DFC Guide | Access to Care and Community Resources in Houston

Mental and Behavioral Health

Memorial Hermann Mental Health Crisis Clinic

Emergency Uninsured

An outpatient mental health clinic designed to serve patients in crisis situations or those unable to follow up with other outpatient providers.

Human Trafficking

National Human Trafficking Hotline

Human Trafficking Hotline Spanish Emergency PDF

The National Human Trafficking Hotline is a national anti-trafficking hotline serving victims and survivors of human trafficking and the anti-trafficking community in the United States. The toll-free hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in more than 200 languages.

Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking Information Cheat Sheet

Human Trafficking PDF Spanish

A handout by Polaris Project about human trafficking and common myths and misconceptions.

Human Trafficking

Identifying Victims of Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking PDF Spanish

Helpful health care provider assessment cards with key questions to ask and clues to look for in human trafficking victims.

Human Trafficking

Crisis Intervention of Houston

Human Trafficking Hotline Counseling Suicide Prevention

An organization that provides phone counseling with 24/7 counselors available, crisis intervention, referrals, support groups and suicide prevention.

Mental and Behavioral Health

Legacy Community Health - Behavioral Health Services

Low-cost Spanish Intellectual Disability Autism Depression

Affordable behavioral health services provided by Legacy Community Health at various locations in Harris County both in English and Spanish.

Domestic Violence

The Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Abuse Shelter Resource Guide Children Youth Housing

The Bridge offers support and provides services to victims of domestic violence and their families, including housing programs, education, and connection to other resources.

Transportation

American Cancer Society Transportation

Transportation Cancer Free Low-Cost

Transportation is provided to and from treatment center for cancer patients, or AIDS patients with a cancer diagnosis (when volunteer drivers are available).

Transportation

Metro Public Transportation

Transportation METRO

One-way fare on local buses and light rail is $1.25. Visit the METRO RideStore or one of the listed retailers to purchase a reloadable Q Fare Card, or apply for a Q Fare Card online to receive one in the mail.

Mental and Behavioral Health

Children's Mental Health Resource Guide - MHA of Greater Houston

Mental Health Children Adolescent Resource Guide PDF

A list of providers that offer services to Children, Adolescent, and Teen Behavioral Health Services in Greater Houston and surrounding areas.

Prenatal and Postnatal Care

Emotions after Delivery

Postnatal Care Mothers Postpartum Depression PPD Mental Health Spanish

A pamphlet for women seeking support for postpartum depression and/or other mental health issues after delivery, that provides contact information for sites within Houston, 2-hr hotlines, online resources and helplines/information. There is also a short quiz to assess one’s emotions after delivery.

Intellectual Disability

Autism Speaks

Autism Mental Health Resource Guide

Autism science and advocacy organization that provides information on many resources available online and locally for all ages, such as day programs, transportation assistance, employment and recreational services.

Mental and Behavioral Health

The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD

Mental Health Intellectual Disability Autism Emergency

An organization that provides outpatient mental health services, trauma recovery programs, intellectual disability and autism services, and a comprehensive psychiatric emergency program.

Food Insecurity

WIC - Women Infants and Children

Food Assistance Program Spanish Education Counseling

WIC is a free program that provides nutritious food packages, nutrition education and counseling, and breastfeeding support to eligible mothers and children.

Adolescent Issues

Texas Youth Hotline

Youth Runaways Prevention Counseling Hotline

The hotline connects teens with counselors that are available 24/7, offers resources to runaways and their families, and provides prevention services.

Mental and Behavioral Health

Treatment Services Locator - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Mental Health Substance Abuse

An online search tool and source of information for persons seeking treatment facilities in the United States or U.S. Territories for substance abuse/addiction and/or mental health problems.

Prenatal and Postnatal Care

What to Expect - Biophysical Profile (BPP)

Prenatal Care Mothers

What to Expect provides information for women on the biophysical profile test.

Health Maintenance for Adults

Prostate Cancer Resources

Collection Spanish Patient Education

A few websites with resources and educational handouts on prostate cancer.

Transportation

Houston Area Parkinson Society

Transportation Parkinson's Disease Free Low-Cost

Provides handicapped equipped van rides for those with Parkinson Disease in need of transportation to their therapy sites and doctor's visits.

Prenatal and Postnatal Care

March of Dimes - Get Ready for Labor

Prenatal Care Postnatal Care Mothers

The March of Dimes website provides information for women on birth plan, signs of labor and what to expect.

