RRISD will be hosting F.Y.I Seminar Series. Each session will be held at the Board Room at RRISD Lily Delgado Administration Building located at 1311 Round Rock Avenue from 6pm-7pm. Parents and highschool students are invited to come. Click here for the flyer with more details and topics.
John Hopkins Adolescents Depression Awareness Program Parent Brochure
WHERE TO TURN FOR HELP
If you are in CRISIS and
need immediate assistance, call 911. Ask for the Crisis Intervention Team or request an officer
trained in handling mental health cases.
Resources in Williamson County
Bluebonnet Trail Community
Services — 512-255-1720
24-hour Crisis Hotline — 1-800-841-1255
1009 N Georgetown Street, Round Rock, TX 78664
Williamson County Crisis
Intervention Team (CIT)-512-864-8282
·
For
emergencies call 9-1-1
·
For a
non emergency Monday – Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
·
The
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) consists of highly trained Sheriff’s Office law
enforcement officers that provide crisis intervention assistance to the
citizens of Williamson County.
Williamson County Mobile
Outreach Team (MOT)
Dispatch 24 hours--512-864-8277
·
For
emergencies call 9-1-1
·
For a
non- emergency situation the MOT can be accessed directly or through local law
enforcement
·
Mental
health professionals that provide crisis intervention and resources to
Williamson County residents. Responds to
calls during the hours of 8:00 am and 11:00 pm Monday through Saturday.
Resources in Travis County
Austin Travis County
Integral Care (ATCIC) Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT) :: 512-472-HELP (4357)
·
Composed
of medical and mental health professionals, MCOT responds immediately on-site
where a psychiatric crisis is occurring. MCOT is available 24/7 and responds to
calls from the home, school, street or clinic.
·
Note:
This resource is NOT for an immediate emergency, but rather for a crisis that
is not an immediate threat; the team may take a couple of hours to get to you.
Travis County Crisis
Intervention Team (CIT)
:: 512-854-3430
·
The
Travis County Sheriff’s Office (TSCO) Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) is a group
who is specifically trained to respond to persons in mental crisis. The Crisis
intervention team has two primary purposes:
·
Responding
to emergency calls involving mental health consumers in a mental crisis
·
Diverting
consumers from the criminal justice system and connecting them with mental
health services.
APD Austin Crisis
Intervention Team (CIT)
office :: 512-854-3450
Seton Psychiatric Emergency
Department at Brackenridge
:: 512-324-7010
24/7 Emergency Room Services at 601 E 15th Street Austin, TX 78701
Additional ATCIC Services — 512-472-HELP (4357)
Services provided by ATCIC (call the same number as above for all
these services except Crisis Chat):
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Crisis Hotline – The 24/7 Crisis Hotline provides access
to licensed counselors 24/7. Hotline callers receive immediate assessments,
crisis intervention services if needed and referral to additional community
resources.
·
Crisis Chat – Crisis Chat offers emotional support
using online, text-based communication by Clicking here
·
Psychiatric Emergency Services – PES is a walk-in psychiatric emergency
service clinic staffed by licensed clinicians, psychiatrists, nurses, and
qualified mental health professionals. PES provides psychiatric assessment,
crisis intervention, linkage with resources, and physician services to
children/youth and adults experiencing psychiatric distress.
Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. & Saturday-Sunday 10 p.m. to 8
p.m.
Nadine L. Jay Building
56 East Ave. Austin, TX 78701 (Take Capital Metro Transit Bus
Routes 17, 21 or 22)
The Inn – The Inn provides short-term
community-based residential crisis treatment to adults who are residents of
Travis County. The Inn is open 24/7. The Inn provides residential services,
medication stabilization, around-the-clock nursing services, psychosocial rehabilitative
skills training, case management and group treatment.
Youth Helpline/Lifeworks
24-hr hotline ::
512.735.2400
If you are a youth in crisis or a parent of a youth under the age
of 18 trying to access (STAR) services.
