Mental Health Mission

Alcoa City Schools is committed to Graduating Competitive Students by ensuring the mental wellness of students, families, faculty, and staff through education, intervention, and access to service.

Mental Health Vision

To provide effective and innovative programs/activities that focus on the emotional, psychological, and social well-being of students, families, faculty, and staff.

District Mental Health Counselors

• Kim Prater (865-982-4767 ext. 5113)
• Maria Fioravanti (865-982-4631 ext. 3131)

Sometimes you need someone to be there for you.  Not to fix the problem or offer advice or do anything in particular, but simply to be there.  To show up.  To be present with what you are feeling.  To see what you are going through.  To see you, understand you.

- https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/friendship-quotes-your-person

I am trustworthy.

I am honest with others.

I am generally very dependable.

I am loyal to the people I care about.

I am easily able to trust others.

I experience and express empathy for others.

I am able to be non-judgmental.

I am a good listener.

I am supportive of others in their good times.

I am supportive of others in their bad times.

I am self-confident.

I am usually able to see the humor in life.

I am fun to be around.

Empathy is the ability to recognize, understand, and share the thoughts and feelings of another person, animal, or fictional character.

Humor is the capacity to express or perceive what's funny, is both a source of entertainment and a means of coping with difficult or awkward situations and stressful events. 

These traits are grouped into three categories and each represents an essential aspect of relational behavior:

• The first five (5) traits listed above represent Traits of Integrity and are related to core values held by most cultures.
• Traits of Caring are numbers 6 - 10 on the above list above and are require personal insight, self-discipline, and unconditional positive regard for others.

• • Mental Health Awareness 
  • National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) - (865) 317-4413
  • National Association of School Psychologists: Supporting Children's Mental Health: Tips for Parents and Educators
  • Teen Mental Health
  • Mental Health America: What Every Child Needs for Good Mental Health
  • Tennessee System of Care - (800) 560-5767
  • Suicide Awareness and Prevention
  • Know the Warning Signs
  • Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
  • The Jason Foundation - (615) 264-2323
  • Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network  - 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
  • Mobile Crisis Services - (865) 481-6175
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration - 1-800-662-HELP (4357)