You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.

–AA Milne

Resources

The resources listed below provide access to information and assistance to support mental health and wellness.  They are provided as a courtesy and are not intended to take the place of professional, individualized care with a licensed clinician. 

Crisis

Crisis Services/Suicide

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988 (call or text)

Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas: https://www.sccenter.org/ (214) 828-1000

Denton County My Health My Resources: https://www.dentonmhmr.org/  (800) 762-0157, for general services, call the intake line (940) 381-5000

North Texas Behavioral Health Authority (Dallas county)​: (877) 653-6363 or (214) 366-9407

Crisis Text Line: 741741 or https://www.crisistextline.org/topics/self-harm/

Abuse/Neglect

Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (abuse reporting):

Children’s Advocacy Center for North Texas: https://cacnorthtexas.org/  (972) 317-2818

Domestic/Family Violence

Denton County Friends of the Family: https://dcfof.org/  (940) 382-7273

National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/  (800) 799-7233 (SAFE) or text 88788

Human Trafficking

National Human Trafficking Hotline: https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en  (888) 373-7888 or text 233733

General

National Associations/Organizations

American Psychological Association:  https://www.apa.org/

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: https://www.aacap.org/

Mental Health America: https://mhanational.org/

National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://www.nami.org/

Parent Support (resources for various topics)

Child Mind Institute: https://childmind.org/

Nemours KidsHealth: https://kidshealth.org/

Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium: https://tcmhcc.utsystem.edu/

LGBTQ+ Support

The Trevor Project (crisis support): https://www.thetrevorproject.org/  (866) 488-7386

It Gets Better: https://itgetsbetter.org/  

OUTreach Denton: https://outreachdenton.org/

Diagnosis Specific

ADHD

CDC’s ADHD page: https://www.cdc.gov/adhd/index.html

ADDitude: https://www.additudemag.com/

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD): https://chadd.org/

LDOnLine: https://www.ldonline.org/

Understood: https://www.understood.org/

Autism

Autism Society of Texas: https://www.texasautismsociety.org/

Autism Speaks: https://www.autismspeaks.org/

Autism Navigator: https://autismnavigator.com/

Anxiety/OCD

Anxiety & Depression Association of American: https://adaa.org/

Anxiety Network: https://anxietynetwork.com/

Child Mind Institute: https://childmind.org/ (resources for many topics and conditions)

The Child Anxiety Network: http://childanxiety.net/

Coping Cat Parents: https://www.copingcatparents.com/

International OCD Foundation: https://iocdf.org/

Depression/Mood Disorders

Anxiety & Depression Association of American: https://adaa.org/

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: https://www.dbsalliance.org/

International Bipolar Foundation: https://ibpf.org/about-international-bipolar-foundation/

The Balanced Mind Parent Network: https://ibpf.org/resource/the-balanced-mind-parent-network/

PTSD/Trauma

National Center for PTSD: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/

National Child Traumatic Stress Network: https://www.nctsn.org/

Gift from Within: https://www.giftfromwithin.org/

Substance Abuse/Addiction

National Institute on Drug Abuse: https://nida.nih.gov/

Partnership to End Addiction: https://drugfree.org/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: https://www.samhsa.gov/

Winning the Fight: https://wtf-winningthefight.org/