Hotlines:
Crisis Hotline 24/7 |
713-468-5463 / 713-HOTLINE
Espanol: 713-526-8088
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Teen Crisis Hotline |
713-529-8336 |
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Chat securely and confidentially:
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
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1-800-273-TALK (8255)
1-888-628-9454(Spanish)
1-800-SUICIDE
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Gulf Coast Center
(24-Hour Crisis Hotline)
Mobile Crisis Outreach Team
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866-729-3848 |
National Runaway Switchboard |
1-800-RUNAWAY |
TREVOR Lifeline (LQBTQ) |
(866)488-7386 or Text START to 678678 |
National Human Trafficking Hotline |
(888) 373-7888 or Text 233733 |
United Way (Information & Referrals) |
211 |
Resource & Crisis Center of Galveston County
Toll Free: 1-888-919-SAFE (7233)
Local: 409-765-SAFE (7233)
Intake services for shelter program.
- Information and referrals for survivors and their concerned friends and family members.
- Immediate assistance in English and Spanish.
- If there are no staff available that speak the preferred language, then the caller would be
assisted through the use of language Line Solutions. (800)752-6096
- Medical Accompaniment Advocates are on 24-hour call in order to accompany and advocate for
survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault at local hospitals.
Hotlines - Where to Call for Help
Crisis:
Houston Area Women’s Center - WIRES 713-528-2121
Open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day •Hotline for abused men and women • Has a shelter and operates
Safe Harbor program for temporary emergency shelter if all other shelters are at capacity
•Arranges emergency transportation to safety •Dispatches Domestic Violence Accompaniment
Advocates (DVAAs) who are on 24-hour call to accompany and advocate for survivors at local
hospitals.
MHMRA Helpline 713-970-7000
Open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day •Call if in crisis •Call if need to be directed to mental health
treatment or developmental disability assistance for self or someone else •Call for resources.
Medical:
Poison Control Center 1-800-222-1222
Open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day •Poison emergency • Someone has taken the wrong medication/
mixed medication • Someone has breathed, eaten or touched chemicals.