Mental and Behavioral Health Resources, and More

We assist an average of 1,500 people per year, with housing, family assistance, intervention, and christian counseling. Our chaplains work in Texas prisons, jails, on the streets of Harris County, and at Spirit Key. We are a crisis center for the homeless, some of which are mentally and or physically challenged. We are a safe haven giving direction for those that have lost their way. For many people, homelessness is a reality. Spirit Key is all about helping veterans, former inmates, and the homeless, successfully transition into the workforce

Our goal is to reach the greatest number of returning citizens who are at risk for re-arrest, drug abuse, spousal abuse, or other common snares and pitfalls faced by the formerly incarcerated. HFHM is uniquely qualified with certified counselors, ministers, and former prison staff who offer support assistance for as long as services are needed. Through open and honest conversation in individual and group counseling, we address the issues that terminate a person’s freedom and help them to break their cycle of destructive behavior. Life Groups for men and women meet regularly to assist in successful transition.

Our program provides individual and group therapy, referrals for medical and mental health care, dental and vision care, job readiness training, twelve step-recovery groups, as well as emotional and spiritual support. Residents are encouraged to set realistic and attainable goals for their future.

Hope for Prisoners assists with reentry by providing the formerly incarcerated long-term support and services as they work to reclaim their lives, families and standing in the community. We give them hope. Hope changes lives.

At COHAP (Chance of Hope and Prosperity) , we focus on veterans and those formerly incarcerated, as we have found they face more challenges than others when it comes to re-entry into society. We offer short-term transitional housing and home buying programs to prevent homelessness. We partner with agencies, Educational Institutions, and local non-profit organizations to provide Certified Educational Programs, GED, vocational training, resume & interviewing skills, support groups for behavior & addiction issues, basic life skills, and financial literacy to serve as a foundation for success.

UTHealth Harris County Psychiatric Center (HCPC) is the largest provider of inpatient psychiatric care in Houston. We provide compassionate, patient-centered care to 9,000 patients yearly, including adults, adolescents and children. We also provide outpatient ECT services in our ECT Clinic. UTHealth HCPC is the teaching hospital within McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). UTHealth is a member of the Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council, which was charged by the Texas Legislature with developing a strategic plan to coordinate behavioral health services statewide.

Our psychiatrists and therapists offer mental health services including clinic visits, both in-person and tele-health. We help treat patients suffering from depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions. We provide Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to help fight depression. We treat patients with FDA-approved esketamine, a prescription nasal spray that helps reduce depression by its clinical effectiveness. Mindful Health Solutions also wants to make treatment comfortable and accessible. We offer telepsychiatry if patients are physically unable to come into the office or prefer a virtual appointment. This option allows patients to get care from wherever they are in the state.

Houston Behavioral Healthcare Hospital’s behavioral health and chemical dependency programs serve the community by providing the highest quality inpatient and outpatient services and programs to those suffering from psychiatric, psychological and chemical dependency issues. We offer programs for adolescents, ages 13-17, and adults, ages 18 and over. They offer inpatient and outpatient services.

Our team of Peer Specialists are experiencing an enhanced quality of life, which contributes to a combination of 50 years plus of living free from a substance use disorder. We chose to serve, support, mentor, and advocate for others whose journey of recovery has yet to begin. We come from all walks of life and have chosen different paths of recovery. We focus on the long-term benefits of having someone who has lived experience to join us on this journey of recovery.

Civic Heart Community Services has a thirty-three-year proven track record in working with vulnerable and disadvantaged populations to create life-altering impact. The STAIRS 2.0 program serves individuals experiencing homelessness and suffering from mental health or substance abuse disorders (SUD). This program integrates behavioral health treatment and services for SUDs and co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (COD), permanent housing, and other critical services for individuals who choose to participate.

As Houston’s largest non-profit provider of prevention, education, outpatient treatment, and recovery services, The Council helps not only individuals and families, but our whole community as well. Our Center for Recovering Families provides counseling, treatment, and support to individuals and families who want to recover. At the same time, our Community Programs throughout the Greater Houston area provide prevention, education, and counseling services in schools, workplaces, community centers, and mental health facilities.To support the people we serve and the entire community, we host a wide variety of events. These include support groups, educational seminars, CEU classes, experiential workshops, and Twelve Step meetings.

We offer uplifting, empowering programs for those with a mental health diagnosis through St. Joseph Clubhouse (located in Midtown Houston). In the community we build, our members participate fully in daily operations and decision making and demonstrate that mental illness need not carry a stigma — that, given the tools, people with mental health concerns can be productive members of society with much to offer. Here, members find companionship and gain self-esteem working together in their preferred areas such as: organic horticulture, culinary arts, newsletter, computer skills, office management, maintenance and employment outreach.

As the largest provider in Texas, The Harris Center for Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) strives to provide high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective services so that persons with behavioral health and developmental needs may live with dignity as fully functioning, participating, and contributing members of our community. We do not deny services based on a patient’s inability to pay for any reason, including race, color, sex, national origin, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Person-centered peer support is the process of giving and receiving inspiration and support to realize and accomplish sustained recovery from the standpoint that individuals diagnosed and living with mental health conditions can live a holistic and productive life of their own choosing. In the mental health community, peers offer their unique lived experience with mental health wellness and recovery to provide support focused on advocacy, education, mentoring, and motivation.

