Helpful Resource Links
The online resources listed below will take you other local, state and national organizations or agencies that provide services of information about mental health, intellectual and developmental disabilities, substance use and other topics of interest.
Clicking on any of the links will open a new browser window.
General
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) & Cultural and Linguistic Competency
- Resource Library/Tools for Cultural and Linguistic Competency (CLC)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Spanish Language Mental Health Resources
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Toolkit
Health and Human Services Agencies
- Texas Health and Human Services Commission
- Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
- Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)
- Advanced Directive Resources
Disability Advocacy Organizations
Self-Advocacy
- Partners in Policymaking
- Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
- Texas Advocates
- Gulf Coast Self Advocates
Intellectual & Developmental Disability (IDD, formerly Mental Retardation)
- The Arc of the United States
- The Arc of Texas
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
- Texas Technology Access Partnership
- National Association for the Dually Diagnosed
- Texas Education Agency
Texas Health Organizations
- Take Time Texas – a resource for those in need of respite services
- Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI)
- Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA)
- Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)
- Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT)
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA)
- Lone Star Association for Behavior Analysis (LSABA)
- Texas Association for Behavior Analysis (TxABA)
- Resource on Scholarship Opportunities including students with disabilities and veterans
Mental Health
Substance Use Recovery
- DrugRehab.com provides information, resources and tools to overcome addiction and pursue lifelong recovery
- DrugRehab.com: Alcohol Addiction
- DrugRehab.com: Veterans and Addiction
- DrugRehab.com: Co-occurring disorders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- StartYourRecovery.org is a tool that helps individuals take steps toward a healthy relationship with drugs and alcohol. On the site, visitors learn about the experiences of people like them and find the answers they need for recognizing and dealing with substance use issues. It’s a free, confidential resource developed with the input of leading clinicians, experts from the White House and SAMHSA, and people in recovery themselves.
Veterans Services
Medicare/Social Security
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Medicare
- Social Security Disability Benefits Guide
- Social Security Disability Benefits Calculator
- Social Security Online
- Seguro Social en Español
Other Texas Community Centers
Health and Well Being
- Health Resource Center- UTMB
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention– Drug Overdose Updates(Spanish)
- Brazoria County Health Department
- Community Health Network
- Coastal Wellness
- Galveston County Health District
