Community Referrals

 Below are a few community resources you may find helpful. If you would like assistance in finding any other outside agencies or counselors, please feel free to contact me!

 

If it is an EMERGENCY, please contact Child Protection Services (CPS) at (800) 252-5400 or their web referral system: www.txabusehotline.org  or contact Childhelp® at 800-4-A-CHILD

 

United Way 2-1-1

The 2-1-1 Texas website uses the databases of local Area Information Centers and gives you the ability to search for free information on health and human services from more than 60,000 state and local programs 

2-1-1 or 1-877-541-7905

Lone Star Circle of Care

Child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy

http://www.lscctx.org/

1-800-232-8946

Austin Travis County Integral Care

Behavioral health & developmental disabilities services

http://www.integralcare.org/

512-472-4357

Bluebonnet MHMR

Bluebonnet Trails offers an array of mental health and Developmental Disabilities services to children, adolescents and adults

http:///bluebonnetmhmr.org/

512-255-1720

24-Hour Crisis Hotline: 1-800-841-1255

STARRY

STARRY provides STAR crisis intervention services to Williamson and surrounding counties. Services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The program provides services to children and youth and their families. Services include individual, family and group counseling, along with universal child abuse prevention services

http://www.starryonline.org

512-388-8290
Crisis Services: 1-800-440-9789

Austin Child Guidance Center

Dedicated to improving the mental health of children and their families, a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and counselors provides individual, family, and group therapy; psychiatric and psychological services; parent education; community presentations and consultations

http://www.austinchildguidance.org/

512-451-2242

For the Love of Christi

This organization holds monthly support meetings and various activities for children and adults to help them adjust to life after the death of a loved one

http://fortheloveofchristi.org/

512-467-2600

Wonders and Worries

This organization helps children cope when a loved one or parent has a chronic or life threatening illness

http://www.wondersandworries.org/

512-329-5757

Bridges to Growth Resource Center

Offers many parent workshops throughout the year and free advice and counsel from a parent educator for parents experiencing parenting challenges 
www.georgetownproject.com
512-943-5198

***If you are concerned about behaviors or emotions that you are seeing with your child, below is information about several disorders that can be seen in children and adolescents. If you think your child may fall into one of these categories, it is important to talk to your family physician and/or a mental health professional.

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Anxiety

Aspergers

Bipolar Disorder

Conduct Disorder

Depression

Eating Disorders

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Schizophrenia