United Way Information on
Health and Human Services
:: Call 211
Resources in Surrounding
Counties
Hill Country MHDD (Hays and
South Counties) —
877-466-0660
Scheib MH Center (San
Marcos) — 512-392-7151
The Christi Center offers hope after the death of a loved one by providing support networks, community education and therapeutic activities that are free, peer-based, and ongoing. They provide loss-specific grief support groups in Austin and Georgetown for grieving children, teens and adults. They also offer information/referral and community education on grief and bereavement. For a schedule of support groups and more information on our programs and services, please visit their website at www.christicenter.org
National Resources
·
Call
24/7 at1-800-273-8255 (TALK)
·
The
National Suicide Prevention Hotline number for individuals who are deaf, hard
of hearing, and for those with speech disabilities who use a TTY—
1-800-799-4TTY (4889)
·
IMAlive
is a live online network that uses instant messaging to respond to people in
crisis. People need a safe place to go during moments of crisis and intense
emotional pain.
·
This
is a resource through that National Suicide Prevention Lifeline that is geared
towards young adults
·
For a
crisis, the phone number and chat link is the same as the above in the National
Suicide Prevention Hotline information
Ayuda en Español — 1-888-628-9454
·
Una
persona capacitada le escuchará y hablará con usted. Si es necesario, podrá
darle información sobre recursos o servicios existentes en su comunidad que
podrán prestarle ayuda después de la llamada.
·
Crisis
Text Line gives free 24/7 support to anyone, anywhere in the USA, anytime,
about any type of crisis.
·
Text
START to 741741.
This website is for U.S. military veterans and family members
·
Call
24/7 at 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1
·
Send
a text message to 838255 to receive confidential support (available 24/7)
This website offers help and information specifically geared
towards the LGBTQ community.
·
Call
24/7 at1-866-488-7386
·
Trevor
chat by Clicking here (Available 7 days a week 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. –
6:00 p.m. PT)
·
Trevor
Text: Available on Fridays (4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
PT). Text the word “Trevor” to 1-202-304-1200. Standard text messaging rates
apply.
Depression and Bipolar
Support Alliance Hotline & Helpline — 1-800-784-2433
Drug and Alcohol Awareness Information-www.drugrehab.com/guides/
www.drugrehab.com/teens/
The Kristin Brooks Hope Center was created to help those in crisis
find help and hope immediately. The site and her story gives you a raw,
personal glimpse into depression, and how it affects those around you. In
addition, you will find the only clear, step-by-step path for you to follow out
of the darkness.
·
Call
800.442.HOPE (1.800.442.4673)
1-877-Vet2Vet
(1-877-838-2838)
Veterans peer support line
1-800-SUICIDA
(1-800-784-2432)
Spanish speaking suicide hotline
1-877-YOUTHLINE
(1-877-968-8454)
Teen to teen peer counseling hotline
1-800-GRADHLP
(1-800-472-3457)
Grad student hotline
1-800-PPD-MOMS
(1-800-773-6667)
Post partum depression hotline
Smartphone Apps
These apps are all free-of-charge
·
Developed
by Mental Health America of Texas, this App outlines information such as
Warning Signs and advice for how to proceed in a crisis, as well as links to
suicide prevention hotlines, for individuals and family/friends of people at
risk of suicide.
·
This
App allows users to plan ahead by listing 3 personal contacts who can be called
in times of crisis, and creating their own safety plan where they can detail
their own warning signs, coping strategies, and ideas to keep themselves safe.
Also provides easy link to National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number.
·
Another
App that integrates safety plans with warning signs and easy links to find
appropriate crisis resources.
Operation Reach Out — For more information or to download the
App Click Here (for both Apple and Android)
·
Literally
a lifesaving app, this free intervention tool helps people who are having
suicidal thoughts to reassess their thinking and get help. Created by the
military but useful for all.
·
State-specific
standards for emergency hospitalization and for who can initiate treatment;
inpatient and outpatient commitment criteria by state; tips on navigating the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); and information on
responding to specific kinds of psychiatric emergencies such as suicide or
assault danger.
