Resources & Support for Parents/ Caregivers

The presence of an agency or service in this listing does not constitute an endorsement, nor does the absence indicate disapproval. Every effort has been made to provide current and correct information.

Not find a resource you needed? Call the United Way’s First Call For Help information and referral hotline for additional local resources. Dial 2-1-1 or go to www.211centraltexas.org.

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Austin Texas

• AISD Police

  • https://www.austinisd.org/police

  • Emergency/Non-emergency- Please call 512-414-1703
    (Available 24/7)

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• Austin Child Guidance Center

  • Child mental health services, they include family therapy, group therapy, psychological assessments, psychiatric services, caregiver workshops, and walk-in clinic. Clinical services are offered in English and Spanish and provided both in-person and via tele-therapy,

• The Safe Alliance: https://www.safeaustin.org/

  • 24-hr SAFEline – Call: 512.267.SAFE (7233) | Text: 737.888.7233 | SAFEline chat

• Child Abuse or Neglect: Texas DFPS hotline: Phone: 1.800.252.5400

• Child Sex Trafficking: Austin Police Department Human Trafficking and Vice Unit: Phone: 512.974.4786

• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) CENTRAL TEXAS 

National Crisis Hotlines

• Crisis: Crisis Text Line

• Text: HOME to 741741

• Suicide Prevention: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

• Phone: 800.273.TALK (800.273.8255), TTY: 800.799.4889

• Child Sexual Abuse: Stop It Now

• Phone: 888.PREVENT (888.773.8368)

• Crime Victims: National Center for Victims of Crime

• Phone: 855.4VICTIM (855.484.2846)

• Dating Abuse: Love Is Respect

• Phone: 866.331.9474, TTY: 866.331.8453, or Text: LOVEIS to 22522

• Domestic Abuse: National Domestic Violence Hotline

• Phone: 800.799.SAFE (800.799.7233), TTY: 800.787.3224

• Human Trafficking: National Human Trafficking Hotline

• Phone: 888.373.7888

• Missing and Abducted Children: Child Find of America, Inc

• Phone: 800.I.AM.LOST (800.426.5678); or National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

• Phone: 800.THE.LOST (800.843.5678)

• Rape and Sexual Abuse: Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network

• (RAINN). Phone: 800.656.HOPE (800.656.4673)

• Runaway and Homeless Youth: National Runaway Safeline

• Phone: 800.RUNAWAY (800.786.2929)

National Parent Helpline (Call the National Parent Helpline® to get emotional support from a trained Advocate and become empowered and a stronger parent.)

• https://www.nationalparenthelpline.org/

• 1-855- 4A PARENT
  (1-855-427-2736)

• HOURS OF OPERATION:
  Monday through Friday
  12:00 PM to 9:00 PM central