Our mission-Triumphant Outreach – We strategize, organize and mobilize for the communities that we serve; We provide a holistic approach, heart, body, mind, soul and a spiritual component to Empower, Encourage, Equip, and Educate the communities that we serve, we believe by doing this we can change lives.

Next Step Behavioral Houston offers personalized residential care that sets us apart from the rest. We understand there is “no place like home,” but we do our best to provide an atmosphere that is as comfortable as home. Next Step provides an intimate residential setting that limits the number of residents in one dwelling to provide residents with individualized attention and mitigate the triggering of adverse behaviors. Providing a smaller residential setting allows our interdisciplinary staff to provide more 1:1 care, which enables residents to receive the help they need, when they need it. We go beyond addressing only our residents’ mental health needs. At Next Step Behavioral Houston, we believe there is a correlation between mental health, nutrition, and physical activity. For this reason, we offer a wellness program to encourage our residents to take ownership of their health.

At The Resilience Center of Houston, we believe in the healing power of connection and the human capacity to overcome even the most difficult of circumstances. Also known as talk therapy or counseling, psychotherapy allows clients to confidentially process through problems with a skilled expert involving issues that may be hard to face alone. The client is the most powerful instrument for change, and therapy allows the individual a safe place to connect, heal, discover, and grow. They offer individual, couples, family and group therapy.

Grief Recovery Center, a private outpatient mental health counseling practice, is conveniently located near me in Central Houston's Heights area, also known as Greater Heights or In the Loop. Our team offers confidential counseling, compassionate care, and the Grief Recovery®️ Program for individuals of all ages. By embracing diversity, we create a nurturing environment that enables everyone to thrive, leading to high-quality care for our clients. Our approach encourages autonomy, fosters joy, and delivers the highest quality of care. We empower our therapists and staff to collaborate and utilize their expertise to improve client outcomes. Our ultimate goal is simple but significant: to provide the best mental health care to those we serve. They offer peer-led support groups for grief and divorce.

We believe that good health is about the mind as well as the body, so we provide behavioral health services that deliver support and treatment in an accepting, respectful environment. We’re committed to helping you be the best person you can be and live a life that’s rich with joy, happiness, and harmony. Legacy’s Behavioral Health Services offer assessment, medication management, therapy, and psychological testing for all patients. They’re comprehensive and caring, and reflect our vision of connecting our communities to health every day, in every way. Depression, Bipolar disorder, Anxiety,Schizophrenia, Attention deficit disorders, Autism spectrum disorders, Developmental delays, and Learning disabilities.

Throughout the years, Peace of Mind Foundation (POM) has been involved in providing educational resources and access to self-help tools, offering scholarship opportunities, supporting professional training programs, spreading awareness about OCD and related disorders, and so much more. Through our endeavors, we have worked alongside the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) to collaborate in an effort to impact an even broader OCD population. This partnership has presented the foundation with unique opportunities to meet the needs of those we serve and to help expand access to evidence-based treatment. For years, the IOCDF and POM have worked to establish complementary programs and resources. As this partnership has grown, we have been moving towards combining forces

The Montrose Center envisions a society in which all LGBTQ+ individuals have the opportunity and the resources they need to realize their full potential. Our team of state-licensed clinicians, masters-level therapists, skilled educators, support staff and dedicated volunteers work together to create healthier futures for our community. We hope you view the Montrose Center as a safe space to grow, learn, and be well.

We are committed to enhancing their quality of life by meeting and challenging the needs of the whole person: physical, mental, and social. We strongly believe that all individuals have goals and aspirations and a vision of their lives beyond their circumstances. We also believe that many of the individuals we serve may not believe that they have goals and aspirations that are obtainable. We assist our clients in developing a belief system and we provide them with creative resources and opportunities for growth while encouraging them. Our services integrate the principles of cultural competence, addressing the impact of discrimination/stigma, and inter-system collaboration into its service philosophy. We will provide services with consideration of linguistic preference. An essential aspect of our services is recognizing the importance of family, community-based, and faith-based supports.

The mission of NAMI Greater Houston is to provide advocacy, education, support and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives. Across the NAMI Greater Houston service area, more than 100 trained and certified volunteers bring peer-led programs to a wide variety of community settings, from churches to schools to corporations. With the unique understanding of people with lived experiences, our programs and support groups provide outstanding free education, skills training, and support.

Our agency concentrates on upstream, community-based solutions that are proven to enhance population health outcomes. Mental Health America of Greater Houston works under the premise that health is part of everything and there is no health without mental health. In fact, there is no other public health issue that is more far-reaching than mental health.

HHCI is dedicated to improving access to care for individuals and families affected by mental illness through education, training, clinical & supportive services, and research. They have C.A.R.ES, COSA, NAMI and more support groups.

Our programs use a combination of both individual therapy sessions and group therapies to create a healing environment that helps you recover from depression physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.