Resources

Child Abuse Hotlines

1-800-442-4453

(Call this number for help if you have been abused, suspect a sexually abused child or teenager, or if you are an abuser.) For the hearing impaired, call 1-800-222-4523 Texas.

Toll-Free: (800) 252-5400

https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Contact_Us/report_abuse.asp

Online reporting https://www.txabusehotline.org/

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children can inform authorities about child pornography or sex trafficking. Hotline: 800-THE-LOST (843-5678) https://www.missingkids.org/home

Crisis Hotlines

Crisis text line in the US, Text CONNECT to 741741 in the United States

OR Text NAMI to 741741

OR Dial 9-8-8 anywhere in the US for mental health crisis

24-Hour Crisis Hotline: Williamson County 1-800-841-1255

24-Hour Crisis Hotline: Travis County 1-512-472-TALK (4357)

24-Hour Crisis Hotline: Bell County 1-800-888-4036

IMALIVE is a Kristin Brooks Hope Center (KBHC) program, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization.

The focus is suicide intervention, prevention, awareness, and education. The team provides help and hope through online crisis chat, educational on-campus and virtual college events, and awareness campaigns. Virtual crisis online chat center https://www.imalive.org/

Depression Hotline

Depression Hotline: Call 1-630-482-9696 to speak with a trained interventionist.

Depressed Anonymous: https://depressedanon.com/

Domestic Violence Hotlines

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Staffed 24 hours a day by trained counselors who can provide crisis assistance and information about shelters, legal advocacy, health care centers, and counseling.

Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women: 1-888-743-5754 www.DAHMW.org

STAND Against Domestic Violence Crisis Hotline: 888-215-5555

BWJP provides training and technical assistance on civil, legal, and criminal justice system issues related to violence against women, including survivors charged with crimes. https://www.bwjp.org/about-bwjp.html

DC Alliance, Empowering Homicide Survivors, Inc. provides support to victims, co-victims, and survivors of domestic violence or homicides. We will do everything we can to meet your expectations. Our mission is to act as a clearing house for direct and indirect services through outreach and to help rebuild the lives of victims, survivors, and their families. https://www.dcaehs.org/

Legal Resource Center on Violence Against Women works to obtain legal representation for domestic violence survivors in interstate custody cases and to provide technical assistance to domestic violence victim advocates and attorneys in such cases. http://www.lrcvaw.org/

Women’s Law provides legal information and support to domestic violence and assault victims. https://www.womenslaw.org/

Eating Disorders Hotline

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (ANAD): 888-375-7767

https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/information/help-overcome-eating-disorders/the-alliance

https://www.edreferral.com/

https://nedic.ca/

Elder Abuse Hotline Texas

Toll-Free: (800) 252-5400

Nationwide: (800) 252-8966

https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Contact_Us/report_abuse.asp

Online reporting https://www.txabusehotline.org/

Grief and Bereavement Links

https://www.adec.org/

http://www.survivorsofsuicide.com/index.html

Human Trafficking Hotline

1-888-373-7888 – OR text 233733. The caller can report a tip, connect with anti-trafficking services in their area, or request training and technical assistance, general information, or specific anti-trafficking resources. https://humantraffickinghotline.org/

Medical-Specific Resources

Visit https://lonestarcares.org/ or call 877-800-5722

https://medlineplus.gov/

LGBTQQIP2SAA Resource Site

50+ resources for LGBTQIA Allies

https://buffer.com/resources/lgbtqia-resources/

Mental Health Hotlines/Resources

NAMI Texas

(512) 693-2000

http://www.namitexas.org

https://www.samhsa.gov

1-800-662-HELP (4357)

Resources on mental disorders and related topics https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics

Information on antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, stimulants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers:

https://findtreatment.gov

1-800-662-HELP (4357)

Military-Specific Resources

Visit https://giveanhour.org/, a national nonprofit organization that gives free mental health care to U.S. Military personnel and their families.

National Center for PTSD: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/

The Real Warriors Campaign is a multimedia public awareness campaign designed to encourage help-seeking behavior among service members, veterans, and military families coping with invisible wounds. https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Centers-of-Excellence/Psychological-Health-Center-of-Excellence/Real-Warriors-Campaign

Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN) works to reform veterans’ services to ensure high-quality health care and benefits for women veterans and their families and secure equal opportunity and freedom to serve without discrimination, harassment, or assault.