Area Hospitals
Seton Psychiatric Emergency
Department at Brackenridge
— 512-324-7010
Dell Children’s Medical
Center — 512-324-0150
Seton Emergency Department — 512-324-1010
Seton Northwest Emergency
Department — 512-324-6010
Seton Southwest Emergency
Department — 512-324-9010
St. David’s Emergency Department — 512-397-4240
South Austin Emergency
Department — 512-448-7160
North Austin Medical Center
Emergency Department —
512-901-1100
Westlake Medical Center
Emergency Department —
512-697-3628
St. David’s Emergency Center
in Bee Cave —
512-816-2100
Scott & White Round Rock — 512-509-0100
St. David’s Round Rock Medical
Center Emergency —
512-341-6428
St. David’s Emergency Center
in Bastrop — 512-308-5900
Seton Smithville Regional
Hospital (13 miles outside Bastrop) — 512.237.3214
Seton Medical Center
Williamson — 512-324-4170
St. David’s Georgetown
Hospital Emergency Department — 512-942-4367
Seton Medical Center Hays — 512-504-5125
Seton Highland Lakes
Hospital (between Burnet and Marble Falls) Emergency Department — (512) 756-6000
Area Psychiatric Hospitals:
Austin Lakes Hospital---512-544-5253
Austin State Hospital--- 512-452-0381
Georgetown Behavioral Health
Institute (will accept adolescents)---512-819-1100
Austin Oaks Hospital---512-440-4800
Rocksprings ---512-948-3636
Social Media Resources:
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Anonymously
report someone as suicidal on Facebook and a member of the Facebook’s Safety
Team will send the user an e-mail with the Lifeline number and possibly a link
to chat with a Lifeline Counselor
·
Select
“Self-Harm” to send an e-mail to Twitter reporting a suicidal user. Twitter
will send the user a direct message with the Lifeline number
YouTube
·
To
report suicidal content, click on the flag icon under a video and select
“harmful Dangerous Acts” and then “Suicide or Self-Injury.” YouTube will then
review the video and may send a message to the user with the Lifeline Number.
·
Write
an e-mail to Tumblr about a suicidal user with as much information as possible
including the URL of the Tumblr blog. A member of Tumblr’s Safety Team will
send the user an e-mail with the Lifeline Number
Myspace
·
Click
on the “Report Abuse” link that appears at the bottom of every MySpace page and
complete the form. MySpace will then send an e-mail to the MySpace user with
the Lifeline number.
Round Rock ISD’s Counseling Services operates Campus-based Mental
Health Centers staffed by licensed therapists with Bluebonnet Trails Community
Services. For more information, contact your child’s school counselor.
Austin Oaks
Hospital
(512) 440-4800 1407 W.
Stassney Lane Austin, TX. 78745 https://austinoakshospital.com/
Ages seen: 5+
Fees associated: Fees associated; takes insurance and Medicaid
The Austin Oaks Hospital serves
children and adolescents ages 5-17 and adults. Mental health services include
acute inpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient program, and 2nd
chances social learning behavior modification program. A chemical dependency
program is also provided which addresses detoxification and dual diagnosis.
Individual, group, and family therapies encompass the inpatient program for
children and adolescents. Austin Oaks also has a 24-hour mobile assessment team
that can help determine the best options for the individual.
Austin Travis County Integral Care (Travis County
only) (512)
472-HELP (4357)
Ages seen: 5+
Fees associated: Sliding fee schedule
Austin Travis County Integral Care (ATCIC) provides services to
residents of Travis County affected by behavioral health challenges. Their
Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) provide for a walk-in clinic (open 24/7)
that is staffed by licensed clinicians, psychiatrists, nurses, and qualified
mental health professionals. PES is where individuals can go for an initial
assessment for services.
Bluebonnet Trails Community Services (512) 255-1720
Ages seen: 4+
Fees associated: Sliding fee scale
Bluebonnet Trails is a community mental health resource for Williamson
County, and to whom the Mobile Outreach Team (MOT) will refer adolescents.
Provides services to children and adults with mental illness, emotional
disorders, autism and developmental delays.
Cedar Crest Hospital & Residential
Treatment Center (866)
543-7779
Ages seen: 5+
Fees associated: Fees associated; takes insurance and Medicaid
Provides inpatient, outpatient, and partial
hospitalization for those suffering from a mental health crisis. Trained staff
are available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week to work with individuals suffering from anxiety disorders, suicidal
ideation and behaviors, depression, and other mental health disorders. The specialists will help them construct a plan on how to
continue moving forward once their treatment is complete.
Changes (Rock Springs)
(737)
808-1700
Ages seen: 11-17
Fees associated: Fees associated; takes insurance and Medicaid
Provides partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient
treatment programs. Provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and
treatment. Treats ADHD, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.
