Confidential

Student Counseling Center

1800 Volunteer Blvd., Suite 200
865-974-2196
After hours: 865-974-4357 (24-hour help line; limited confidentiality)

Provides students with personal counseling, psychotherapy, and psychological outreach and consultation services. Mental health providers are available during weekday business hours for appointments and after hours and on weekends via the helpline.

Student Health Center

1800 Volunteer Blvd.
865-974-5080

Provides students with an acute care clinic/triage nurse, primary care clinic, sports medicine clinic, and women’s health clinic. After hours, students are encouraged to seek services through the Sexual Assault Center of East Tennessee or at the UT Medical Center emergency room.

Office of Ombuds Services

865-974-6273

The Office of Ombuds Services serves as an independent, impartial, confidential, and informal resource for UT Knoxville and UT Institute of Agriculture employees—both faculty and staff—as well as graduate students.

Employee Assistance Program

855-HERE4TN (855-437-3486)

The UT Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is designed to provide free, confidential assistance to help employees and their families connect with resources.

UT Psychological Clinic

208 Conference Center Building
600 Henley Street, Knoxville TN 37996
865-974-2161

UT Psychological Clinic utilizes advanced doctoral students to assess and treat children, adolescents, adults, and couples/families for a wide spectrum of behavioral and mental health conditions.

Sexual Assault Survivor Support Group

For information on date, time, and location, please email or call the Counselor Training Clinic.

SMART (Sexual Misconduct (Advocacy, Resources, Togetherness)) is designed to provide a confidential community for students to feel safe, find support, and connect with others. The group will meet weekly and is open to all UT students who identify as victims or survivors of sexual assault. You can join at anytime. Questions can be directed to the Counselor Training Clinic at ctc@utk.edu or 865-974-9291.

Nonconfidential

Office of Title IX

1817 Melrose Ave.
865-974-9600

UT Police Department

1101 Cumberland Ave.
865-974-3114
Emergency: 911 or 865-974-3111

Works to ensure safety on campus and in the immediate surrounding area and provides programming for students to increase awareness, personal safety, and property security.

Office of Investigation and Resolution

1840 Melrose Ave.
865-974-0717

Fulfills an important compliance function by working with various legal mandates set out by state and federal law and university policies related to civil rights, equal employment, and affirmative action. OIR serves to investigative and resolve faculty/staff-related reports of sexual misconduct, relationship violence, stalking, and retaliation.

Student Conduct and Community Standards

405 Student Services Building
865-974-3171

Staff members are the primary investigators for alleged prohibited conduct. Before initiating an investigation, staff can meet with an individual to discuss options and processes.

Human Resources 

865-974-6642

UT Knoxville Human Resources staff serve as a support resource for employees and can assist you in accessing available benefits and services.

Local Resources

Sexual Assault Center of East Tennessee

2455 Sutherland Ave., Building B
Knoxville, TN 37919
24/7 crisis line: 865-522-7273

Knoxville Family Justice Center

400 Harriet Tubman Street
Knoxville, TN 37915
865-521-6336
Family Violence Helpline: 865-521-6336

University of Tennessee Medical Center

865-305-9000
1924 Alcoa Highway

The University of Tennessee Medical Center is operated by University Health System, Inc., a separate legal entity from the University of Tennessee. As a result, a report to the University of Tennessee Medical Center does not put The University of Tennessee on notice of Prohibited Conduct.

YWCA – Knoxville – Victim Advocacy Program (dating and domestic violence)

865-523-6126 (24/7 crisis hotline)
420 West Clinch Avenue or 124 S. Cruze Street

YWCA advocates provide comprehensive support for victims of dating/domestic violence, including safety planning and crisis intervention, education on victim’s rights and victim compensation, navigation of the justice system, accompaniment to court, referrals for and assistance accessing essential services, referrals to support group, and follow-up services.

Helen Ross McNabb – Family Crisis Center (dating/domestic violence)

(865) 637-8000 (24/7 crisis hotline)

The Kent C. Withers Family Crisis Center is a safe place of refuge for individuals experiencing dating/domestic violence. While at the shelter, victims receive on-site counseling, advocacy and case management. Additionally, the 24-hour crisis hotline provides a number for victims to call for any-time-of-day access to safety planning and information on emergency shelter, support groups and other domestic violence services from caring, knowledgeable staff.

National Resources

National Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)

All calls to the hotline are confidential and anonymous. The hotline is available to callers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide services in more than 170 languages. Hotline advocates answer questions, provide safety planning and information as well as directly connect callers to domestic violence resources available in their local calling area.

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

The nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization.

RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800.656.HOPE (4673)

Victims Connect Resource Center

A referral helpline where crime victims can learn about their rights and options confidentially and compassionately. A program of the National Center for Victims of Crime.

• A traditional telephone-based helpline: 855-4-VICTIM (855-484-2846)
• An innovative online chat: Chat.VictimConnect.org
• Web-based information and service referrals: VictimConnect.org

Campus Resources

Center for Health Education & Wellness

865-974-5725

CHEW empowers all Volunteers to thrive by cultivating personal and community well-being. We are dedicated to a community model that is embodied in the “VOLS HELP VOLS” commitment.

