HELPFUL LINKS

Emergency numbers:

• 911
• 24 hour Mental Health Crisis Hotline—Travis County: 512-472-4357
• 24 hour Mental Health Crisis Hotline—Williamson/Hayes/Bastrop County: 1-800-841-1255
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1800-273-TALK, 1800-273-8255 or visit www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
• Child/Elder Abuse Reporting Hotlines: (1800-252-5400)

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals:

• Austin Lakes Hospital: (512-544-5253) www.austinlakeshospital.com/
  
• Seton Shoal Creek: (512-324-2000) www.seton.net/locations/shoal_creek/
  
• Austin State Hospital: (512-452-0381) www.dshs.state.tx.us/mhhospitals/austinsh/
  
• Austin Oaks Hospital: (512-440-4800) www.austinoakshospital.com/
  
• Georgetown Behavioral Health (512 819 1100) http://www.georgetownbehavioral.com/
  
• Rock Springs Hospital (512 819-9400) www.rockspringshealth.com
  

Intensive Outpatient (IOP) Centers:

• Austin Lakes- (512 544-5253) austinlakes.com
• La Hacienda- (800 749-6160) lahacienda.com
• Northwest Counseling and Wellness Center:- (512 250-9355) www.ncwcaustin.com/
• Shoal Creek- (512 324-2039) www.seton.net
• Texas Star Recovery- (512 462-6729) texasstarrecovery.com
• The Right Step:- (877 627-4389) rightstep.com
• Austin Center for Psychological Care (512 342-7979) austincpc.com

Substance Abuse/Recovery:

• Sober Austin soberaustin.com
• Addiction Survivors addictionsurvivors.org
• Austin Al Anon austinalanon.com
• Alcoholics Anonymous: www.aa.org
• Narcontics Anonymous: www.na.org
• Smoking Cessation: www.smokefree.gov

Community Counseling Centers: 

• Capital Area Couseling: (512 302-2000) www.camhc.org
• Waterloo Counseling: (512 444-9922) waterloocouseling.org
• Sims Foundation for musicians (512 494-1007 ) simsfoundation.org
• SOL Community Counseling: (512 366-0954) therapistaustin.com/Sol/ Community

Mental Health Clinics:

• Travis County MHMR- (512 447-4141) http://www.atcmhmr.com
• Williamson County MHMR- (512 255-1720) http://www.bluebonnetmhmr.org/
• Lonestar Circle of Care- (512 341-9808) http://lscctx.org/services/behavioral-health

Other Local Resources:

• Capital Area Psychological Association
• Austin Eating Disorders Specialists
• National Alliance for the mentailly ill (Nami)
• Austin Austin In Connection
• Depression and Bipolar SupportAlliance (DBSA)
• Austin A Resource Center for independent Living (ARCIL)
• Austin NAMI Mental Health Education and Support Group guide
• Austin Texas Star Recovery
• Seton Intensive outpatient programs
• Austin Lifeworks

National Resources:

• American Psychiatric Association
• Mayo Clinic Patient Health Information
• Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD)
• Suicide Awareness

ADHD

• Driven to distraction by Edward Hallowell
• The ADHD effect on marriage by Melissa Orlov

Adultery

• Recovering from an affair After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janice Abrahms Spring
• NOT "Just Friends": Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity by Shirley Glass

Alcoholism

• The adult children of alcoholics syndrome by Wayne Kritsberg

Anxiety

• The feeling good handbook by David Burns
• The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook by Martin Antony

Autism/Aspergers

• Somebody somewhere by Donna Williams
• Look me in the eye by John Robison
• I am Aspien Girl by Tania Marshal
• I am Asperger Women by Liana Willey

Bipolar Disorder

• An unquiet mind by Kay Jamison
• Marbles by Ellen Forney
• Bipolar Disorder- the ultimate guide By Sarah Owen and Amanda Saunders

Borderline Personality Disorder

• I hate you. Don't leave me by Jerold Kreisman and Hal Straus
• Stop Walking on eggshells by Paul Mason and Randi Kregor
• Love your disease by John Harrison

Codependence

• Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
• Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie
• Boundaries by Cloud & Townsend
• Boundary Power by O'Neil & Newbold

Couples

• The five love languages by Gary Chapman
• Getting the love you want by Harville Hendrix
• Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs

Dementia/Caregivers

• The 36 Hour Day by Nancy Mace
• Nurturing Nuggets for Dementia Caregivers by Susan Lanza

Depression

• Mind Over Mood Workbook by Christine Padesky

Divorce

• Rebuilding when your relationship ends by Bruce Fisher and Robert Alberti
• Grief I'm grieving as fast as I can (for widows and widowers) by Linda Feinberg



Hypochondriasis

• Well enough alone by Jennifer Traig

Narcissism

• Will I ever be good enough: Healing the daughters of narcissistic mothers Karyl McBride

Obsessive Compusive Disorder

• The Boy who couldn't stop washing by Judith Rapoport

Perfectionism

• The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

Schizophrenia

• The Quiet Room by Lori Schiller
• Mind Estranged by Bethany Yeiser
• Flight from Reason by Karen Yeiser

Suicide

• Why People Die by Suicide by Thomas Joiner, PhD
• Night Falls Fast by Kay Redfield Jamison, MD
• Darkness Visible, William Styron Noonday
• Demon by Andrew Solomon