Trauma Survivors Network
The Trauma Survivors Network, or TSN, is a community of patients and families who are looking to connect with one another and rebuild their lives after a serious injury. The TSN website provides a place for trauma patients and their loved ones to connect with others and get the information they need to help rebuild their lives. You can visit the website at traumasurvivorsnetwork.org for more information and to connect with other survivors. UT Medical’s TSN provides the following programs: Peer Visitation Former trauma patients and caregivers are trained to be peer visitors. Peer visitors volunteer their time to visit patients and their families in the hospital and share experiences from the road to recovery after a serious injury. Peer visitors can answer your questions from the perspective of someone who has been there. Peer visits are available while inpatient and can be scheduled after discharge as we can provide them over the phone. Snack and Chat Family and friends of patients currently admitted to our Trauma Center are invited to take time to relax, have a snack and learn more about the emotional impact of trauma. Mobile Snack and Chat occurs at 10 a.m. on Thursdays with TSN going to floors 7, 9 and 10 East to serve trauma patient family and friends. In August 2025, TSN started providing a weekly caregiver support group in the Health Information Center on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. This gives family and loved ones a break from the bedside to decompress and receive any resources if requested.
Survivors Support Group, Let’s CHAT This is a general support group for trauma survivors that is held on the first Tuesday of the month. The support group is a hybrid of in-person and virtual starting at 6 p.m.
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TSN’s outpatient support group, Let’s CHAT, provided monthly hybrid support group opportunities to trauma patients and families during 2025. UT Medical’s TSN also promoted the National TSN program’s monthly support group to provide additional care. Elizabeth Waters, BSSW, MSSW, LAPSW also facilitated a National TSN survivor support group during July with seven participants around the country. In August 2025, TSN started a weekly caregiver support group and had eight participants during the pilot of this additional support group component. UT Medical’s TSN program supported 429 patients with 14% receiving follow-up visits. During the initial visit patients and their families are given the Trauma Patient Handbook, a brochure about the TSN program and any resources or information the patient may need support with.
For more information about TSN programs please contact the TSN Coordinators at 865-305-9970 or TSNCoordinator@utmck.edu.
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