Helpful Resources and Information

Please click here for information about what to do if this is a mental health crisis situation affecting you or someone you know.

• 24-Hour National Domestic Violence Hotline:

800-799-SAFE (7233)

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf 800-787-3224

• Domestic Violence Hotline Site, Information, and Resources

• How to best support someone who is in an abusive relationship:

Support Someone in an Abusive Relationship | The Hotline

• Travis County Shelters and Legal Help

• More Legal Help

• National Dating Abuse Helpline

1-866-331-9474

www.loveisrespect.org

• National Sexual Assault Hotline

1-800-656-4673 (HOPE)

www.rainn.org

• Domestic Violence Initiative: (303) 839-5510/(877) 839-5510 www.dviforwomen.org

• Child Abuse Hotline or Online Reporting:

1-800-252-5400

• Adult Protective Services call or report online: 1-800-252-5400

Online Texas Abuse HotlineExternal Link

• Child Sex Abuse | Helping A Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused | Herman Law

• National Human Trafficking Resource Center/Polaris Project

Call: 1-888-373-7888 | Text: HELP to BeFree (233733)

www.polarisproject.org

• Deaf Abused Women’s Network (DAWN) Email: Hotline@deafdawn.org VP: 202-559-5366 www.deafdawn.org

• Childhelp USA/National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-422-4453 www.childhelpusa.org

• Children’s Defense Fund 202-628-8787 www.childrensdefense.org

• Angels of Care Resources for Elderly and Disabled Individuals https://www.angelsofcare.org/community-aid-projects-or-programs

• Child Welfare League of America 202-638-2952 www.cwla.org

• National Council on Juvenile and Family Court Judges Child Protection and Custody/Resource Center on Domestic Violence 1-800-527-3233 www.ncjfcj.org

• National Child Abuse Hotline/Childhelp 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) www.childhelp.org

• The Trevor Project

• The Audre Lorde Project

1-178-596-0342

www.alp.org

• LAMBDA GLBT Community Services

1-206-350-4283

• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

1-202-393-5177

www.ngltf.org

• Northwest Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse

1-206-568-7777

www.nwnetwork.org

• Trans Lifeline

877-565-8860

www.translifeline.org

• Out Youth— Low to no cost individual therapy for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults as well as family support

• Spanish Language Counseling and Support Groups

• National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

1-510-465-1984

• Women of Color Network

1-800-537-2238

• INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence incite.natl@gmail.com

• Casa de Esperanza Linea de crisis 24-horas/24-hour crisis line. 1-651-772-1611 www.casadeesperanza.org

• National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities 1-651-646-5553 www.nationallatinonetwork.org

• The National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project (202) 274-4457 http://www.niwap.org/

• National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center 855-649-7299 www.niwrc.org

• Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence 1-415-954-9988 www.apiidv.org

• Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV) 1-212- 473-6485 www.caaav.org

• Manavi 1-732-435-1414 www.manavi.org

• The Black Church and Domestic Violence Institute 1-770-909-0715 www.bcdvi.org

• National Runaway Safeline

1-800-RUNAWAY or 1-800-786-2929

• Love is respect Hotline: 1-866-331-9474

• Break the Cycle 202-824-0707

• People's Community Clinic in Austin offers Tandem Teen Prenatal & Parenting Program

• Teen Home Resource List (Nationwide and local)

• LifeWorks offers street outreach, young parents program, counseling, and housing options.

• Central Texas Youth Services Maternity Group Home

• Seton Home for Teen Moms and their Children

• Postpartum Support International

1-800-944-4773

#1 En Español or #2 English

Text “Help” to 800-944-4773 (EN)

Text en Español: 971-203-7773

• PSI Support Groups

• Heart of Texas Pregnancy Resource Center in Austin

Offers: Pregnancy tests, options counseling, baby and maternity boutique, support groups, ultrasounds, parenting classes, and community referrals.

• Save Texas Moms: Resources for low-income families

• Maternal Infant Outreach Program provides peer support to pregnant African American women.

• Any Baby Can of Austin offers nurse home visits for pregnant and new moms, support groups, counseling, and more.

• PPHATX offers a voucher program to pay for psychiatrists, counselors, and doulas for new moms.

• Teen Home Resource List (Nationwide and local)

• LifeWorks - housing, counseling, young parents program, and more.

• Annunciation Maternity Home for young moms.

• The Gottman Institute not only has decades of research for couples, but also for parenting! Learn how to be an emotion coach for your child.

• Any Baby Can of Austin offers free parenting education, which you can do in groups or individually.

• Torn on the issue of spanking? Here is some of the research:

  • • Effects of Spanking on the Brain

    • The APA's Case Against Spanking

    • Five Decades of Research (article by UT)

• Any Baby Can of Austin has a no-cost ECI (Early Childhood Intervention program)

• Multiple Resources Available Here from TXDFPS

• Medical Case Management at Any Baby Can

• Caregiving Support and Medical Case Management at Angels of Care

• Testing and Services for Autism

• Apply for Disability Benefits

• Need something else? Contact us to see if we can help you it.

• SMART - Self help addiction recovery groups

• SAMHSA Help finding treatment

1-800-662-4357

• https://www.freerehabcenters.org/

• Sober Houses and Transitional Living in Austin

• Transitional Housing in Austin

• OSAR

• Multiple resources in Travis County

• Alcohol Rehab - Addiction Center

• NAMI Austin— No cost mental health support groups, classes, and workshops

• AA

• NA

• Any Baby Can offers moms groups and emotional support.

• Need something else? Contact us to see if we can help you find it.

• Spanish Language Counseling and Support Groups

• PSI Support Groups

• PPHATX offers a voucher program to pay for psychiatrists, counselors, and doulas for new moms.

• LifeWorks

• https://www.opencounseling.com/texas/austin

• Any Baby Can offers counseling and support groups.

• Austin Child Guidance Center— Sliding-scale services for children and families

• Capital Area Counseling— Low cost individual, relationship, family, and group therapy https://cacaustin.org/

• Flatwater Foundation— No cost therapy for individuals diagnosed with cancer and their families

• Integral Care— Low to no cost services for adults and children with mental health concerns, substance use concerns, and intellectual or developmental needs

• Jewish Family Service— Sliding-scale child and adult therapy and support groups (you don’t have to be Jewish to receive services)

• Lifeworks— Sliding-scale services for youth, adults, and families

• Open Path Collective— Reduced cost individual, relationship, and family therapy ranging from $30-$60 (up to $80 for relationship and family therapy)

• Out Youth— Low to no cost individual therapy for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults as well as family support

• SAFE— No cost individual (child and adult), group, and family therapy for survivors of sexual assault, abuse, domestic violence, and human trafficking

• SIMS Foundation— Low cost individual (child and adult), relationship, family, band, and group therapy for musicians

• Spanish Language Counseling and Support Groups

• St. Edward’s University Community Counseling Clinic— Low cost individual, relationship, and family therapy for anyone in the greater Austin area. Individuals are asked to pay $15 per session and couples are asked to pay $20, although no one will be turned away based on ability to pay. You can learn more by emailing counseling@stedwards.edu or calling the center at 512-428-1242.

• Texas State University— Low cost individual (child and adult), relationship, and family therapy provided at the San Marcos and Round Rock campuses and open to all community members

• YWCA Greater Austin— Sliding-scale individual, relationship, family, and group therapy. Free services to women veterans, members of selected daycare centers, and those receiving Crime Victim Compensation.

Please contact us and we will be happy to help you find out if there are resources available to meet your needs.