Hotlines & Helplines
If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health or a medical emergency, please call 911 or visit your nearest emergency room as soon as possible. Other resources available are listed below:
Crisis Text Line
A crisis-intervention hotline conducting conversations exclusively by text message. Trained crisis counselors are available 24 hours a day.
Direct Online and Phone Support Services for LGBTQ Youth
Online and phone support services for LGBTQ youth and their caregivers.
Disaster Distress Helpline
24/7 crisis counseling to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.
Mental Health - Warm Lines
Warmlines are confidential, peer-run listening lines staffed by people who have experienced mental health conditions themselves.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
24/7/365, they provide essential tools and support to help survivors of domestic violence.
National Human Trafficking Hotline
Connecting survivors of sex and labor trafficking with services and supports to get help and stay safe.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Providing 24/7 support for people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.
SAMHSA’s National Helpline
Free, confidential, 24/7 treatment referral and information service for individuals and families facing mental or substance use disorders, in English and Spanish.
The National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline
Connecting callers with local sexual assault service providers.
Trans Lifeline
Providing a peer-support service for trans and questioning individuals in crisis. All operators are trans-identified.
Trevor Lifeline
24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention lifeline for LGBTQ young people under 25..
ULifeline
Providing college students with confidential information about emotional health.
Dial 2-1-1
Connecting people with local services and resources.
Offering education and advocacy to individuals and their families who are affected by mental health issues.
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)
The nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN offers 24/7 help and can be reached by calling 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
Helping veterans of all ages adjust to the transition of coming back, in addition to helping with any mental health issues or relationships.
National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA)
Supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders.
Supervision Resources
Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners. This is the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council website for anything else you might need.
Clinical Supervision Verification Form for LCSW. Complete this form once you have completed supervision or if you wish to stop supervision.
Jurisprudence Examination. You must take this when you apply for any social work license or to upgrade your LMSW to LCSW. The certificate for taking the exam is only valid for 6 months. This costs $39.
NASW Assurance Services Professional Liability Insurance: I require LCSW supervisees to maintain professional liability insurance. Where you obtain this coverage is your choice.
American Professional Agency, Inc.
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