Emergencies Abroad

24/7 Emergency Contacts

• University of Kentucky Police Department: (859) 257-8573 

• The dispatcher will collect important information from you and relay it to a member of the International Center staff, who will call you back. 

• AXA Medical/Security Assistance: (515) 365-3990
  • When contacting AXA, please reference UK's insurance policy number.  
• U.S. Office of Overseas Citizen Services: (202) 501-4444 

Please Note: Calls from abroad require that the U.S. country code be entered before the area code. In most countries, this code is 001. For example, for the UK Police Department, dial 001-859-257-8573. 

Other Contacts

• UK International Health, Safety & Security: (859) 218-4961
• UK Education Abroad (859) 257-4067

Email Contacts

• AXA Medical/Security Assistance: medassistusa@axa-assistance.us  
• Jason Hope, Director of Global Risk & Strategic Operations: jasonhope@uky.edu 
• Niamh Larson, Executive Director of Education Abroad & Exchanges: niamh.minion@uky.edu

Be mindful that responses to e-mail may be delayed. In an emergency, call one of the 24/7 contact numbers.