Relationships of every kind, whether positive or negative, can have a huge impact on your success in college. Below are community partners to help you through issues with childcare, sexual well-being, or abuse.

All Around Help

• The Helen Ross McNabb Center is a useful provider of many types of behavioral health care.

Childcare

• Smart Steps Child Care Payment Assistance can help pay for childcare while attending class.
• Hamilton County School Age Child Care offers afterschool, holiday, and summer break childcare for a daily rate.
• Chattanooga State Child Development Center provides child care to Chattanooga State students and employees. Fees and application information are on the website.
• The MOMentum Network supports single mothers pursuing education.

Sexual Health

• The Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic offers confidential and affordable testing for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia.
• A Step Ahead Chattanooga provides FREE long-term birth control to women in Southeast Tennessee.
• The Hamilton County Adult Immunization Clinic provides the vaccination for HPV. This vaccination helps prevent certain cancers and genital warts. 
• The Hamilton County Health Department offers birth control and emergency contraception (like Plan B) at many of their clinics.
• The Georgia Health Department can assist with birth control and exams in Catoosa, Dade, and Walker counties.
• The National Abortion Federation has information on laws regarding abortion in Tennessee and a list of providers.

LGBTQIA+

• Chattanooga Pride offers support, education, and advocacy for the LGBTQIA+ community.
• Nooga Diversity Center provides in-house medical and mental health support to members of Chattanooga’s queer community. They also offer many social events and educational outreach opportunities.

Sexual Assault

• Partnership Rape Crisis Center provides free, confidential crisis counseling, legal help, and medical and mental health resources for survivors of sexual assault.  
• Sexual Assault Victims’ Advocacy Center provides free, confidential crisis counseling, legal help, and medical and mental health resources for survivors of sexual assault. (Catoosa, Dade, and Walker counties)

Domestic Violence

• Partnership Family Violence Center provides free, confidential crisis counseling, emergency shelter, and legal help to survivors of domestic violence.
• Children’s Advocacy Center works with children who have been abused by providing legal, medical, and therapeutic services.
• Family Justice Center addresses domestic violence, elder abuse, and human trafficking by providing counseling, legal assistance, and advocacy.