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Suicide Prevention Resources

Need help now? If you or someone you know needs help immediately, please call 911, 988, or 1.800.273.8255 or text START to 741741.

If you see someone behaving dramatically differently than usual, it may signal that this person needs help. If you have a gut feeling that something is not right, you should act on it. If someone is threatening their own life or someone else’s life, this is an emergency. If you feel comfortable, you should bring your friend to the Emergency Room, or call 911 or other emergency services immediately. If it’s safe to do so, stay with that person or do what you can to contact them or find someone to stay with them until help arrives.

Get help....

If you’re in crisis, there are options available to help you cope. You can also call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at any time to speak to someone and get support. For confidential support available 24/7 for everyone in the United States, call 988. If you don’t like talking on the phone, you can reach the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. If you’d like to talk to a peer, warmline.org contains links to warmlines in every state. If you’re not in the U.S., Find a Helpline for a link to crisis centers around the world. 

UTHSC Student Resources

  • If you are a student, faculty member, staff, or parent who would like to speak with a CARE Team for guidance with a student concern or crisis, please call the CARE phone at 901.448.CARE. This line is monitored 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
  • If you are a student experiencing a counseling/behavioral health emergency after hours or on holidays and weekends, please call the Counseling Services After-hours Emergency number at 901.690.2273 to be connected with a counselor
  • Counseling Services in Knoxville, Nashville, and Chattanooga
  • Counseling Resources

UTHSC Employee Resources

Graduate Medical Education (GME) Memphis Residents and Fellows Resources 

Academic Success: 901.448.5056 during working hours  

UTHSC After Hours Mental Health Emergency Phone:  901.448.CARE

UTHSC Employee Resources (GME Memphis Residents and Fellows) 

GME Nashville Residents and Fellows: 

Tristin Casteel: 615.222.4056 

Director of Medical Education 

GME Jackson Residents and Fellows: 

Dr Grant Studebaker: 713.423.1932 

Program Director Family Practice  

gstudeba@uthsc.edu 

UTHSC Employee Resources (GME Memphis Residents and Fellows) Memphis, Nashville, and Jackson 

I lost someone to suicide...

Losing someone to suicide is a tremendously painful and complicated experience. There is no set path or timeline for grieving, and each person processes their loss at their own pace and in their own way. There are no simple answers; however, there are many resources to support people who experience this type of loss.

Suicide Prevention Training Students, Residents, Fellows, Faculty, and Staff.

Immediate Help

911

988

National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1.800.273.8255

For Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and People with Speech Disabilities who use a TTY, call
1.800.799.4TTY
1.800.799.4889

University Health Services during working hours 901.448.5630 or Emergency After hours 901.541.5654

Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network

Memphis Crisis Center
901.274.7477 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1.855.CRISIS1

Suicide Anonymous 901.383.1924 

Text a Counselor
Text HOME to 741741

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Jun 17, 2024