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In case of emergency, dial 911
Experiencing a crisis?
24-Hour Youth Crisis Hotline WILL Help: 800-530-4740
Need someone to talk to? Text 'HOME' to 741-741 (Crisis Text Line)
Running away from home and want somewhere safe?
Call Lubbock's 24-Hour Runaway Hotline: 806-778-7673
Basic Needs Resources:
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Helpful Phone Numbers for Basic Needs:
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- Potential Employers for Individuals with Felony Background Issues
- Runaway & Homeless Youth Program and information
- Youth and Family Services, Family Counseling
- Immigration and Legalization
- Emergency Assistance
- Parent Empowerment Program
- Nutrition and Wellness Program
- Finding Services
- Client Billing Questions
- Medical Transportation Program
- Woman, Infants and Children Program
- + MANY MORE HELPFUL TOLL-FREE PHONE NUMBERS
Resources for LGBTQA+:
(clickable links below)
- Lubbock Pride
- Texas Tech University RISE
- NAMI, Your Journey
- PFLAG Lubbock
- SPCAA Project C.H.A.M.P.S
- WTAMU Buff Allies
- OUTwest Lubbock
- Trevor Project
- Translifeline
- National Center for Transgender Equality
- GLMA
- The Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists
- Black LGBTQ+ Mental Health Resources
- Glaad Resources
- Advocacy and Services for LGBTQ elders
Recourse for Overdose Prevention and Overdose Assistance:
(clickable links below)
- If someone you know is experiencing an overdose, immediately call 911.
- Narcan- what it does, where you can get it
- Ways you can help with Harm Reduction
- Harm Reduction
- What does *drug* do?
- National Institute on Health
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Depression Self-Screen
Resources for:
Parents
Pregnant Women
Women who are thinking about or would like to become pregnant:
(clickable links below)
- Starcare's PPI Program
- Mother to Baby (24/7 free confidential questions answered by real experts + resources *this is our #1 resource for moms!!!!!)
- Healthy Pregnancies and Infants
- Child Birth Injury Justice Center
- NAS Parents Guide
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Planning Care
- Abuse and Neglect
- Baby Milestones, Abilities, Motor Skills
- Baby Steps Mommies Guide
- Mental Health Resource Guide(Local for Lubbock, TX)
- Parental Responsibilities
- Parenting Styles
- Phonics Primer
- Preschoolers In Motion - Motor Skills
- Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity During the Toddler and Preschool Years
- Roots and Consequences of Violence
- Safe Sleep
- Strengthening Parenting and Enhancing Child Resilience (resource for service providers)
- Tetrogens
- Things to Ponder
- Tips to build a stronger sibling bond
- Weekly Parenting Goals
Resources for Self Improvement / Family Improvement
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- Lubbock AA
- Lubbock Alanon
- AA Resources
- Drugs & Alcohol Self-Screening
- Gambling Addition Self-Screen Assessment
- Self Compassion
- National Alliance for Mental Illness
- Co-Dependency
- '8 Second Lecture' Video-Article
- Institute on Character
- Happify
- Social Development
- Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
- Strengthening Families
- Parent Coach
- Depression Self-Screen
- Depression (teens)
- Depression (young adults - adults)
- Depression (older adults)
- Depression (general)
- Postpartum Depression
- TED: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness | Robert Waldinger
- TED: Who are you, really? | Brian Little
- TED: Psychology of your future self | Dan Gilbert
- TED: You aren't at the mercy of your emotions | Lisa Feldman
- TED: Adverse Childhood Experiences | Nadine Burke
- 5 R's for a happy home
- Communicate with Love and Understanding
- Creating Limits and Consequences
- Stress, Anger and Management Skills
- Dealing with Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
- Choosing good friends and monitoring activities
- Values, traditions and service
- Get a degree in Psychology!
- Resource for strengthening families (resource for service providers)
Resources for Grief:
(clickable links below)
- Dealing with Death, Grief and Bereavement
- Affects of Grief and Loss on Mental Health
- Sleep and Grief
- Find a grief counselor in Lubbock, TX
- Grief and Loss Resources (resource for service providers)
- Coping with loss
- Coping with grief
- Ways to help a grieving child
- Being a hero to a grieving child
- Survivors Guide
- Co-Dependency
- Depression Self-Screening Assessment
- Military Loss
- Survivors Resources
- Resource library for various circumstances
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- Grieving children
- Additional 115 possible resources
Resources for Domestic Violence/Human Trafficking:
(clickable links below)
- Sunshine Behavioral Health Emerging Solutions
- National Hotline
- Texas Council on Family Violence
- What is abuse?
- What is consent?
- Women's Protective Services
(^ Hotline 806-747-6491 (24/7) // Toll Free 800-736-6491) - Legal Help
- Family Promise (LOCAL LUBBOCK)
- Family Violence Program (resource for service providers)
- What is human trafficking?
- Human trafficking victim identification
- Signs of human trafficking
- Voice of Hope (LOCAL LUBBOCK)
- One Voice
- Nursing Home Abuse Resource
- Trafficking and Hotels (resource for service providers)
Resources to quit smoking:
(clickable links below)
- Where to begin?
- Exploring and Preparing to Quit
- General smoking information (health)
- Quit Smoking (resource for service providers)
- Understanding yourself to explore quitting options
- National Helpline! CHAT TODAY with a HUMAN!!!
- 10 Tips
- Smoke-free TEEN
- Women specific resource
- Veteran specific resource
- Espanol
- It's never too late! 60+ resource
- Quitting Smokeless
- Smoking Cessation
- Tips from former smokers/various cancers endured
Resources for Child Abuse/Neglect:
[Adverse Childhood Experiences]
(clickable links below)
- Adverse Childhood Experiences Overview
- United Way Lubbock Community Status Report
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- ACEs Aware
- Nadine Burke Harris's TED Talk (our personal favorite!!)
- Resiliency Toolkit
- HHSC Child Welfare
- Parenting with ACEs
- Parent and Community Resources for ACEs
- What is my ACE score? What does it mean?
- Resilience Science
- What is resilience? What is not resilience?
- Building resilience
Internet Safety Resources:
(clickable links below)
- Kids Health - Net Safety
- Common Sense Education
- Internet Safety 101
- Consumer Notice
- Goodwill Community Foundation; Internet Safety
- New York Public Library Safety Tips
- 8 things to teach your kids never to give out online
- Cyber Bullying Resource
- Pacer
- American Federation of Teachers
- Digital Citizenship Guide For Parents
- MAC user safety guide
- Social Media Safety for Parents
- Sammy's Guide! Made by AT&T
Recovery Resources:
(Clickable links below)
- Recovery Support Services
- Palmer Lake Recovery Online Meetings
- Understanding Anxiety and Substance Abuse w/ Palmer Lake Recovery
- Drug Free Resources
- '...Check The Foundation' Video-Article
- Recovery Housing Directory
- Recovery Community Directory (from RecoveryPeople.org)
- Youth Recovery High School Information
- Hank E. shares his 'Living Proof: Artist In Recovery' story
- Start Your Recovery: Find Support In Lubbock
- Camps For Kids (in Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth)
- American Addiction Centers Recovery Database
- What to consider when choosing a recovery course
- Meadows Residential
Drug Education / Texas & Local Data
(clickable links below)
Violence Related Resources:
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Substance Use/Misuse/Abuse Resources
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