resources
If you are in crisis, please call 911 or go to your nearest hospital emergency room.
National Suicide Hotline: Call 988
Travis County 24-Hour Hotline: (512) 472-HELP (4357)
American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Students' Rights Hub (Resources designed to help K-12 students, parents, educators, and advocates create inclusive schools where students are safe, supported, and treated with dignity.)
Austin Travis County 24/7 Hotline (Integral Care): (512) 472-HELP (4357).
BlackLine is a BIPOC LGBTQ+ support line, run by BIPOC folks for BIPOC folks. This resource does not involve law enforcement or state agencies. You can call (800) 604-5841 to chat with a peer.
Center for Women's and Gender Studies, UT-Austin
National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-SAFE (7233)
LGBT National Hotline at (888) 843-4564.
LGBT National Youth Talkline (for those under 25) at (800) 246-7743.
National Alliance on Mental Illness Central Texas
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health: Brochures and Fact Sheets
National Institute of Mental Health: Medications
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Suicide Prevention Hotline (now called 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline): Call or text 988.
Out Youth Austin (offers resources and a safe space for youth of all sexual orientations and gender identities)
Planned Parenthood (healthcare and maternal care, birth control, STD testing, education)
SAFE: Domestic Violence Help in Austin: (512) 267-SAFE (7233)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSA)
Texas Association Against Sexual Assault
THRIVE Lifeline (ages 18+), trans-led and operated. Text "THRIVE" at (313) 662-8209.
Trans Lifeline Hotline: (877) 565-8860. For trans people and operated by trans people.
Trans Youth Emergency Project (offers logistical and financial support to families with trans kids)
Trevor Project (focuses on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth. They offer a toll-free telephone number where confidential assistance is provided by trained counselors.) Talk to a crisis counselor via phone, (866) 488-7386, or text (Text 'START' to 678-678).
Other Mental Health Providers with Sliding Scale Options:
Bluebonnet Trails Community Services (serving residents of Williamson County). Provides services to children adults with serious mental illness and developmental disorders.
Capital Area Counseling (formerly Capital Area Mental Health Center) was created by members of the Capital Area Psychological Association in 1980 to provide low-cost, longterm therapy options for people living in Austin and is a training setting for pre- and post-graduate therapists.
Just Mind Counseling compiled a list of low-cost counseling and health care options in and around Austin.
Integral Care (serving residents of Travis County). Supports adults and children living with mental illness, substance use disorder and intellectual and developmental disabilities in Travis County. Services include a 24-hour helpline: (512) 472-HELP (4357).
Open Path Psychotherapy Collective is a nonprofit nationwide network of mental health professionals dedicated to providing in-office and online mental health care at a reduced rate to clients in need.
Psychiatric Emergency Facilities:
Austin/Travis County Integral Care: Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) - walk-in clinic, Richard E. Hopkins Behavioral Health Building, M-F 8a-10p; Sat-Sun-holiday 10a-8p, 1165 Airport Blvd., Second Floor, Austin, TX 78702
Austin State Hospital: (512) 452-0381, 4110 Guadalupe St., Austin, TX 78751
Seton Shoal Creek Hospital: (512) 324-2000. Admission is through any ER outpatient provider. Can call 324-2029 to facilitate admission
Austin Oaks Hospital: (512) 440-4800 1407 (24-hour number), W. Stassney Ln, Austin, TX 78745
Cross Creek Hospital: (844) 329-1177 (24-hour number), 8402 Cross Park Dr, Austin, TX 78754
Rock Springs Hospital (512) 819-9400 700, SE Inner Loop, Georgetown 78626