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If you're concerned about someone being hurt or about hurting yourself, please call for help RIGHT AWAY! Call 911
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UAS Counseling
The UAS Counseling Center: Provide free short-term personal counseling for all current UAS students no matter your physical location. Personal counseling provides a safe environment where you can share your thoughts and feelings, explore concerns, gain new awareness and find positive new ways of looking at a situation. Call 796-6000 to schedule an appointment.
UAS CARE Team
The Care Team supports student success and campus safety by assessing, evaluating and responding to reports of student behavior that causes concern for their personal well-being or the well-being of others.
Warning Signs
It's importand to know the warning signs of suicide. Always seek emergency medical help if the person’s life is in immediate danger. A person who is activelyt suicidal should not be left alone.
Crisis and Suicide Intervention Hotlines
Alaska Careline Crisis Line can be reached by phone 24/7 at 1-877-266-4357. You can reach the Careline Text line Tuesday-Saturday from 3pm - 11pm by texting '4help' to 839863.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached by phone 24/7 at 1-800-273-TALK(8255). The Lifeline Crisis Chat website is open 7 days a week from 6 pm - 6 am AKST; click here to chat.
Emergency Services
- Emergency Services: 911
- PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center (*K): 907-225-5171
- Bartlett Regional Hospital (*J): 907-796-8900
- Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (*J): 907-463-4040
- Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital (*S): 907-966-2411
- Sitka Community Hospital (*S): 907-747-1760
Confidential Resources
- UAS Counseling Services *(J, K, S): 907-796-6000
- WISH: Women in Safe Homes (*K): 907-225-9474 (local) 1-800-478-9474 (toll-free)
- SAFV: Sitkans Against Family Violence (*S): 907-747-6511 (local) 1-800-478-6511 (toll-free)
- AWARE: Aiding Women in Abuse & Rape Emergencies (*J): 907-586-1090 (local) or 1-800-478-1090 (toll-free)
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
- RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
- Alaska Network on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault: 907-586-3650
*J= Juneau, K = Ketchikan, S = Sitka
Confidential Resources are not required to share information about sexual misconduct with the Title IX office.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse Hotline (1-800-662-HELP) is an information and referral line thatdirects callers to treatment centers in the local community.
Students andemployees are encouraged to seek resource help fordrug and alcohol problems.