Adolescent Issues

Community Youth Services

Counseling Case Management Children Youth Resource Guide

Community Youth Services (CYS) is a school-based crisis intervention, counseling and case management program that provides practical assistance to families of children and youth who are experiencing problems.

Domestic Violence

Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council

Abuse Shelter Housing Training Legal Services

HCDVCC is an organization that works systematically to provide domestic violence victims with safety and support, hold perpetrators accountable for their crimes and facilitates community collaboration.

Health Maintenance for Adults

Breast Cancer Resources

Collection Spanish Patient Education

A few websites with resources and educational handouts on breast cancer as well as a list of organizations that provide free/low cost mammograms in Houston.

Immunization

Mobile Immunization Clinics/Providers

Mobile Immunization Hotline

A collection of mobile immunization clinics and service providers in the Houston area.

Transportation

Project Access - Free Transportation for Homeless

Transportation Homeless Free Low-cost

Project Access is Houston’s only, regularly scheduled, no charge transportation service for homeless individuals. It’s designed to help homeless Houstonians travel to and from organizations that provide essential services such as health care, meals, shelter, and social services.

Mental and Behavioral Health

DePelchin Children's Center

Mental Health Children Autism Intellectual Disability Recovery

DePelchin Children's Center in Texas is focused on foster care, adoption services, children's well-being, and mental health.

Health Maintenance for Adults

High Cholesterol Resources

Collection Spanish Patient Education

A few websites with resources and educational handouts on high cholesterol.

Early Childhood Education and Parenting

Parenting a Child with ADHD

Mental Health Children Patient Education Spanish PDF

A collection of easy to read resources for parents of children with ADHD and how they can assist their children to succeed.

Food Insecurity

Summer Feeding Program

Food Children Low-income

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) has created the Summer Feeding Program which provides low-income children ages 18 and younger with nutritious meals during the summer vacation.

Adolescent Issues

CPS - Child Protective Services in Harris County

Children Abuse Hotline

A state-managed program through the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) that investigates reports of suspected abuse and neglect of children.

Food Insecurity

SNAP - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Food Assistance Program Spanish Emergency

SNAP Food Benefits provides money (in the form of an electronic benefit transfer or EBT card) for food to individuals and families in need. Emergency or disaster SNAP benefits may also be available following hurricanes, tornadoes, severe storms, or flooding.

Early Childhood Education and Parenting

Parent Education Programs

Education Parenting Resource Guide PDF

Extensive list of evidence-based parent education programs provided by Children At Risk.

Health Maintenance for Adults

Cervical Cancer Resources

Collection Spanish Patient Education

A few websites with resources and educational handouts on cervical cancer.

Prenatal and Postnatal Care

March of Dimes - Preterm Labor

Prenatal Care Mothers

The March of Dimes website provides information for women on preterm labor.

Immunization

Immunization Schedule for Infants and Children (Birth to 6 Years)

Immunization Patient Education Infants Children Spanish PDF

Easy-to-read and printer-friendly charts displaying recommended vaccines for infants and children through age 6, provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Prenatal and Postnatal Care

Lactation Foundation

Postnatal Care Mothers

The Lactation Foundation is a joint venture between the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Texas WIC that provides free breastfeeding support to Texas mothers and their infants.

Food Insecurity

Interfaith Ministries Meals on Wheels

Food Elderly Disabled

This program provides home-delivered meals to disabled adults and homebound clients over 60 years of age in greater Houston.

Transportation

Texas Medicaid and CHIP Medical Transportation Program

Transportation CHIP Medicaid

The Medical Transportation Program sets up non-emergency rides for people who have no other way to get to their Medicaid health-care visits. This includes people with Medicaid, children who get services through the Children with Special Health Care Needs program, and people in the Transportation of Indigent Cancer Patients program. The program does not set up rides in an ambulance, even for non-emergency purposes, but the program can pay back (reimburse) someone who uses their personal car to drive a Medicaid member to and from their Medicaid-related health visit.

Health Maintenance for Adults

Diabetes Resources

Collection Spanish Patient Education

A few websites with resources and educational handouts on diabetes.

Food Insecurity

L.I.F.E. Houston - Local Infant Formula for Emergencies

Food Infants Emergency

Provides emergency formula for infants birth to 12 months of age. Special formulas require a doctor’s note.

Mental and Behavioral Health

The Guide - Mental Health America of Greater Houston

Resource Guide Spanish Children Elderly Family

An extensive list of non-profit mental health services in Harris County with sections for children, elderly, adult and family, social and related services and services provided in Spanish as well.

Health Maintenance for Adults

Colorectal Cancer Resources

Collection Spanish Patient Education

A few websites with resources and educational handouts on colorectal cancer.

