Student Resources

Austin Peay's Student Counseling Services connects students with mental health support on campus and throughout the Clarksville community. This page covers crisis resources, self-help tools, local therapy and psychiatry providers, veteran services, and after-hours care options.

Helping a Friend in Crisis

Recognizing when someone you care about is struggling — and knowing what to do — can make a real difference. If you're concerned about a friend, look for these warning signs and follow the steps below.

Warning Signs of Suicide or Self-Harm

Direct or indirect threats to hurt or kill themselves, or talking and writing about death or suicide
Expressions of hopelessness, helplessness, or feeling trapped
Past suicide attempts or self-harming behavior
Suicide planning behavior or acquiring means
Putting affairs in order or giving away prized possessions

Reckless or risky behavior, including excessive substance use
Withdrawal from friends, family, or daily activities
Unexplained anger, aggression, or irritability
A significant recent loss

What to Do: Ask, Listen, Refer

Ask

Start by sharing what you've noticed and expressing that you care. "I've noticed you haven't been going to class lately and I'm worried about you" or "You seem really upset — can you tell me what's going on?" When you're genuinely concerned, ask directly: "Are you thinking about suicide?" It's a hard question, but asking it doesn't plant the idea — it opens the door to help. If you can't ask, find someone who can.

Listen

Give your full attention without rushing to fix things. Don't judge. Validate what your friend is feeling and reflect back what you're hearing so they feel understood.

Refer

Share available resources and offer to help them take the next step — whether that's making a call, walking with them to an office, or checking back in later. Try to get a commitment from them to seek help, then follow up to see how it went.

If you believe your friend is in immediate danger and unable to protect themselves, stay with them if you can and call for help right away.

Important Contact Numbers

Student Counseling Services (Ard Building): 931-221-6162
APSU Campus Police: 931-221-7786
Clarksville Police Department: 911
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988

Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Free Mental Health Screening

Unsure whether you or someone you care about should seek counseling? Your mental and emotional health affects every part of your life — including your academic success. This anonymous online screening takes just a few minutes and can help you decide on next steps.

Take a Mental Health Screening

Online Self-Help Resources

Mental Health America of the Mid-South — Mental health self-assessments and self-help resources
To Write Love on Her Arms — Support for those struggling with depression, bipolar disorder, and self-harm
Mental Health is Health — Self-help resources
Rethinking Drinking — Tools to assess and change drinking habits
Project Know — Information about addiction treatment

Alcohol and Marijuana Self-Assessments

Alcohol eCheckUp

The Alcohol eCheckUpToGo is an interactive web survey that lets you enter information about your drinking patterns and receive personalized feedback. It takes about 6–7 minutes, is self-guided, and requires no contact with a counselor.

You'll be asked to enter demographic information, drinking habits, family history, and to complete the World Health Organization's AUDIT. After submission, the tool compares your responses to national and local college norms and displays your results in an easy-to-read format.

Take the Alcohol eCheckUpToGo

Marijuana eCheckUp

The Marijuana eCheckUpToGo is a brief assessment designed to help reduce marijuana use among college students. It takes 10–15 minutes, is self-guided, and requires no face-to-face contact.

You'll be asked about your marijuana use, spending patterns, and lifestyle. After submission, your responses are compared to national and local college norms and displayed as a personalized feedback report.

Take the Marijuana eCheckUpToGo

Mental Health and Community Resources

The resources below are organized by type to help you find the right support. If you need help navigating these options, Student Counseling Services staff can assist.

Emergency Resources

If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact one of the following resources immediately.

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 | Chat at 988lifeline.org
Mobile Crisis Unit: 1-855-274-7471 | Or text TN to 741741
Adult Mobile Crisis (by county): 615-436-6600 or 800-681-7444
Tennessee Redline (substance use and addictions): 1-800-889-9789
National Maternal Mental Health Helpline (before, during, and after pregnancy): Call or text 1-833-852-6262
Tennessee Statewide Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-356-6767

Psychologists and Psychiatrists

You can also search for local providers using Psychology Today's therapist finder.

Company	Contact	Accepts Insurance	Sliding Scale	Telehealth	Medication Management
180 Red (formerly Imani)	93 Beaumont St. Clarksville, TN 37040 931-274-7588	Call for Info	✓	✓	No
Clarksville Counseling Center	1820 Memorial Dr. Clarksville, TN 37040 931-249-9777	✓	No	Call for Info	No
Mental Health Cooperative	871 Professional Park Dr. Clarksville, TN 37040 931-645-5440	Accepts TennCare and certain state-funded programs	✓	Call for Info	Limited
Belmont Behavioral Health, LLC	103 Jefferson St., Suite 100 Clarksville, TN 37040 931-266-4999	✓	✓	✓	✓
Centerstone	511 8th St. Clarksville, TN 37040 931-920-7200	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sunrise Counseling Services, LLC	3929 Lamar Dr., Suite A Clarksville, TN 37040 931-949-6803	✓	Limited	✓	No
Insight Counseling Centers	516 Madison St. Clarksville, TN 37040 615-383-2115	Call ext. 100 for info	✓	Call for Info	No
Youth Villages Serves youth from birth through age 22.	651 Stowe Ct. Clarksville, TN 37040 931-503-0777 Crisis Hotline: 1-855-274-7471	Call for Info	Call for Info	Call for Info	No
The Family Care Center	105 Otis Smith Dr. Clarksville, TN 37043 615-576-4039	✓	Flexible self-pay options	✓	✓
Restore Life Behavioral Health	25 Jefferson St., Suite T-1 Clarksville, TN 37040 615-348-5806	✓	No	✓	No
The Center for Family Development Specializes in family-specific care, including services related to pregnancy and children.	1829 Memorial Dr. Clarksville, TN 37040 931-645-3976	Call for Info
Connect Counseling Center	840 Professional Park Dr. Clarksville, TN 37040 615-438-3615	✓	No	✓	No
One Willow Counseling	130 Hillcrest Dr., Suite 111 Clarksville, TN 37023 931-249-2989	✓	No	✓	No
Clarvida	130 Alfredo Dr. Building 3, Suite F Clarksville, TN 37042 931-304-2555	Call for Info	Call for Info	Call for Info	✓
Lionheart Trauma Support Services	298 Clear Sky Ct., Unit F Clarksville, TN 37043 859-447-0855	Call for Info	Flexible self-pay options	✓	✓
The Renfrew Center Specializes in eating disorders.	1624 Westgate Cir. Suite 100 Brentwood, TN 37027 1-800-736-3739	✓	No	✓	✓

