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Well-Being Resources

Crisis Resources

UT GME Advocate/Counselor for the UT College of Medicine Chattanooga

24/7 UT Medical & PA Students Assistance Program 800.327-2255 (ENI NexGen Total Well-Being Program)

24/7 UT GME Residents Employee Assistance Program through CIGNA

24/7 UT Employee Assistance Program for UT Paid Faculty & Staff through OPTUM

24/7 Erlanger Employee Assistance Program including Erlanger Paid Faculty through Aetna Anytime Support

LifeBridge Chattanooga Physician Well-Being Initiative 423.591.9830 (24 hours)

Resident Behavioral Health Insurance: 800.274.4573

TN Statewide Crisis Phone Line -- If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, talk to a trained crisis specialist in your area. Call 855.CRISIS.1 (855.274.7471)

Erlanger Security:  423.778.6911

Chattanooga Police Department:  911

Children's Hospital at Erlanger Emergency Department 423.778.6101

Erlanger Emergency Department (Baroness Campus Downtown)

Erlanger Emergency Department (Erlanger East)

Erlanger Emergency Department (Erlanger North)
  

Text Messaging behavioral support line.  Text START, HOME, or TALK to 741741 crisistextline.org
 

National Hopeline Network 800.442.HOPE

Suicide Resources

UT GME Advocate/Counselor for the UT College of Medicine Chattanooga

24/7 UT Medical & PA Students Assistance Program 800.327-2255 (ENI NexGen Total Well-Being Program)

24/7 UT GME Residents Employee Assistance Program through CIGNA

24/7 UT Employee Assistance Program for UT Paid Faculty & Staff through OPTUM

24/7 Erlanger Employee Assistance Program including Erlanger Paid Faculty through Aetna Anytime Support

LifeBridge Chattanooga Physician Well-Being Initiative 423.591.9830 - 24 hour hotline

Resident Behavioral Health Insurance: 800.274.4573

Tennessee Medical Foundation Physician Health Program 615.467.6411 - 24 hour hotline

24/7 Suicide and Crisis Intervention 901.274.7477

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 855.CRISIS1

National Suicide Prevention Hotline 800.273.TALK

Crisis Line 855.CRISIS1; 855.274.7474.  800.SUICIDE

Jed Foundation - What Are Suicidal Thoughts and Do I Need Help for Them? 

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) - Get Help 

Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network (TSPN) 

Live Through This 

Now Matters Now 

lifelineforattemptsurvivors.org

Lost someone to suicide:  988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - Loss Survivors 
800.273.8255 

Jed Foundation - I’ve Lost Someone to Suicide

Jed Foundation - Set to Go: Tools and Resources You Need 

Parents of Suicides (POS) - Friends and Families of Suicides (FFOS) 

Suicide Grief Support Forum 

The Compassionate Friends: Supporting Family After a Child Dies

American Association of Suicidology (AAS) - Suicide Loss Survivors 

24/7 Student and Resident Assistance Program 800.327.2255 (ENI NexGen Total Well-Being Program)

Aug 11, 2025