Early Childhood Education and Parenting

Find Child Care - Collaborative for Children

Children Spanish Resource Guide Education

Collaborative for Children offers an online search tool for finding child care based on location or type of service provided.

Prenatal and Postnatal Care

March of Dimes - Pre-Eclampsia

Prenatal Care Mothers

The march of dimes website provides information for women on pre-eclampsia.

Health Maintenance for Adults

Physical Activity Resources

Collection Spanish Patient Education

A few websites with resources and educational handouts on physical activity for adults.

Adolescent Issues

Crisis Hotline - Crisis Intervention of Houston

Counseling Youth Suicide Prevention Mental Health

The hotline connects teens with counselors that are available 24/7, as well as crisis intervention, counseling, referrals and suicide prevention services.

Immunization

Immunization Schedule for Adults (19 Years of Age and Older)

Immunization Patient Education Spanish PDF

This schedule summarizes the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations for currently licensed vaccines for adults 19 years and older.

Health Maintenance for Adults

Heart Disease and Stroke Resources

Collection Spanish Patient Education

A few websites with resources and educational handouts on heart disease and stroke.

Intellectual Disability

The Harris Center Crisis Line

Mental Health Hotline

The Crisis Line is available 24 hours per day/7 days per week. It serves anyone in Harris County who is experiencing a mental health and/or an intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) related crisis.

Transportation

METROLift

Transportation METRO METROLift Paratransit

MetroLift provides transportation for persons with disabilities who cannot board, ride, or disembark from a regular METRO fixed-route bus.

Prenatal and Postnatal Care

March of Dimes - Newborn Jaundice

Postnatal Care

The March of Dimes website provides information for parents on newborn jaundice.

Food Insecurity

Kids' Meals Houston

Food Children Low-income

This program delivers free, fresh, healthy meals, year-round on Monday - Friday for preschool age children under 5 years of age.

Immunization

The Immunization Partnership

Immunization Education

Non-profit organization that advocates evidence-based policy that supports high immunization rates, encourages the use of immunization best practices, and provides educational resources to individuals and healthcare providers.

Prenatal and Postnatal Care

Text 4 Baby

Prenatal Care Postnatal Care Mothers

A free mobile information service designed to promote maternal and child health through text messaging.

Immunization

Immunizations and Developmental Milestones (Birth to 6 Years Old)

Immunization Patient Education Infants Children PDF

Helpful chart to keep track of immunizations and the child's development from birth to age 6.

Prenatal and Postnatal Care

Nurse Family Partnership in Harris County

Prenatal Care Postnatal Care Children Mothers

A free voluntary program that partners first-time mothers with nurse home visitors that visit throughout the pregnancy until the baby turns 2 years old.

Mental and Behavioral Health

Suicide Risk Safety Plan - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Mental Health Suicide Prevention Patient Handout PDF

A safety plan handout for patients at risk of suicide to complete and share with their doctor, provided by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Health Maintenance for Adults

Heart Health Recommended Screenings

Collection Spanish Patient Education

Information on heart health screening and patient education materials on a variety of cardiovascular conditions.

Immunization

Immunization Help Line - Texas Children's Hospital

Immunization Mobile Hotline Spanish Vietnamese

Texas Children’s Hospital Immunization Help Line lists mobile van special events and immunization clinics in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

Health Maintenance for Adults

High Blood Pressure Resources

Collection Spanish Patient Education

A few websites with resources and educational handouts on high blood pressure.

Immunization

Immunization Schedule for Preteens and Teens (7 through 18 Years)

Immunization Patient Education Children Adolescent Spanish PDF

This schedule summarizes the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations for currently licensed vaccines for preteens and teens from 7 through 18 years of age.

Health Maintenance for Adults

Influenza Resources

Collection Spanish Patient Education

Resources and an educational handout on influenza.

Prenatal and Postnatal Care

March of Dimes - Discomforts of Pregnancy

Prenatal Care Mothers

The March of Dimes website provides information for women on how to cope with the common discomforts of pregnancy.

Prenatal and Postnatal Care

Resources for Mothers with Postpartum Mental Illness

Postnatal Care Mothers Postpartum Depression PPD Mental Health

A list of useful postpartum depression hotlines, clinics, counseling services, therapy, and support groups for woman in need of support provided by Mental Health America of Greater Houston.

Prenatal and Postnatal Care

March of Dimes - Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait

Prenatal Care Postnatal Care Mothers

An educational campaign to reduce medically unnecessary early deliveries.