Veteran Resources

Veterans Crisis Line: Call 988, then press 1 | Text 838255

Department of Veteran Affairs: 1-800-827-1000

Military Student Center (APSU)
426 College St.,
Clarksville, TN 37040
931-221-1685
msc@apsu.edu

The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Centerstone
775 Weatherly Dr.,
Clarksville, TN 37040
1-877-467-3123
centerstone.org (Clarksville)

Veterans Service Organization
350 Pageant Ln., Suite 405,
Clarksville, TN 37040
931-553-5173
montgomerytn.gov/vso

Wounded Warrior Project
223 Rosa Parks Ave., Suite 301,
Nashville, TN 37203
615-782-7226
woundedwarriorproject.org (Nashville)

LGBTQ+ and Domestic Violence Victim Advocacy Resources

Crisis Lines and Hotlines

The Trevor Project
LGBTQ+ crisis line:
1-866-488-7386
thetrevorproject.org

Trans Lifeline
translifeline.org

GLBT National Hotline
glbthotline.org

National Hotline
Sexual Assault
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

National Hotline
Domestic Violence
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

National Helpline
Teen Dating Abuse
1-866-331-9474

Local Organizations

Sexual Assault Center
101 French Landing Drive
Nashville, TN 37228
615-259-9055
sacenter.org

Legal Aid Society
931-552-6656

Urban Ministries Safe House Domestic Abuse Shelter
931-552-6900

Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
615-386-9406

Spectrum Resources

The following providers offer autism evaluations, diagnoses, and support services for adults and children in the Clarksville area and across Tennessee.

Tennessee Neuropsychology
Offers autism testing and evaluation for adults. Call 865-531-9088 to schedule an appointment.

Clarksville Behavioral Health
Offers autism assessments for adults and children, as well as individual, couples, and family therapy. Call 931-494-7131 for the Clarksville location.

Hopebridge Center
Provides autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses and family support.
130 Alfredo Dr., Suite A
Clarksville, TN 37042

Autism Education and Therapy Center (ETC)
Call 615-376-0034 for either of two Clarksville locations:

941 Professional Park Dr., Clarksville, TN 37040
203 Harnett Ct., Clarksville, TN 37043

Vanderbilt/Frist Center for Autism and Innovation
615-322-7565 | Toll-free: 877-ASD-VUMC (273-8862)
autismresources@vumc.org

Meharry Medical Group
935 21st Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208 | 615-327-6495
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (closed for lunch at noon); Closed Tuesdays

Athena Consulting and Psychological Services, LLC
615-320-1155 | athena-nashville.com

Tennessee Disability Pathfinder
tnpathfinder.org — A statewide resource directory for people with disabilities and their families. Dr. Martinez is a psychologist listed through this network who specializes in diagnosing adults who suspect they may be autistic.

Additional Resources

Behavioral Health Safety Net
For Tennessee residents age 3 and older who have a qualifying mental health diagnosis and no behavioral health insurance.

Amerigroup
Helps connect people with no- and low-cost services for food, jobs, housing, and transportation.

TennCare
Tennessee's managed Medicaid program serves low-income individuals, pregnant women, children, caretakers of young children or older adults, and adults with disabilities.

Need help applying for or keeping TennCare? The TennCare Advocacy Program can assist: call 1-800-758-1638 or visit tenncareadvocacy.com.

United Way of the Greater Clarksville Region
Provides volunteer-driven support in education, financial stability, and health.

After Hours Care

When Boyd Health Services is closed or providers are fully booked, you may seek care at one of the off-campus facilities below. Students are responsible for any costs incurred at off-campus facilities.

Doctors Care
- 2320 Wilma Rudolph Boulevard — 931-645-1564
- 2302 Madison Street — 931-245-2400
Montgomery County Health Department
- 330 Pageant Lane — 931-648-5747
Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital ER (formerly Tennova)
- Main Campus: 651 Dunlop Lane — 931-502-1300
- Sango: 1325 Hwy 76 — 931-358-6600
Matthew Walker Clinic
- 230 Dover Rd. — 931-920-5000
Vanderbilt Health Clinic at Walgreens
- 1954 Madison St. — 615-875-4993
Premier Medical Walk-In Clinic
- 490 Dunlop Lane — 931-245-7000
American Family Care
- 1763 Madison Street Commons — 931-278-8004
Ascension St. Thomas Urgent Care
- St. Bethlehem, 2147 Wilma Rudolph Blvd., Suite 102 — 931-241-4115
- Sango, 2224 Madison St., Suite B — 931-503-7015
- Fort Campbell, 1690 Fort Campbell Blvd. — 931-648-4838
- Tiny Town, 1466 Tiny Town Rd., Suite C — 931-503-7093