume duties in early August.