24/7 Support for Mental Health: Call 512-472-HELP (4357)
Integral Care
Taking care of your mental health should be a priority every day – whether you’re experiencing good times or facing challenges. Integral Care and NAMI Central Texas have teamed up to create a toolkit designed to help support your mental health year-round. Access to mental health support is essential for everyone’s overall well-being. This toolkit includes valuable resources such as Mental Health First Aid, Conversation Cards for discussing mental health with youth, the NAMI Basics course for parents and caregivers, tips for family support, the “Meet Little Monster” coloring book in both English and Spanish, a guide for supporting your teen, and much more.
NAMI Basics – NAMI Central Texas
NAMI Basics is a 6-session education program for parents, caregivers and other family who provide care for youth (ages 22 and younger) who are experiencing mental health symptoms. This program is free to participants, 99% of whom say they would recommend the program to others. NAMI Basics is available both in person and online through NAMI Basics OnDemand.
Mental Health First Aid – Integral Care
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health challenges, mental health crisis, or substance use challenges among adults. MHFA can save a life, just like CPR or physical first aid. Integral Care offers in-person, virtual and hybrid training options.
Click here to see the variety of trainings offered.
Mental health impacts all of us. It’s important to know that mental health conditions are common, treatable and help is available. Supporting the mental health of our children and youth starts with a conversation – Ask, Listen, Talk, Repeat. This website will give you the tools you need to start the conversation – including some fun ways to connect.
Available in Spanish, Vietnamese, and Arabic.
Kids, Teens and Young Adults | NAMI
Essential information and resources intended to help young people get the mental health support they need.
Managing the demands of work and family life can become overwhelming. This guide from NAMI offers practical strategies to help you prioritize your mental wellbeing during this transition period. Utilizing these techniques will help teach your child stress management, too.
Click here for A Back to School Guide for Working Caregivers
NAMI developed this guide to support people experiencing mental health crises, their friends and families by providing important, sometimes lifesaving information. This guide outlines what can contribute to a crisis, warning signs that a crisis is emerging, strategies to help de-escalate a crisis and resources that may be available for those affected. Also included is information about advocating for a person in crisis along with a sample crisis plan.
Click here for the guide in Spanish.
Talking to a friend or family member about mental health doesn’t have to be awkward or intrusive — you’re showing people that you care about their wellbeing. That gesture can be life changing! Follow these steps to start the conversation.
Managing emotions in times of stress and anxiety isn’t easy. Our brain’s limbic system handles both emotional and physical responses to emotion and when that system is over-activated, it can be hard to come down. Luckily, there are simple tools to help calm you down and feel more grounded.
Know the warning signs.
Start the conversation,
Offer support.
Be a friend.
Our mental health and is just as important as our physical health. Whether you’re experiencing depression, physical symptoms of stress (like headaches and difficulty sleeping), or a more serious mental health issue, professional help is available. Regardless of whether you have health insurance or not. Check out this list of options for free emotional-support.
Mental Health Resource Guide
