Resources
Finding Help in Texas
2-1-1
2-1-1 Texas committed to helping Texas connect with the services they need including food, housing, employment, health care, counseling and more
Contact: via phone dial 2-1-1 or internet www.211texas.org
Texas Youth Hotline
Contact: call or text 1-800-989-6884; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Free, confidential services to youth and families in crisis
Offering assistance in finding a counselor, safe shelter, legal information, other local referral information, or simply someone to talk to
DFPS Texas Youth Helpline - Confidential Crisis Hotline (state.tx.us)
Texas Abuse Hotline
Contact: 1-800-252-5400 for any urgent situations; nonurgent situations should be reported via Welcome (txabusehotline.org)
If you need to call the Texas Abuse Hotline and are deaf and equipped with a Teletypewriter, call Relay Texas by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-735-2989
For reporting abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children, the elderly, or people with disabilities
National Help
9-1-1
For serious emergencies call 9-1-1 for immediate care
9-8-8
Suicide and crisis lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provide free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week within the United States
The Trevor Project: Helpline for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth
1-866-488-7386
LGBT Youth National Hotline
1-800-246-7743
National Runaway Safeline
1-800-786-2929
National Domestic Violence
Hotline (800) 799-7233, (800) 787-3224 (TTY)
