TEXAS YOUTH HOTLINE:800-98-YOUTH (800-989-6884); Provides 24x7 help for teens and their families. Provides prevention services to youths, parents, siblings, and other family members who are in need of a caring voice and listening ear. Counselors also assist youth advocates, such as, police...
“I felt heard and warm after speaking to your team. It has been rough but I made it through thanks to the hotline.” RCC Client “Being an advocate is more than a simple referral. Through our advocacy team we are able to build a professional client relationship that allows the client ...
Alejandro Jimenez, a sophomore at Texas State University, dreams of being a theater teacher in Texas. He knows how important it is for trans kids to see someone like them in the classroom. Now, he’s not sure if he’ll stay in his home state. ...
Via dps.texas.org Rosemary Salazar Rodriguez Last Seen in:Longview, TX on 10/06/2019 Circumstances:Ms. Rodriguez has a medium build and was last seen wearing a blue Walmart smock, blue jeans or capri pants. She has a Harry Potter "Deathly Hallows" tattoo on her inner right ankle, a ...
Nearly two decades ago, several pharmacists started calling into the University of Florida Drug Information and Pharmacy Resource Center hotline with the same query: Does phenylephrine, a common ingredient in cold medicine sold over the counter, actually work? One of us, Dr. Randy Hatton, oversaw...
who identifies as nonbinary and uses the pronouns “he” and “they,” called a crisis hotline at the Rainbow Youth Project. The group that serves LGBTQ+ young people has received more than 5,500 calls to its crisis hotline in the past 10 days, up from the 3...
DARCC is the only rape crisis center in Dallas that uses volunteers, and it requires them to clear a criminal background check. Volunteers work directly with victims, answering their calls to the hotline and assisting them during rape exams. They also work with local organizations like the Gir...
The Tara Health Foundation and the California Healthcare Foundation, for instance, recently funded theFrontline Doula HotlineCOVID-19 initiative. It offers cash awards to doulas serving Black women, nourishing meals, and virtual doula support in areas of California. AfterIsaac’s tragic deathmade he...
“Oh my gosh, we don’t have a key member of the business available on this call,” and so you reach out immediately to somebody that’s probably part of your greater crisis management team from the business, bring them in because they need to participate based on the outage that you’...
During social distancing, victims of domestic abuse are put in a very hard position as they are in closer quarters with their abuser. The Safe Haven of Tarrant County (North Texas), which our Foundation supports, has seen an increase in hotline calls and requests for shelter from victims of...