Resources
Help isn't just something we fund. It's something we make sure you can find.
Whether you're waiting on a Wellness Fund match, supporting a friend, or just trying to figure out what to do tonight, this page is here so you're never stuck without a next step.
If you Need Help Right Now
In crisis? Start here.
If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org. Free, confidential, and available 24/7 for anyone in emotional distress, not just people in suicidal crisis. Counselors are also available in Spanish, and support for the deaf and hard of hearing community is offered through videophone.
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the U.S. to reach a trained, live crisis counselor. Free and confidential, available around the clock.
The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ youth)
Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678-678, or chat at TheTrevorProject.org.
You don't need the "right" crisis to reach out. Stress, grief, panic, a bad night, none of it needs to be an emergency to deserve support.
FOR HOUSTON STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
Local support, close to home
The Wellness Fund
Our own program offering cost-free therapy scholarships for students across the Memorial and Spring Branch community. If cost has ever been the reason you or your family put off getting help, this is what it exists to fix.
Memorial Hermann Prevention and Recovery Center (PaRC)
Adolescent and young adult mental health and substance use treatment based in the Houston area.
NAMI Greater Houston
Free support groups, education classes, and a local helpline for individuals and families navigating a mental health condition.
The Jed Foundation (JED)
Mental health and emotional wellbeing resources built specifically for teens and young adults
Child Mind Institute
Research-backed guides for parents and caregivers supporting a struggling child