Mental Health and Substance Use

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Texas Health and Human Services offers mental health and substance use services for families and people of all ages.

Find Local Mental Health and Behavioral Health Services

Urgent Services

Contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Call or text: 9-8-8

Chat: 988 Lifeline

For mental health or substance use emergencies where your safety or the safety of others is at immediate risk, dial 9-1-1.

If you feel you are experiencing a mental health or substance use emergency but your safety or the safety of others is not at immediate risk, please contact:

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Dial 9-8-8
Veterans Crisis Line: Dial 9-8-8, option 1
24/7 Crisis Text Line: Text TX to 741741
Texas 2-1-1: Dial 2-1-1, option 8
24/7 Local Mental Health Authority Crisis Hotline for substance use and other crisis services

Non-Urgent Services

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MentalHealthTX

The first step when seeking help for non-emergency mental health or substance use challenges is to find services in your area. You may call the referral line in your area for confidential help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Stigma and Mental Health

The stigma surrounding mental health is often a deterrent for people looking to get help. Christina, John, Zachary, and Shannon tell us why it's important to "shake the stigma" and talk to someone.