Mental Health Resources

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National Alliance on Mental Illness - Texas

​NAMI Texas serves residents across our state with free mental health support, online groups, resources and education.

• Dose of Reality: Prevent Prescription Painkiller Misuse in Texas – This website is aimed at prevention through education by providing information on opioids, risk factors, and how to safely store and dispose of unwanted prescription painkillers. It also provides vital information for those seeking help for themselves.

• TexVet Veteran Community Mental Health Resources – State clearinghouse for trusted information, resources, data, technical support, and research relevant to service members, veterans, their families, and those who serve them.

https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/mental-health-substance-use/mental-health-substance-use-resources/outreach-screening-assessment-referral, Screening, Assessment and Referral

Find OSAR and substance use services in your area on the Substance Use Service Locations map.

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

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Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who come together to solve their drinking problem.  It doesn’t cost anything to attend A.A. meetings. There are no age or education requirements to participate. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about their drinking problem.

A.A.’s primary purpose is to help alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

• Now Matters Now – Skills and support for coping with suicidal thoughts.  We have had suicidal thoughts and emotions and problems that felt unsolvable. Here are our stories, including research based ways for managing the most painful moments of life. We teach Mindfulness, Mindfulness of Current Emotion, Opposite Action and Paced-breathing. These skills are part of Dialectical Behavior Therapy or DBT, proven to be helpful for people considering suicide. These tools are not considered a replacement for one-to-one counseling. You do not have to have suicidal thoughts or mental health problems to use these tools – they are useful for most people and many problems.

• Join 1-hour group meetings to share stories of obstacles and progress, and learn how to use evidence-based skills to cope. Everyone is welcome. You do not need to have your video on, and can choose to just listen. You can always email us to learn more.

• Sign up via email. Just say hi and tell us your name. We’ll send you details on the next session you can join!

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Commitment to Consumers

People can and do recover from mental illness to lead productive and fulfilling lives. The concepts of recovery are essential to fulfilling our vision and mission. Our staff and advisory council include consumers—people with lived experience with mental health conditions—who help ensure that recovery is integrated in each of our initiatives. We envision a day when a majority of Texans believe in and value recovery in mental health—imagine what that would mean for our communities!