1015 15th Street, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005

Email Address: info@servicewomen.org

(202)-844-6110

https://www.servicewomensactionnetwork.org/

The Soldier’s Project is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that provides free, confidential psychological services to US military veterans and their loved ones who have served any time after September 11, 2001.https://www.thesoldiersproject.org/

Learn more about military sexual trauma (MST), treatment options, self-help tools, and resources to overcome the effects of MST. https://www.maketheconnection.net/conditions/military-sexual-trauma

A website with resources and information about military sexual trauma for veterans. https://militarysexualtrauma.vet/

Parents Hotline

Parent Hotline Call 800-840-6537 if in a crisis, or visit https://parenthotline.net/ for education/resources on baby care, childbirth, child disease, child health, parenting, or pregnancy tips.

PTSD/Trauma Links

Beauty After Bruises is an organization that offers grants that provide the finances necessary for patients to get therapy, psychiatry, inpatient treatment, and any other therapeutic services they need and deserve. They also help by directing survivors to local resources, books, and other written materials that may aid their healing. https://www.beautyafterbruises.org/

The Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of those suffering from trauma, stress, and their families. The Traumaweb site contains information regarding trauma, stress, resiliency, and coping and offers helpful advice and self-help strategies by the center’s professional staff. This website gives information in Hebrew, English, Russian and Arabic. French is coming soon. https://traumaweb.org/

The Trauma and Mental Health Report shares knowledge on trauma and mental health with the community. https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/

Rape/Sexual Assault Hotlines

Safe Helpline 877-995-5247 Rainn also operates a sexual assault support line specifically for members of the DoD (Department of Defense) community www.SafeHelpline.org

https://www.rainn.org

1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

Safe Horizon Rape, Sexual Assault, and Incest Hotline: 212-227-3000

Take Back the Night Foundation Hotline: 567-SHATTER: Legal support for survivors in every state. https://takebackthenight.org/

London Victim Support hotline: 0845 303 0900

Montreal, Quebec Rape Crisis Centre hotline: 514-934-4504

Ottawa, Ontario Rape Crisis Center hotline: 613-562-2333

Toronto, Ontario Rape Crisis Centre hotline: (416) 597-1171

United Kingdom National Helpline: 0808 802 9999 (open daily from 12-2.30 pm and 7-9.30 pm UK time)

Victoria, British Columbia Women’s Sexual Assault Centre hotline: 250-383-3232 https://www.nsvrc.org/

Runaway or Homeless Youth Hotlines

National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-RUNAWAY ( 1-800-786-2929 )-a national, toll-free hotline for runaway and homeless youth, teens in crisis, and concerned family/friends. Completely confidential. https://www.1800runaway.org/

Covenant House 1-800-999-9999 (Youth and Parents, 24-hour, toll-free crisis hotline, which provides crisis intervention, referral, and information services to homeless, runaway, and other troubled youth and their families throughout the U.S. https://www.covenanthouse.org/

Self-Injury Hotline

Self-Injury Hotline 1-800-DONT-CUT (366-8288)

S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® is a nationally recognized treatment approach, professional network, and educational resource base committed to helping you and others end self-injurious behavior. https://selfinjury.com/

As part of a collaboration between the University of Guelph and McGill University, SiOS is a non-profit outreach initiative providing information and resources about self-injury – those who self-injured, recovered, and those who want to help. http://sioutreach.org/

Stalking Hotlines

Call 1-800-621-HOPE (4673) or visit https://www.safehorizon.org/get-help/stalking/#our-programs/ for information/resources on support groups for survivors of stalking, community programs, court programs, counseling services, and Project SAFE lock replacement.

Visit https://ovc.ojp.gov/help-for-victims/toll-free-and-online-hotlines for a comprehensive list of victims’ services and points of contact and information on the No FEAR Act.

The Empowering Internet Safety Guide for Women is a detailed, grassroots self-help guide to protecting oneself from social media and other online predators. https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/the-empowering-internet-safety-guide-for-women/

Substance Abuse/Alcoholism Hotlines, Resources, and 12-step Groups

Austin Al-Anon Alateen Information Center

6301 Manchaca Rd Ste F, Austin, TX 78745

(512) 441-8591

https://al-anon.org/al-anon-meetings/

https://texas-al-anon.org/

In The Rooms is an online source for all 12-step support groups for those suffering from an addiction and their family member(s). Confidential; 24/7 access to meetings and groups. https://www.intherooms.com/home/

Visit these sites for education, resources, meeting guides, and literature.

https://www.samhsa.gov

1-800-662-HELP (4357)

https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

https://aa-intergroup.org/

https://www.aa.org/

Visit this site for education, resources, meeting guides, and literature. https://na.org/

https://adultchildren.org/

or call 310-534-1815

http://www.asca12step.org/

https://www.cdaweb.org/

https://clutterersanonymous.org/