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State and federal assistance may be available after a disaster to help by coordinating and managing disaster behavioral health preparedness, response and recovery efforts for Texas before, during and after a local, state or federally declared emergency or disaster.

Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams provide face-to-face help to people who are at risk of harm to self or others.

Crisis units are facilities designed to treat a person’s symptoms of mental illness in the community.

These programs help people with mental illness who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless find and keep housing.

This service is available to Texas residents of any age. Admission is at the recommendation of a local mental health authority or local behavioral health authority and is based on a crisis assessment. 

If you or someone you know are faced with a mental health crisis, please call the crisis hotline of the local mental health or local behavioral health authority for your county.

Outreach, screening, assessment and referral (OSAR) programs are available to all individuals interested in information about substance use services. OSAR programs can be the starting point for individuals who want help accessing substance use services but are unsure where to begin.

The Rural Border Intervention (RBI) program provides community and home-based substance use prevention and intervention services in remote rural border areas.

Recovery support services is an evidence-based practice funded through SAMHSA that supports services to increase long-term recovery and recovery quality.

Pregnant and Parenting Intervention (PPI) programs provide intervention services to reduce the impact, severity and cost associated with a substance-exposed pregnancy for the mother and child and their families.

Parenting Awareness and Drug Risk Education (PADRE) services provides community-based intervention outreach services and evidenced-based education to people who are childbearing age to decrease the impact of substance use.

A recovery residence refers to a supportive, shared living environment founded on peer support and connection to community services that promote a person's active participation in their own recovery.

Residential treatment services for substance use disorders are provided in licensed facilities where people stay for a short period of time. Treatment includes counseling, case management, education, and recovery skills training.

Outpatient treatment services for substance use disorders are provided in a community-based setting at a licensed treatment center.

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a group of symptoms that can occur in newborns exposed to certain substances, including opioids, during pregnancy.