Client Resources

Sometimes we all need help. Reach out! Don’t wait…

1. Speak with the family members and/or friends you trust

2. Go to your local emergency care facility or emergency room

3. Call 911 and ask for assistance from the Austin Police Department and request a Mental Health Deputy

4. In Austin, Texas, Contact the Seton Psychiatric Emergency Department at Brackenridge — 512-324-7010 (24/7 Emergency Room Services) or The Austin Lakes Hospital and St. David’s Pavilion. Call 512-544-LAKE (5253).

Crisis Hotlines

• Crisis Text Line: www.crisistextline.org     Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the USA, anytime, about any type of crisis

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) or TTY: 1-800-799-4TTY (4889) A free, 24-hour hotline, with a person available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Confidential online chat is also available at  www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

•   Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) and press 1

•  Red Nacional de Prevencion del Suicidio 1-888-628-9454

• Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender or Questioning Youth (LGBTQ) call The Trevor Hotline toll-free at 1-866-488-7386

• Texas Local Mental Health Authority (LMHA) Crisis Hotlines –
  These centers operate or contract with a hotline provider for persons in crisis. You may view an alphabetical list of LMHAs and their crisis numbers on our LMHA Crisis Hotline page, or you may search for the crisis hotline number by county, city, or ZIP code on our mental health services search page.