Office of Title IX

865-974-9600

The University of Tennessee Title IX model provides a comprehensive community approach to the institution’s Title IX responsibility. Under the direction of the Title IX Coordinator, the Title IX team members, housed in critical areas across campus, work collaboratively to educate the campus community, prevent incidents, support those in need, and address Title IX-related concerns.

Office of Investigation and Resolution

865-974-2498

OIR fulfills an important compliance function by working with various legal mandates set out by state and federal law and university policies related to civil rights, equal employment, and affirmative action. OIR also provides leadership and services that promote the institution’s mission of creating and sustaining a learning environment that is welcoming to all and hostile to none.

Student Conduct and Community Standards

865-974-3171

The Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards develops student integrity and accountability through an educational, consistent, and equitable conduct process.

Student Counseling Center

865-974-2196
After Hours: 865-974-4357

The Student Counseling Center is the university’s primary facility for personal counseling, psychotherapy, and mental health outreach and consultation services. Our mission is to promote the psychological, educational, and social well-being of the students of the University of Tennessee and to help prepare them to be productive members of a global society.

Student Health Center

865-974-3135

The Student Health Center provides health services to students, access to pharmaceutical needs, and emergency care.

UT Police Department

865-974-3114

Safety is always a top priority at the University of Tennessee. At the heart of the university’s efforts to promote safety is the UT Police Department (UTPD). With sixty fully commissioned officers, UTPD works around the clock, every day of the year to ensure safety on campus and in the immediate surrounding area.

National Resources

Survivor Resources for the BIPOC Community and People of Color

Incite! is a national activist organization of radical feminists of color advancing a movement to end violence against Womxn of Color and our communities

The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community (IDVAAC) is an organization focused on the unique circumstances of the African American and Black community as they face issues related to domestic violence – including intimate partner violence, child abuse, elder maltreatment, and community violence. IDVAAC’s mission is to enhance society’s understanding of and ability to end violence in the African-American and Black communities

National Organization of Asians and Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence is a program under Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity, with a mission to support local and international community-based programs and governmental organizations in enhancing their services to victims of sexual violence from the Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the U.S., U.S. Territories in the Pacific, and Asia.

National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault (SCESA) is an advocacy organization of Women of Color dedicated to working with our communities to create a just society in which all Women of Color are able to live healthy lives free of violence

StrongHearts Native Helpline (1-844-7NATIVE) is a safe, anonymous and confidential service for Native Americans, Indigenous, and First Nation people affected by domestic violence and dating violence

Transgender and Gender Diverse Survivor Resources

Trans Lifeline (national; crisis support for trans people): 877-565-8860

The Trevor Project / Trevor Lifeline: 1-866-488-7386

FORGE is a federally funded national transgender anti-violence organization to provide direct services to transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender non-binary survivors of sexual assault and training and technical assistance for providers across the nation.

The Anti-Violence Project empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-affected communities and allies to end all forms of violence through organizing and education, and supports survivors through counseling and advocacy.

GLBT Hotline 1-888-843-4564

Campus Resources

Center for Health Education & Wellness

865-974-5725

CHEW empowers all Volunteers to thrive by cultivating personal and community well-being. We are dedicated to a community model that is embodied in the “VOLS HELP VOLS” commitment.

Office of Title IX

865-974-9600

The University of Tennessee Title IX model provides a comprehensive community approach to the institution’s Title IX responsibility. Under the direction of the Title IX Coordinator, the Title IX team members, housed in critical areas across campus, work collaboratively to educate the campus community, prevent incidents, support those in need, and address Title IX-related concerns.

Office of Investigation and Resolution

865-974-2498

OIR fulfills an important compliance function by working with various legal mandates set out by state and federal law and university policies related to civil rights, equal employment, and affirmative action. OIR also provides leadership and services that promote the institution’s mission of creating and sustaining a learning environment that is welcoming to all and hostile to none.

Student Conduct and Community Standards

865-974-3171

The Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards develops student integrity and accountability through an educational, consistent, and equitable conduct process.

Student Counseling Center

865-974-2196
After Hours: 865-974-4357

The Student Counseling Center is the university’s primary facility for personal counseling, psychotherapy, and mental health outreach and consultation services. Our mission is to promote the psychological, educational, and social well-being of the students of the University of Tennessee and to help prepare them to be productive members of a global society.

Student Health Center

865-974-3135

The Student Health Center provides health services to students, access to pharmaceutical needs, and emergency care.

UT Police Department

865-974-3114

Safety is always a top priority at the University of Tennessee. At the heart of the university’s efforts to promote safety is the UT Police Department (UTPD). With sixty fully commissioned officers, UTPD works around the clock, every day of the year to ensure safety on campus and in the immediate surrounding area.

National Resources

Department of Defense Safe Helpline is both anonymous and confidential, as well as secure, which gives us the ability to provide a uniquely safe space for survivors to heal at their own pace.

Military Rae Crisis Center strives to unite agencies engaged in the elimination of sexual violence in the United States Armed Forces. MRCC provides case management, victim advocacy, support groups, education, research, and training.

Service Women’s Action Network is the voice of women who have served or are currently serving in the military. The organization is a member-driven network dedicated to supporting, connecting and advocating for the individual and collective needs of service women; past, present and future.

Sexual Violence in the Military is a guide for civilian advocates developed by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.