{"id":22,"date":"2026-08-26T11:17:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/care-wds-dev\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-10-16T11:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:30:33","slug":"mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/care\/about\/mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-center-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;min-height:200px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-6180 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Smokey-Gray-Mountains.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 65%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 65%\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><h1 style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);margin-right:0;margin-left:0\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-white-color\">Mission<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mission of the Center for Care and Resilience is to partner with students in need of support, guidance, or other intervention and connect them with the resources they need to be successful. Students, faculty, staff, visitors, family, and\/or other community members can identify and request support for students in need.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The center provides strengths-based, inclusive, holistic support, consultation, and education to members of the UT community. 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