Seeking help, looking for answers, and finding support can be difficult to find. Many types of resources are available for patients. Houston has inpatient and intensive outpatient programs. Social work services can help with disability, residential, geriatric, and pediatric issues. Advocacy, education questions, and support can also be found with the help of NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness. You will find some of these resources listed below.
- National Institute of Health information www.nlm.nih.gov
- Health site that reviews evidence impartially and takes no advertising ConsumerReportsHealth.org
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for infectious disease and travel health information www.cdc.gov
- Food and Drug Administration for drug information www.fda.gov
- MedlinePlus for medical condition information www.medlineplus.gov
- National Cancer Institute for cancer information www.cancer.gov
- Mayo Clinic www.mayoclinic.com
- Cleveland Clinic www.clevelandclinic.org
- Mass General Hospital Center for Women’s Mental Health www.womensmentalhealth.org
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) www.adaa.org
- Autism Society of America www.autism-society.org
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance www.dbsalliance.org
- LGBT Switchboard Houston – The Montrose Center www.montrosecenter.org/services/avp/switchboard
- LGBTQ Resource Center/The LGBT Community Center gaycenter.org
- Attention Deficit Disorders Association www.adda-sr.org
- National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) www.edap.org
- Obsessive Compulsive Foundation www.ocfoundation.org
- Crisis Intervention of Houston www.crisishotline.org
- National Suicide Prevention www.texassuicideprevention.org
- Harris County Hospital District (HCHD) www.harrishealth.org
- Harris County Psychiatric Center (HCPC) www.hcpc.uth.edu
- Houston Police Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) www.houstoncit.org
- The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD www.theharriscenter.org
- Legacy Community Health Clinic www.legacycommunityhealth.org
- BarkerRipley www.bakerripley.org/services
- United Way of Greater Houston referral.uwtgc.org
- Jewish Family Service www.jfshouston.org
- Catholic Charities www.catholiccharities.org
- Family Services of Greater Houston www.familyservices.org
- Mental Health America of Greater Houston www.mhahouston.org
- Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org/texas
- National Institute of Aging www.nia.nih.gov
- Amazing Place www.amazingplacehouston.org
- Meals on Wheels and Senior Meal Programs www.mealcall.org
- Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels www.fortbendseniors.org
- Montgomery County Women’s Center www.mcwcthewoodlands.org
- Houston Area Women’s Center www.hawc.org
- Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse www.avda-tx.org
- The Women’s Home www.thewomenshome.org
- Postpartum Support International (PSI) www.postpartum.net
- Depletion Children’s Center www.depelchin.org
- The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation www.cri-usa.org
- SEARCH Homeless Services www.searchhomeless.org
- The Montrose Center www.montrosecenter.org
- Fort Bend Regional Council on Substance Abuse www.fortbendcouncil.org
- Career and Recovery Resources, Inc www.careerandrecovery.org
- The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston www.council-houston.org
- Al-Anon www.al-anon.alateen.org
- Center for Recovering Families www.council-houston.org
- Alcoholics Anonymous www.aa.org
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) www.samhsa.gov
- Lone Star Legal Aid www.lonestarlegal.org
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law www.bazelon.org
- Mental Health America www.nmha.org
- Mental Health America in Texas www.mhatexas.org
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) www.nami.org
- National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov
- American Psychiatric Association www.psych.org
- American Psychological Association www.apa.org
If you feel that you are having an emergency,
please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
If you are having any suicidal thoughts with an intent to harm yourself or impulses that put you or someone else in danger, please do not wait to seek help. Your safety and health are of the utmost importance. No office is equipped to deal with these kinds of emergencies. Once the emergency has been handled, the doctor can help with your outpatient care.