Resources
Immediate Needs
Austin Travis County Integral Care & Hotline 512-472-HELP
Austin Police Department < Victim Services Helpful Numbers
Capital Area Counseling (sliding fee scale) 512-302-1000
Caritas Of Austin 512-472-4135
Catholic Charities 512-651-6100
ChildHelp – National Child Abuse Prevention 800-4-A-CHILD
Consumer Credit Counseling Service 800-966-3328
Dept of Family and Protective Services (Texas abuse hotline) 800-252-5400
Habitat For Humanity Austin 512-472-8788
HUD Texas (urgent housing / homeless)
LifeWorks (youth & family) 512-735-2400 and 512-441-TEEN
National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-SAFE
National Suicide Hotline 800-SUICIDE
Parenting Help (parents & youth) 800-448-3000
Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) 800-656-HOPE
Runaway Hotline-Texas 888-580-HELP
Runaway Switchboard-National 800-RUNAWAY
SafePlace (domestic violence) 512-267-SAFE
Salvation Army Austin 512-476-1111
Samaritan Counseling Center (sliding fee scale) 512-451-7337
United Way Capital Area (most local resources) call 211
Waterloo Counseling Center (gender/sexual diversity) 512-444-9922
YWCA of Greater Austin (sliding fee scale for women) 512-326-1222
Marriage/Parenting/Family
Books
Choice Theory ~ William Glasser
Intimate Partners ~ Maggie ScarfSoul Mates ~ Thomas Moore
Passionate Marriage ~ David Schnarch
Resurrecting Sex ~ David Schnarch
Soul Mates ~ Thomas Moore
Links
Austin Child Guidance Center 512-451 2242
Marriage Builders
Girls and Boys Town
Partnerships For Children (services for CPS kids) 512-834-4756
The Children’s Partnership (child advocacy programs) 512-854-4596
Texas Network Of Youth Services (TNOYS) 512-328-6860
Advocacy
ADAPT of Texas (disability rights) 512-442-0252
Advocacy Incorporated (disability rights) 800-252-9108
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehab Services (DARS) 800-628-5115
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) 512-438-3011
Personal/Spiritual Growth
Books
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass ~ Lewis Carroll
Care of the Soul ~ Thomas Moore
Conversations With God ~ Neale Donald Walsch
Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff ~ Richard Carlson
Everything You Need To Know To Feel Go(o)d ~ Candace Pert
Man’s Search For Meaning ~ Viktor E. Frankl
Now, Discover Your Strengths ~ Marcus Buckingham & Donald Clifton
Siddhartha ~ Herman Hesse
Tao Te Ching ~ Lao Tzu
The Alchemist ~ Paulo Coehlo
The Gift of Fear ~ Gavin De Becker
The Power of Now ~ Eckhart Tolle
The Prophet ~ Kahlil Gibran
The Secret ~ Rhonda Byrne
The Tao of Inner Peace ~ Dianne Dreher
Links
Health Practitioners
Nancy Benzel, PA-C > 512-458-6656 > naturopathy & neuroendocrine consulting
Reid Minot, RN, APRN > 512-454-5716 > psychological evaluation and medication management
William A. Wood, LAc > 512-810-9895 > acupuncture for addictions, fertility, and pain
Aaron Winning, LAc > 512-251-5799 > acupuncture for sports injuries and pain
Philip W. Caterbone, DO > 512-251-5799 > family medicine
William Mark Konyecsni, MD > 512-291-1711 > child and adolescent psychiatry
The community resources listed are not intended to substitute for any professional counseling or medical help you may be seeking. Also, the books and self-help websites are meant for educational and insightful purposes. Molina Davis is not responsible for the accuracy of the information provided by any resources, and is not liable for any negative consequences which may arise from reliance on the above resources. Please consult your health provider before trying health advice you may read. If you are a client, please share with Molina any resources you utilize, so that we can explore what helps or does not help you toward your goals.
