LGBTQIA+ Resources
UTMB Health provides care for a diverse patient population. A new web page highlights resources for transgender and gender nonconforming patients and individuals seeking care. There are several clinical avenues available to assist patients in a variety of gender-related services, including multiple options for gender-affirming hormones. Click the link below to learn more this and other health topics pertaining to the LGBTQIA+ community.
UTMB Health Resource Center
Mental Health Resources Important Numbers:
Gulf Coast Center Crisis 24-Hour Helpline Response
& Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT)
Galveston & Brazoria Counties
1-866-729-3848
Teen Line (Open 8pm – 12am CST)
310-855-HOPE (4673)
800-TLC-TEEN (852-8336) (TOLL FREE US & CANADA)
Updated 8/23/2021 4
TEXT TEEN to 839863
Calls are redirected to Didi Hirsch's Suicide Prevention Center after hours.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio)
(Both individuals and concerned loved ones can call to speak with a crisis counselor)
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
1-888-628-9454 (Español)
1-800-273-8255 or text 838255 (Veterans Crisis Line); Chat options available @ https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/
800-273-8255 (Video Relay Service)
800-799-4889 (TTY)
800-273-8255 (Voice/Caption Phone)
Online chat options also available for persons with deafness or hearing impairments
@ https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/for-deaf-hard-of-hearing/
Suicide Hotline
1-800-784-2433
Disaster Distress Helpline:
1-800-985-5990
1-800-846-8517 (Deaf & Hard of Hearing)
National Runaway Switchboard
1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929)
The Bridge Over Troubled Waters Crisis Hotline
Emergency hotline for victims of domestic and sexual violence
713-473-2801
Resource & Crisis Center of Galveston County Hotline
Emergency hotline for victims of domestic and sexual violence
Toll Free: 1-888-919-SAFE (7233)
Local: 409-765-SAFE (7233)
Gay & Lesbian Switchboard (Houston)
713-529-3211
The Trevor Project
LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention
Text “START” to 678678 for text chat or visit the website for online chat
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
1-866-488-7386 (24/7)
Safe Haven Refuge
Crisis Counseling
844-212-1382
Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol (BACODA)
Crisis Counseling
1-800-510-3111
Texas 2-1-1
(Available for crisis help when safety of self and others is not at immediate risk)
2-1-1 Option 8
Mental Health Deputies
(Can only be called when someone is an active danger to themselves or others)
Brazoria County Sheriff’s Department
Lieutenant: Shane Vandergriff
979-849-2441
Galveston County Sheriff’s Department
Lieutenant: Jaime Castro
409-766-2323