Cross Creek
Hospital 1-877-971-6689
Ages seen: 13+
Fees associated: Fees associated; takes insurance and Medicaid
Cross Creek Hospital provides
inpatient treatment services for adolescents and adults who are struggling with
a wide variety of mental health disorders. Their program helps adolescents and
adults struggling with anxiety, depression, learning disorders, and more.
Dell Seton
Behavioral Health Center (512) 324-2039 Round Rock
and Austin locations www.seton.net/behavioral-health-care/
Ages seen: 15+
Fees associated: Fees associated; takes insurance and Medicaid
Dell Seton Behavioral Health
Center works in conjunction with Seton Shoal Creek Child and Adolescent’s
program to provide and assist adolescents that may be experiencing emotional
and/or substance abuse related problems. Inpatient and intensive outpatient
services are available depending on the need of the individual.
Georgetown
Behavioral Health Institute (512)
819-1100 3101 S. Austin Ave.,
Georgetown, TX 78626 www.georgetownbehavioral.com/
Ages seen: 13+
Fees associated: Fees associated; takes insurance and Medicaid
Georgetown Behavioral Health
Institute provides inpatient and outpatient care adolescents. The clinical team
with work with the adolescents and their family to process and identify the
underlying factors to the issues that are being presented.
Insight
Behavioral Health Center (512) 273-7629
Ages seen: 13+
Fees associated: Fees associated; takes insurance and Medicaid and
offers self-pay options
Insight Behavioral Health supports
adolescents and adults by providing treatment for mood, anxiety, eating
disorders, and trauma related disorders. All treatment is outpatient.
Rock Springs Health (512) 819-9400 700
Southeast Inner Loop, 700 Georgetown 78726 http://www.rockspringshealth.com/
Ages seen: 18+
Fees associated: Fees associated; takes insurance and Medicaid
Rock Springs provides crisis stabilization and acute care for
individuals from a mental health or substance abuse related disorder through
both inpatient and outpatient services. Family involvement is
required and will play a significant role in a patient’s transition from
stabilization to discharge.
Seton Shoal Creek Hospital
(512) 324-2000
Ages seen: 5+
Fees associated: Fees associated; takes insurance and
Medicaid
Seton Shoal Creek Hospital treats, on an inpatient or outpatient basis,
children and adolescents who may be experiencing emotional and/or substance
abuse difficulties. Inpatient services include intensive psychiatric stabilization
for patients dealing with emotional crises, depression, and drug/alcohol
dependence. For those individuals requiring less intensive, longer term
treatment, outpatient services are offered. Not an emergency facility. Will not accept walk-ins.
STAARY
(512)
388-8290
1300 N. Mays, Round Rock, TX 78664 24-HR
Crisis Line 800-440-9789
Fees associated: No fees associated
Services include mental health assessment, individual, group, and
family counseling as well as parenting classes. Individuals needing long-term
mental health support will be assisted in seeking professionals skilled in the
needed area. Will see individuals in Travis County if they would prefer STARRY
over Lifeworks.
Travis County Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (512) 472-HELP (4357)
4110 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78751 Travis County Residents Only
Ages seen: 5+
Fees associated: Sliding fee schedule
Composed of medical and mental health professionals, the Mobile Crisis
Outreach Team (MCOT) responds immediately on-site where a psychiatric crisis is
occurring. MCOT is available 24/7 and responds to calls from the home, school,
street, or clinic. MCOT is staffed by registered nurses, licensed clinicians,
and a prescribing clinician who provide crisis assessment and intervention,
including medication if needed. Works in conjunction with Austin County
Integral Care (ATCIC).
Williamson County Mobile Outreach Team
(512)
864-8277
Ages seen: 5+ (800) 841-1255 – Crisis Hotline
Fees associated: No fees
associated Williamson
County Residents Only
The Mobile Outreach Team (MOT) of Mental Health Specialists assists
families and individuals in Williamson County who are experiencing a mental
health crisis. MOT arranges mental health care with county agencies, law
enforcement, EMS, Bluebonnet Trails, area schools, and hospitals. MOT provides
assessment for admission to inpatient psychiatric facilities. MOT works in
conjunction with Bluebonnet Trails (BBT); please be advised that Bluebonnet
Trails may charge a fee for services.
Note: This list of resources is not all-inclusive,
nor does RRISD recommend any particular agency of institution. The parent should check with their health
insurance carrier for resources and financial information, and complete due
diligence in selecting a provider of healthcare services.
