Resources

Mental Health Resources

LGBTQ+ Specific Hotlines

  • LGBT Youth Suicide Hotline; 1-866-4-U-TREVOR

  • Trevor Project; 1-866-488-7386

  • National Transgender Suicide Hotline Trans Lifeline; 1-877-565-8860

General Crisis Hotlines

  • Crisis TextLine; Text “START” to 741-741

  • Teen Line; 1-800 -TLC-TEEN, Text "TEEN" to 839863 between 5:30pm-9:30pm PST

  • National Suicide Prevention Hotline; 1-800-273-8255

General Resources Statewide

  • Qwell Community Foundation; Qwell engages the LGBTQIA+ community, connects them with resources, and supports partner LGBTQIA+ organizations and businesses.

  • Resource Center; Youth First serves LGBTQ and Allied youth, ages 12-18 and equips them with the tools and resources they need to live an authentic life through year-round, free programming that decreases high-risk behaviors, reduces social isolation, and increases self-esteem.

  • Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT); Virtual Statewide Offices - info@transtexas.org; PO Box 41363, Austin, Texas 78704; Advising, Advocacy, Community Resource, Education, Training Resource

  • Equality Texas; Equality Texas is a political advocacy group that aims at gaining equity for LGBTQ+ individuals by eradicating discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.

  • ACLU of Texas; 713-942-8146, P.O. Box 8306 Houston, TX 77288; Legal Assistance, Advocacy, Resource

  • Gender Infinity; info@genderinfinity.org; Gender Infinity offers support for trans and gender-expansive youth and their families through an annual conference, camp, and quarterly family gatherings. Community Resource, Peer Support, Community Support, Education, Advocacy

  • Resources for Transgender Youth in Texas

DFPS Region 6 - Houston

  • Gender Infinity; info@genderinfinity.org; Gender Infinity offers support for trans and gender-expansive youth and their families through an annual conference, camp, and quarterly family gatherings. Community Resource, Peer Support, Community Support, Education, Advocacy

DFPS Region 7 - Austin

  • OutYouth; 512-419-1233; 919 East 49 ½ St., Austin, TX, 78751; Out Youth serves the Central Texas LGBTQIA+ (lesbian/gay/bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning, intersex, and asexual) youth and their allies with programs and services to ensure these promising young people develop into happy, healthy, successful adults.

  • PFLAG Austin; 512-302-3524; Community Resource, Family Support, Peer Support, Social Groups, Social Support

  • Waterloo Counseling; 512-444-9922, info@waterloocounseling.org, 314 E Highland Mall Blvd., Suite 301, Austin, TX 78752; Waterloo offers high quality, affordable mental health counseling to the entire community and has an expertise in serving the LGBTQ+ community; people living with HIV/AIDS and their loved ones; and people experiencing trauma, depression or anxiety. Fees are based on a sliding scale for people who are uninsured. Waterloo accepts many major forms of insurance, including Medicaid and Medicare.

DFPS Region 8 - San Antonio

  • The Pride Center — San Antonio; 210-370-PRIDE (7743); 1303 McCullough Ave., Ste. 160, San Antonio, Texas 78212; The Center connects members of the LGBT and HIV communities in San Antonio to community resources and organizations related to health, wellness, support, education, and advocacy. The Center offers peer support groups for LGBTQ+ youth and a site-based mentoring group for vulnerable, at-risk LGBTQ+ youth.

  • Fiesta Youth; 210-912-4076, fiestayouthsa@gmail.com, 702 Donaldson Avenue, Suite 205, A San Antonio, TX, 78201; Community Resource, Social Groups, Support

  • PFLAG San Antonio; 210-848-7407, pflag210@gmail.com, Endeavors Veteran Wellness Center, 6333 Dezavala Road, San Antonio, TX 78249; Community Resource, Family Support, Peer Support, Social Groups, Social Support

DFPS Region 9 - Midland

  • Open Arms Rape Crisis Center & LGBT Services; general phone: 325-655-2000; 24-Hour Hotline: 325-658-8888; 113 N. Harrison St., San Angelo, TX 76901; Victim services, education and LGBT+ support to the 170,000 residents of Tom Green County and its ten surrounding counties: Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Kimble, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher and Sutton.

