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Mental Health Crisis Resources

Mental Health Crisis Resources

If you are in need of  immediate assistance ,please dial 911

 

Local Emergency Interventions

Travis County

  • Integral Care Psychiatric Emergency Services & 24/7 Crisis Line:  (512) 472-HELP(4357) Press 1 for English, then 1 for Mental Health Crisis support
  • Austin Police Department Crisis Intervention Team: 512-854-3450
  • Travis County Crisis Intervention Team:  512-854-3430
  • Pflugerville Police Department: 512-990-6700
  • Youth Helpline/Lifeworks 24 Hour Hotline: 512-735-2400

Williamson County

  • Bluebonnet Trail Community Services 24/7 Crisis Line:  1-800-841-1255 
  • Williamson County Mobile Crisis Outreach Team:  512-864-8277

Psychiatric Inpatient Facilities

  • Austin Oaks Hospital
1407 W. Stassney Lane, Austin, TX 78745
512-440-4800
Hours:  24/7
 
  • Cross Creek Hospital

8402 Cross Park Drive, Austin, TX 78754
877-971-6689
Hours:  24/7

  • Dell Children’s Grace Grego Maxwell Mental Health Unit

4900 Mueller Blvd., Austin, TX 78723
512-324-0029 (answered 24/7)
*This facility does not take walk-ins; must call to schedule an assessment

  • Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute

3101 S. Austin Ave., Georgetown, TX 78626
512-819-1154
Hours:  24/7

  • Rock Springs Hospital

(partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient)
1335 E. Whitestone Blvd., Suite Z200
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week
Phone: 512-746-7163 

Hospital Emergency Rooms

  • North Austin Medical Center Emergency Room:  512-901-1100
  • Dell Children’s Emergency Room: 512-324-0000
  • Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Emergency Room: 512-324-1010
  • Ascension Seton Northwest Emergency Room:  512-324-6010
  • Ascension Seton Medical Center Williamson Emergency Room:  512-324-4170
  • St. David's Emergency Room:  844-533-5437

National Resources

Hotlines/Text lines

 
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:  1-800-273-8255
  • Ayuda en Español:  1-888-628-9454
  • Crisis Text Line: Text NAMI to 741741
  • The Trevor Project (LGBTQ):
    • Trevor Lifeline 1-866-488-7386
    • TrevorChat: Text 'Start' to 678-678

Live Chat Programs

  • I’m Alive
 https://www.imalive.org/
Live online network using instant messaging to respond to people in crisis
  •  Suicide Prevention Lifeline
 

Smartphone Apps

  • Operation Reach Out

This app is created by the military but useful for all people. It is a free intervention tool that helps people having suicidal thoughts get help.
For more information: http://www.4mca.com/suicide_prevention_app/ 

 

  • Suicide Safety Plan

This app walks users step-by-step through the creation of a safety plan. It includes listing personal warning signs, coping strategies, places for distraction, and contacts to reach out to.

For more information:  http://www.suicideapp.com/
 

  • Calm Harm 

Manages self-harm
This app helps to resist or manage the urge to self-harm. You choose from a range of activities, learn to identify and manage "emotional mind" with positive impact. For more information, visit calmharm.co.uk
 

Helpful Websites

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention                 www.afsp.org
Suicide Loss Survivors                                                              suicidology.org
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education                            www.save.org
National Institute of Mental Health                                     www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
National Alliance on Mental Illness—Central Texas       namicentraltx.org
Suicide Prevention Resource Center                                  www.sprc.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline                                   www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
The Trevor Project                                                                 www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/