Tips to Help with Caring for Children
"Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do." - Benjamin Spock, Pediatrician
Early Childhood Texas: Resources for Raising Kids
Early Childhood Texas aims to provide families with young children easy access to Texas state agency programs, services, and resources.
Texas Parent Helpline - Call 833-680-0611 for 24/7 support. Connect with a team that is ready to listen, find solutions, and direct you to appropriate local resources.
Get Parenting Tips - FREE resources for parents (English and Spanish) provided by the Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) division of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Articles on the website are authored by experts in a variety of fields as well as PEI staff.
If You Need Help
"Ask for help. Not because you are weak. But because you want to remain strong." - Les Brown, Author
988 (National) Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - Dial 988 to connect to the existing network of more than 200 local crisis call centers around the country.
Denton County MHMR (English/Spanish) provides a crisis hotline service accredited by the American Association of Suicidology (AAS). Hotline staff provides information, support, intake appointments, intervention, and referrals to callers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 1-800-762-0157. If you or a member of your family are struggling with thoughts of suicide, depression, or mental illness, Denton County MHMR Center is there to help.
Denton County Public Health LINKS (English/Spanish) - Mental health referral service for Denton County residents looking for information about mental health community resources. Navigators will assess the person in need, make direct referrals to service providers, and follow up to assess if the linkage was successful. Denton County residents can call or text: 940-349-3000 to reach a navigator. Additionally, residents can opt to complete this ONLINE FORM and will be contacted by a navigator within three business days. Navigators will be available Monday-Friday from 9: am to noon and 1 to 5 pm.
Mental Health: Get Immediate Help
Government helplines to assist those needing immediate help with mental health issues.
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264 or text "Helpline" to 62640 if you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis.
*Loreto House Faith Companions - Loreto House guests who choose to receive faith services can receive spiritual support and help. Faith companions can also provide referrals to other faith-based resources. Complete the Contact Form to request spiritual services.
Denton County MHMR (English/Spanish) provides a crisis hotline service accredited by the American Association of Suicidology (AAS). Hotline staff provides information, support, intake appointments, intervention, and referrals to callers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 1-800-762-0157. If you or a member of your family are struggling with thoughts of suicide, depression, or mental illness, Denton County MHMR Center is there to help.
Denton County Public Health LINKS (English/Spanish) - Mental health referral service for Denton County residents looking for information about mental health community resources. Navigators will assess the person in need, make direct referrals to service providers, and follow up to assess if the linkage was successful. Denton County residents can call or text: 940-349-3000 to reach a navigator. Additionally, residents can opt to complete this ONLINE FORM and will be contacted by a navigator within three business days. Navigators will be available Monday-Friday from 9: am to noon and 1 to 5 pm.
Mental Health: Get Immediate Help
Government helplines to assist those needing immediate help with mental health issues.
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264 or text "Helpline" to 62640 if you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis.
*Loreto House Faith Companions - Loreto House guests who choose to receive faith services can receive spiritual support and help. Faith companions can also provide referrals to other faith-based resources. Complete the Contact Form to request spiritual services.
NOTICE CONCERNING REFERRALS TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES
Loreto House is a Catholic Pregnancy Resource Center, and an official apostolate of the Catholic Dioceses of Fort Worth. We faithfully serve our guests in keeping with the teachings of the Catholic Church. Thus, we do not engage in any activity intended to impose the Catholic faith on anyone. Loreto House will not refer any guest knowingly to any outside physician or agency for the purpose of securing an abortion, contraceptives or any type of sterilization, or any other product or service that is in conflict with the Catechism of the Catholic Church. In some instances, when a guest is seeking services for “women’s health” or other medical needs, there may not be a physician, clinic, or agency available that may be 100% in alignment with our faith. If we refer you to such an agency, physician, or clinic, it would only be for services that do not conflict with the teachings of the Catholic Church.
All links checked and page last updated on 4/17/2024
Loreto House is a Catholic Pregnancy Resource Center, and an official apostolate of the Catholic Dioceses of Fort Worth. We faithfully serve our guests in keeping with the teachings of the Catholic Church. Thus, we do not engage in any activity intended to impose the Catholic faith on anyone. Loreto House will not refer any guest knowingly to any outside physician or agency for the purpose of securing an abortion, contraceptives or any type of sterilization, or any other product or service that is in conflict with the Catechism of the Catholic Church. In some instances, when a guest is seeking services for “women’s health” or other medical needs, there may not be a physician, clinic, or agency available that may be 100% in alignment with our faith. If we refer you to such an agency, physician, or clinic, it would only be for services that do not conflict with the teachings of the Catholic Church.
All links checked and page last updated on 4/17/2024