Scott Avenue Women's Recovery Residence Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Scott Avenue Women's Recovery Residence is a women's sober living home on East Scott Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County.

A Women's Sober House in Knoxville's Fourth and Gill Area

Every resident here is female, which settles a great deal about how the house runs: single-gender bathrooms, a shared house meeting, and one set of expectations for everyone under the roof. East Scott Avenue sits near the Fourth and Gill neighborhood just north of downtown, a walkable grid of older homes close to the center of the city.

A Short Walk to Downtown Knoxville

Downtown Knoxville, with its courts, outpatient clinics and Knoxville Area Transit hub, is close enough to reach on foot or by a short bus ride. For a woman rebuilding a routine after treatment, that proximity removes the transportation problem that complicates recovery housing in less central parts of Knox County.

What Tennessee Requires of Recovery Housing

Tennessee requires recovery residences to be certified, and two bodies certify homes in the state: the Tennessee Alliance of Recovery Residences and Recovery is the New High. Certification requires a published code of ethics, written disclosure of fees and rules before move-in, a written relapse and discharge policy, and a complaint process outside the house. Anyone comparing women's sober living in Knox County should ask a house directly which body certifies it and ask to see the documentation.

What to Ask Before Moving Into This Knoxville Sober House

Ask what the weekly fee covers, whether a house manager lives on site, how bedrooms are assigned, what happens after a relapse, and whether medication for opioid use disorder is accepted. A women's recovery home in Knox County should answer all five before anyone signs.