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 Who We Are

The State of Tennessee has designated our program a Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody to serve the Tennessee Valley Region. The counties we serve are: Hamilton, Meigs, McMinn, Polk, Bradley, Sequatchie, Marion, Rhea and Bledsoe.

The SECOE assists the Department of Children’s Services and local community providers in identifying and assisting in highly complex in custody and at-risk cases. Our consultation and evaluation services are available to the Department of Children’s Services, Department of Health, community providers and Best Practice Network providers involved in the care of children in or at-risk for custody. Our services include: comprehensive triage, extensive record review, comprehensive case review, comprehensive consultation to DCS and/or community providers, psychiatric evaluations, psychological assessments, and limited medication management services.