Helpful Links

These links will take you to important resources for Mental Health, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse. If necessary, use the Back button on your browser to return to The Gulf Coast Center.

Health and Human Services Agencies

Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)

Disability Advocacy Organizations

Disability Rights Texas

Self-Advocacy

Partners in Policymaking
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
Texas Advocates

Intellectual & Developmental Disability (IDD, formerly Mental Retardation)

The Arc of the United States
The Arc of Texas
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
Disability Resources on the Internet
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
Texas Technology Access Partnership
211 Finding Help in Texas
National Association for the Dually Diagnosed
Texas Health Organizations

Mental Health

NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI Texas
NAMI Gulf Coast
Mental Health America of Texas
Mental Health America

Substance Use Recovery

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Medicare/Social Security

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Medicare
Social Security Online
Seguro Social en Español

Other Texas Community Centers

Texas Council of Community Centers

Volunteer Opportunities

NAMI Gulf Coast