Patient and Family Resources Patient Resources

Below is a list of general resources in the community. By listing these resources, we are referring you to an outside source and Texas Children’s Hospital assumes no responsibility for information contained in any of the following resources and disclaims all liability in respect of such information. 

We advise you to speak with a social worker for specific resources and assistance.

Behavioral Health

• The Meyer Center for Autism
• Texas Children's Developmental/ Behavioral Health Program
• The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD

Fort Bend

• Texana Center
• Access Health
• The Women’s Place

Child Protective Services (CPS)

• Texas Child Protective Services (CPS)
• Identifying Child Abuse And Its Lifelong Impact

Crisis Management

• 24 Hour Line: 281-970-7000
• Crisis text line-- text “START” to 741741
• The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
• Spring Branch Mental Health Crisis Clinic
• Meyerland Area Mental Health Crisis Clinic
• Northeast Mental Health Crisis Clinic
• UT Physicians
• Legacy Community Health Center

Diaper Assistance

• Life Houston
• The Diaper Foundation
• Texas Diaper Bank

Disability Advocates

• Easter Seals
• The Arc Houston
• The Arc of Fort Bend
• The Arc Montgomery

Domestic Violence

• AVDA (Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse)
• Houston Area Women’s Center (HAWC)
• Houston Police Department Family Violence Unit
• Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council

Financial Assistance

• Your Texas Benefits: SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program), TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), WIC (Women Infant and Children)
• WIC (Women Infant Children)

Financial Counselors

• Financial Counselors can help you search for resources to pay your portion of the hospital bill or can arrange a payment schedule

Grief

• Bo’s Place
• One Month Later: Reflecting On The Sandy Hook Shootings And Dealing With Grief

Guest Services

Through the Texas Children’s Guest Services page, you can find information on local hotels, maps, and parking areas.

Ronald McDonald Houston (RMH)

• https://www.rmhhouston.org/
• https://www.texaschildrens.org/blog/2014/03/ronald-mcdonald-house-houston-texas-childrens-hospital-working-social-workers

Substance Use

• The Council on Recovery
• Memorial Hermann Parc

Texas Medicaid

• Texas Health and Human Services - Medicaid and CHIP

Transportation

• Texas Medicaid Transportation: 1-877-633-8747
• Metro: 713-635-4000
• Fort Bend Transit: 281-633-7433
• Red Cross: (713) 526-8300

United Way

• United Way of Greater Houston: 2-1-1

Direct Partners

The following are Texas Children’s Hospital partners who give directly to the Social Work Department. We thank them for their great contributions:

• Demi’s Difference
• Southwest Airlines
• Compassionate Touch
• Junior League of Houston

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