Additional Resources
Campus Resources
A free program offered by the Center for Health Education and Wellness that educates students about the potential dangers of alcohol use and abuse.
Encourages students to get involved in a religious community at UT.
A free program offered by the Center for Health Education and Wellness. The DEP educates students about the dangers of drug use and abuse.
A brief self-assessment tool available for use by students to examine their own alcohol use. eCheckup provides immediate personalized feedback about individual drinking patterns, specific health and personal consequences, unique personal and family risk factors, and campus and community support and emergency services. Answers are CONFIDENTIAL. No name is attached to the form and no personally identifiable information from this survey will be stored.
A brief assessment and feedback tool designed to educate college students about cannabis use. eCheckup provides immediate personalized feedback about individual responses and compares them to national and local college norms. Answers are CONFIDENTIAL. No name is attached to the form and no personally identifiable information from this survey will be stored.
University of Tennessee Police Department (UTPD)
Provides comprehensive police services to the University of Tennessee community, including emergency response, proactive policing, and crime prevention, and offers education and outreach programs.
Community Resources
Community and local entities often are critical partners in supporting students in Knoxville. While the university supports students in accessing needed resources in the community if applicable, the university does not endorse the activities or viewpoints of these organizations.
A Step Ahead Foundation of East Tennessee exists to remove barriers to contraception through education, outreach, and access to birth control to any individual living in our 16-county service area who wants it, for free! Call or text us at (865) 657-8372 to learn more.
Provides adults with treatment and counseling needed to meet individuals’ specific behavioral health needs. Voluntary inpatient and outpatient treatment is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week at the Blount Memorial Emotional Health and Recovery Center located on the hospital’s main campus in Maryville, Tennessee. Day and evening outpatient counseling appointments are available at the Blount Memorial Counseling locations in Maryville and Vonore.
Provides treatment to individuals and their families to address chemical abuse and addiction. Cornerstone provides residential, inpatient, and outpatient treatment for adults.
Provides crisis services and adult mental health services in the greater Knoxville area. Services include, but are not limited to, mobile crisis, sexual assault center, adult integrated services, and crisis stabilization.
Metro Drug Coalition is a nonprofit organization striving to create a healthy and safe community, free of substance misuse. We have served the Knoxville community for over 35 years. Our goal is to increase access to evidence-based prevention education, harm reduction programs and recovery support services for anyone desiring to maintain or seek a life free from substance misuse. Through community collaborative efforts, we can all strengthen families and prevent future generations from the devastating consequences of addiction.
Serves the community by providing immediate emergency mental health evaluations and referrals.
A division of Parkwest Medical Center provides both inpatient and outpatient services for mental health and chemical dependency.
Provides inpatient and outpatient programs for adults with mental health, alcohol, or drug dependencies.
A public agency serving the citizens of Knoxville and Knox County, specifically senior citizens; low- to moderate-income families; the unemployed and underemployed; persons with disabilities; and other individuals with special need of services.
Serves as a state-wide community services referal line. 2-1-1 has a database of more than 10,000 cross-referenced health and human services and is staffed by trained specialists who can help callers find the closest place to get help. All calls are free and confidential.
Serves domestic violence and sexual assault victims. This comprehensive support center provides co-located services for victims and their children including prosecutors, detectives, and social service victim advocates.
Works to encourage, promote, and assure the development of an active, healthy community through innovative public health practices.
Provides comprehensive police services to the Knoxville community, including emergency response, proactive policing, and crime prevention.
Provides excellent and compassionate services for victims and survivors of sexual violence in their healing journey, and works to eliminate sexual violence in our communities through education and social change.
Provides patient care, health education, and clinical research.
Online Resources
Alcohol, Drug, and Behavioral Resources
College Drinking: Changing the Culture is a resource for comprehensive research-based information on issues related to alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students.
Coalition against drug abuse. If you need help in overcoming addiction, call 1-800-943-0566.
The Higher Education Case Management Association (HECMA) is the founding national organization for professionals providing case management services within the postsecondary education environment. HECMA keeps members current on resources, promotes best practices, develops research, and works toward the advancement of higher education case management standards.
The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy, and research.
The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems through research coordination, collaboration, and dissemination of research findings.
The Substance and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) works to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
A free, confidential, and multilingual crisis support service is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by telephone (800-985-5990) and SMS (text “TalkWithUs” to 66746, or for Spanish speakers, Text “Hablanos” to 66746) for anyone experiencing psychological distress as a result of this tragedy. Callers are connected to trained and caring professionals from crisis counseling centers in the network for counseling, referrals and other support services that may be needed. For more information, please visit the SAMHSA DTAC website.
You can also contact SAMHSA DTAC by e-mailing DTAC@samhsa.hhs.gov or calling the toll-free hotline at 800-308-3515.
SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) is a searchable online registry of more than 230 interventions supporting mental health promotion, substance abuse prevention, and mental health and substance abuse treatment. NREPP connects members of the public to intervention developers in order to learn how to implement these approaches in their communities.
SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
The Tennessee Independent College and University Association (TICUA) engages Tennessee’s private colleges and universities to work collaboratively in areas of public policy, cost containment, and professional development to better serve the state and its citizens.
Health and Safety Resources
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association) is committed to improving the nation’s health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education, and advocacy.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works collaboratively to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health.
The Coalition for Health and Safe Campus Communities (CHASCo) is a Tennessee organization proactively addressing issues of alcohol, other drugs, and violence in order to promote healthy and safe campus environments.
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) supports individuals and families affected by eating disorders, and serves as a catalyst for prevention, cures, and access to quality care.
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) is an independent nonprofit organization whose objectives are to improve public health and safety by achieving understanding of sleep and sleep disorders, and to support sleep-related education, research, and advocacy.