Get help
If you are experiencing a life threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.
If you or someone you know needs help, please reach out. People you can talk to might include:
- Mental health provider
- School counselor
- Church or clergy member
- Physician
- Adult you trust (coach, teacher, neighbor, parent)
The following hotlines may be helpful:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Dial 988 -or- 1-800-273-TALK (8255), www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
- Denton County MHMR Center Crisis Hotline, 1-800-762-0157, www.dentonmhmr.org
- National Domestic Violence Hotline, 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), www.thehotline.org
- National Runaway Safeline, 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929), www.1800runaway.org
- Report child abuse: Texas Abuse Hotline, 1-800-252-5400, www.txabusehotline.org
- National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Helpline, 800-931-2237, www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
- Special Education Information Center (SPED TEX), www.spedtex.org
For additional resources:
- United Way of Denton County Mental Health Services Directory
- Denton County MHMR Resource Guide
- Denton ISD Resource Guide
- Lewisville ISD CHOICES Summer Resource Guide
- Ranch Hands Rescue
- Bob’s House of Hope
For children on Medicaid or CHIP, visit the Texas Medicaid Program website.
- Texas Health Steps – Medicaid, comprehensive preventive child health services
- Medicaid STAR PLUS (Disabled SSI), disability-based
- Children with Special Health Care Needs (CPHCN), income-based
- Children’s health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Case management for children and pregnant women, for Medicaid recipients
For insurance coverage information for mental health and substance use disorders, visit the Texas Department of Insurance website.