UT Health Sciences News: The CARE Team Shows Up Before the Crisis Does

If you notice a student seems off, showing up less, falling behind, acting out of character, the instinct can be to wait and see. Charles Snyder, PhD, vice chancellor for Student Success and co-chair of the CARE Team at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences, wants you to know there's another option.

"The problem is never too small to call the CARE Team," Dr. Snyder says. "We're available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All you need to remember is 901-448-CARE."

That message is one Dr. Snyder finds himself repeating often, because most people, students, faculty, and staff alike, don't learn what the CARE Team does until they need it. By then, the window for early intervention has already closed.

CARE Teams exist at the intersection of student support and campus safety. At UT Health Sciences, the Office of Student Success receives concerns through a phone line, email, or online form, then works with an evidence-based framework to understand a student's situation and figure out the best way to help.

Read more on the UT Health Sciences News website.