DFPS Region 10 – El Paso

DFPS Region 11 – Edinberg

  • Coastal Bend PRIDE Center; 361-814-2001,
    info@cbpridecenter.org, 2882 Holly Road, Corpus Christi, TX, 76901; The Coastal Bend Pride Center provides the resources, tools, staff, and physical space to empower its members to achieve health and wellness goals, connect with one another and the broader community, advocate for justice against discrimination and inequality, and promote opportunity in a safe and empowering setting.

Resources per DFPS Region

DFPS Region 1 - Lubbock

  • PFLAG Lubbock; 806-795-4502, 1501 University Ave, Lubbock, TX, 79401; Community Resource, Family Support, Peer Support, Social Groups, Social Support

DFPS Region 2 - Abilene

  • The Opal Center; 940-386-9111, 909 8th St., Suite 402, Wichita Falls, TX 76302

DFPS Region 3 - Arlington

  • Black Trans Men Inc; 1-855-BLK-TMEN; Dallas, TX; Advocacy, Peer Support

  • Resource Center (Nelson-Tebedo Clinic); 214-540-4446, jcano@myresourcecenter.org; 4012 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas, TX, 75219; Advocacy, Community Resource, Cultural Competency Training, HIV/Aids Care, Hormone Provider, Low Cost Community Clinic, Reproductive Health, Social Groups (including Kiki and Ballroom groups and events with United Black Ellument (UBE) for people ages 18+), Social Support, Support, Therapy, Training Resource.

  • Youth First at the Resource Center; 214-521-5124, youth@myresourcecenter.org, 5750 Cedar Springs Rd, Dallas, TX, 75235; Family Support, Education, Peer Support, Community Resource

  • PFLAG Dallas; 972-849-0383, 11211 Preston Rd, Dallas, TX, 75230; Community Resource, Family Support, Peer Support, Social Groups, Social Support

  • Black Transwomen Inc; 855-255-8636, blacktranswomen@gmail.com; 3530 Forest Ln, Dallas, TX; Advocacy, Community Resource, Employment Services, Mentorship, Peer Support, Social Groups, Social Support, Support

  • LGBTQ SAVES; 817-689-7951, sharon.herrera@lgbtqsaves.org, 1959 Sandy Lane, Fort Worth, TX, 76112; Advocacy, Community Resource, Education, Family Support, Peer Support, Social Support, Virtual Support

  • PFLAG Fort Worth; 817-428-2329; 1959 Sandy Lane, Fort Worth, TX, 76112; Community Resource, Family Support, Peer Support, Social Groups, Social Support

  • DFW Trans Kids & Families; 972-850-8405, 11450 US Hwy 380, Suite 130, #121, Crossroads, TX 76227; Family Support, Social Support, Therapy,

  • Dallas Independent School District comprehensive resource guide for LGBTQ+ students, allies, and family members: www.bit.ly/DISDLGBTQ

  • Elevate North Texas Youth Shelter; 214-556-5916; 1901 E. Peters Colony Rd., Carrollton, TX 75007; info@elevatentx.org; Youth Homeless Shelter with programs for host homes, hotel vouchers, and reunification & diversion; Community Resource

  • Abounding Prosperity, Inc.; 214-421-4800, info@aboundingprosperity.org; Abounding Prosperity’s services address health, social, and economic disparities among Black Americans with emphasis on gay & bisexual men, cisgender women, transgender women, and their families; Community Resource

  • Transform 1012 Leadership Coalition; 817-631-3396, info@transform1012.org; Community Resource

  • Finn’s Place; tracie.finnsplace@gmail.com; 5860 I-20 Service Road., Fort Worth, TX 76119; IRL space for the trans and gender-diverse community to gather, grow, and flourish; Community Resource

Rainbow Resource; Check out this wonderful PDF of resources for Texas Foster Youth created by Appleseed Texas!

National Resources