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‘Here For Texas’ Now Offers Bilingual Help
White Rock Lake Weekly | May 11, 2023
As May marks Mental Health Awareness Month, the national movement to raise awareness about mental health, Grant Halliburton Foundation has launched HereForTexas.com/espanol to ensure that mental health information and a provider database are available in Spanish. Read more…
Visit The ‘Live In Hope’ Art Exhibit
NBC 5 DFW | September 9, 2022
A new art exhibit at the Galleria Dallas aims to highlight the importance of mental health awareness. Watch now…
New Suicide Prevention Lifeline Number, 988, Launches
NBC 5 DFW | July 15, 2022
Starting Saturday, Americans in all 50 states can call 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline if they're in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.
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Here’s What You Need to Know About 988, the New Mental Health Crisis Hotline
The Texas Tribune | July 15, 2022
The current National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will still remain available by calling 1-800-273-8255, but experts say the new three-digit code will be easier to remember during mental health emergencies. Read More…
Dozens of Nonprofits Descend on Klyde Warren Park to Recruit Volunteers on National Day of Service
Dallas Morning News | September 11, 2021
In celebration of National Day of Service and Remembrance, dozens of North Texas nonprofits assembled at Klyde Warren Park in downtown Dallas on Saturday afternoon to recruit volunteers. Read More…
Navigating Mental Health Resources With Blanca Garcia
Dallas Doing Good | May 5, 2020
In a given year, one in every five Americans will experience mental illness. As stress builds and anxiety grows around the unusual circumstances that have come alongside COVID-19, people in every age group, neighborhood, and economic situation are seeing an increased need for professional mental health guidance. Read More…
Need Help in North Texas Because of COVID-19? Here Are the Numbers to Call
WFAA | April 15, 2020
Whether you need assistance with food, housing, your health or cash flow, there are a number of companies and community resources that are able to help. WFAA is compiling a list of resources for people who need help during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read More…
Here Are Some Resources for Managing Mental Health During the Coronavirus Pandemic
KERA | April 1, 2020
In a matter of weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has changed daily life for millions of North Texans. Local and national groups are offering resources to help manage anxiety, stress and uncertainty in this time of transition. Read More…
Mental Health is Also at Risk Now. Here Are Things That Help.
Reform Austin | June 19, 2020
The pandemic is not just a physical health crisis. It can also be a behavioral health emergency. Read More…
Dallas Nonprofit Connects Healthcare Professionals to Mental Health Resources During COVID-19 Pandemic
WBAP News Talk Radio | April 8, 2020
North Texas doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers are working long hours and putting themselves at risk to help others during the COVID-19 virus pandemic. Read More…
North Texas parents, We have to Confront Teen Suicide Because ‘Right now it’s winning’
Dallas Morning News | February 7, 2020
‘The mental health crisis in our schools – and it is a crisis – is so huge,’ one expert says. Here are the tools one Dallas group is using to fight back. Read More…