Helpful Links
Below are some links that should be useful for finding state, federal and non-profit assistance for mental health, developmental disabilities, substance abuse and/or developmental disabilities.
Lifesize Instructions
- Please click here to download Lifesize instructions
Insurance Marketplace
Your Texas Benefits
- Your Texas Benefits Mobile App Resource
- STAR KIDS Program English
- STAR KIDS Spanish
- Medicare Advantage Plans in Texas
Searchable Community Resources
- Search Community Resources
- A Healthy Williamson County
- A Healthy Williamson County Community Health Assessment
- Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability
- 2-1-1 Resources Online
Childhood Services Links
- Early Childhood Intervention Services
- ECI Connection Newsletter
- STAR Kids
- Sesame Street for Military Families
- Interim Guidance on Supporting the Emotional and Behavioral Health Needs of Children, Adolescents, and Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Developmental Disabilities Links
- The Arc of Texas
- The Arc of the United States
- DADS Launched New Website for Family Caregivers
- The Arc of Capital Area
- Scholarships for persons with disabilities
Mental Health Links
- Mental Health Resources for students
- Mental Health Resources For Colleges
- Mental Health Review – Student Loan Stress https://creditcritics.com/student-loan-stress/
- National Alliance for the Mentally III (NAMI)
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) of Texas
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Rock Springs (psychiatric) Hospital Adolescent Unit mental health and substance addiction treatment
- Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute serving adults through inpatient, IOP and PHP.
- Cedar Crest Hospital
- Help Guide
- Surviving the Loss of a Loved One to Suicide
- Friends and Family Guide to Adult Mental Health Services
Suicide Prevention
- Technology Transfer Centers (TTC) Suicide Prevention
- Youth Suicides in Texas
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- The Trevor Project
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- Crisis Text Line
- International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
Substance Use Links
- Find your Local Mental Health or Behavioral Health Authority
- State Funded Treatment Providers: Women
- State Funded Treatment Providers: Men
- Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOP) Providers
- OSAR 7 Resources
- Counseling and OSAR 7 Resources
- Alcohol Misuse Help
- Texas Substance Use Resources English
- Texas Substance Use Resources Spanish
- Texas Launches Opioid Misuse Prevention Website to Fight Addiction, Overdoses
Aging and Senior Care
Resources for Veteran’s and Their Families
- Texas Veterans Portal
- Armed Services Blood Program
- Grace After Fire, Returning Female Veterans.
- TexVet: Partners Across Texas
- Veterans & Asbestos
- Mental Health America: Operation Healthy Reunions
- Resources for Military Families
- Federal Resources for Providers
- Volunteering with Veterans – STEP Program
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The Veterans Crisis Line offers confidential around-the-clock support to veterans, active military members, and family and friends by phone, online chat, or text message. Veterans and their loved ones can call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, chat online, or send a text message to 838255 to receive confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
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MakeTheConnection.net connects Veterans, their family members and friends, and other advocates with mental health information, local resources, and inspiring stories of recovery. Visitors can find reliable information on how to cope with challenges such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, and transitioning from service. The site is free and accessible to everyone.
- PTSD: Symptoms, Treatment Options, and Veteran Stories: https://maketheconnection.net/conditions/ptsd
- Transitioning from Service: Advice and Resources for Veterans: https://maketheconnection.net/events/transitioning-from-service
- Social Isolation: Signs and Resources to Address Social Withdrawal: https://maketheconnection.net/symptoms/social-withdrawal
- Five Ways You Can Support a Veteran Living with PTSD: https://maketheconnection.net/whats-new/five-ways-you-can-support-a-veteran-living-with-ptsd
- Our Veterans Drug Rehab Guide provides statistics on U.S. veterans with substance addiction and ways to find support groups for veterans.
- Our Free Virtual Support Meetings allow veterans to join our free 12-step AA/NA meetings that are hosted weekly by a person in recovery. Many veterans attend our virtual support meetings.
College Student Resources
- Student Mental Health – http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-student-mental-health/
- Student Mental Health – http://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/student-mental-health-resources/
- Suicide Depression Student Guidebook – http://www.learnpsychology.org/suicide-depression-student-guidebook/
- http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/college-suicide-prevention/
- Guide to Avoiding Cyberbullying – http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/cyberbullying-awareness/
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Guide to Preventing Substance Abuse –http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/substance-abuse-in-college/
Other Helpful Links
- Samaritan Health Ministries
- Communities Resources Coordination Group
- Texas Council of Community Centers
- Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
- (HCS) Case Management Transition
- Texas Department of State Health Services
- United Way of Williamson County
- Bluebonnet Trails Email
- Southwestern New Guide to Nonprofits
- Texas State of Mind
- A Community Support Guide for Alternatives to Inpatient Treatment
- Mental Health in Texas – http://mentalhealthtx.org/
- Choosing a provider
- Bluebonnet Trails Community Services Response on Terrorism
- Have Medicaid or Medicare and can’t afford the copays? Call LIS Low Income Subsidy Application- 1-800-771-1213 or Click www.socialsecurity.gov/extrahelp for help.
- Llano County Resource Directory
- Marble Falls ISD Student and Community Resource Guide
- Flash Floods and Tornado Safety Tips
- Burnet County Magistrate’s Office
- SAMHSA Coping Resources
- SAMHSA Recursos de Afrontamiento
- The Gift of Clean Clothes
ASH Redesign 2019
The following is the link to the plan for the proposed redesign of the Austin State Hospital (February 2019) – under consideration during the 86th Texas Legislative Session: https://www.ashredesign.org/
For Services or for Appointments:
1-844-309-6385
24-Hour Crisis Hotline:
1-800-841-1255
Bluebonnet Trails
Community Services
1009 North Georgetown St.
Round Rock, Texas 78664
1-512-255-1720