Texas community resource
Disaster Distress Helpline
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Immediate crisis counseling and emotional support serves people affected by natural or human-caused disasters and those supporting disaster response and recovery.
How to get help
Call or text 800-985-5990 for immediate disaster-related crisis counseling and support.
Who this service helps
People experiencing emotional distress related to a natural or human-caused disaster, including people affected by the disaster, their friends and family, and disaster-recovery workers.
Where this service is available
Service area: National U.S.-based disaster crisis counseling and support, including all eight assigned East Texas counties.
A service area describes where help is offered or who may be served. It is not necessarily the organization’s physical location.
Location and contact
Source and verification
Source: Public-source listing
About this service
SAMHSA's Disaster Distress Helpline is a national service for people experiencing emotional distress connected with disasters. It supports people directly affected, their families and friends, and disaster-recovery workers through a dedicated call or text line.
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