Seeking Help
Resources for Assistance
If you or someone you know is exhibiting signs of mental illness, it is important to access mental health services before the situation becomes a crisis. You can access services by calling The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD Helpline at 713-970-7000 if you live in Harris County.
If someone is acting out due to his/her mental illness and there is an immediate threat of danger to that person or someone else, call 911. An immediate threat of danger includes threats to hurt self or others or neglecting oneself to the point the person's health and safety are at risk.
Calling 911
When calling 911 it is important to remain calm.You will need to provide important information in order for the emergency to be successfully resolved. Try to speak clearly and calmly. Provide the following information to the 911 operator if available:
- Your name and address
- Location of the incident
- Name of the person in crisis
- Your relationship with the person in crisis
- Information on the person's mental illness
- Medications the person takes
- If the person has stopped taking his/her medication
- If the person is violent
- Any history of violence
- If there are any weapons
- What the person is doing, saying, experiencing
Emergency
Emergency number for the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
911
Non-emergency
Non-emergency number for the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
713-221-6000
Alzheimers
Phone number for the Alzheimer's Association of Houston.
800-272-3900
Ben Taub Psychiatry
A general hospital in Houston.
713-970-4640
Substance Use
The Council on Recovery Houston.
713-942-4100
Substance Use
Houston Recovery Center.
713-236-7800
Mental Health America
Information on various resources.
713-523-8963
Mobile Crisis
Mobile Crisis Outreach Team.
713-970-7520
NAMI
National Alliance on Mental Illness.
713-970-4419
Sexual Assault
Sexual assault hotline.
713-528-7273
Suicide
Suicide prevention lifeline.
800-273-8255
Counseling
Montrose Counseling Center.
713-529-0037
Teens
Teen Crisis Hotline.
713-529-8336
Veterans
Crisis hotline for military veterans.
800-273-8255
The Harris Center
Local mental health authority.
713-970-7000
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence hotline.
713-528-2121
Suicide
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
988
