Resources
Below are resources that can support your family.
If you or someone you know is in crisis now, seek help immediately. Dial 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.
San Antonio Community Resources (click)
Mental Health Resources (click)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Crisis hotline for suicide prevention
- 1-800-273-TALK (8255) [can also online chat HERE]
Red Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio
- 1-888-628-9454
Alamo Area Teen Suicide Prevention Counseling
Boystown Hotline
- Crisis, resource, & referral number for kids & parents
- 1-800-448-3000
Texas Family Helpline
- Hotline for Texas families to connect with needed services or emergency support for strong families and safe children
- 1-844-888-6565
Bexar County Health Collaborative website allows you to enter the type of service (such as counseling) and a zip code. It will then provide you a list of agencies/organizations that offer that service in that area. It will also provide information regarding the services offered, contact information, hours of operation, population served, etc. The agencies on this list commit to keeping their information up-to-date.
The Chain Breakers Search & Rescue
- 210-571-6514
Family Violence Prevention Services - Shelter
- 210-733-8810
Family Justice Center
- 210-631-0100
SAPD Special Victims Unit: Crisis Response Team
- 210-207-2141
Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
- 866-331-9474
The P.E.A.C.E. Initiative
- 210-533-2729
Texas Council on Family Violence
- 800-525-1978
National Domestic Violence Hotline
- 800-799-SAFE (7233)
- 800-787-3224 (TTY)
Grief Resources
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Offering support for survivors of suicide and building awareness for suicide prevention and mental illness
National Alliance for Grieving Children Provides education and resources for supporting grieving youth, including a map for locating grief support programs across the country
Sesame Street – When Families Grieve Tips, videos, and activities for adults to use with grieving children
What’s Your Grief Blog & online community for grief education and resources
Widowed Parent Online community of resources, support, and research for widowed parents
Advances in Bereavement Provides a more comprehensive understanding of grief, projecting many differing theories, techniques, and approaches in support of the bereaved.
Bereaved Parents of the USA national nonprofit self-help group that offers support, understanding, compassion and hope.
Centering The Centering Corporation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education and resources for the bereaved.
Center for Loss Grief education and publications by Alan Wolfelt.
Crisis, Grief, & Healing Interactive grief website with discussion boards for grieving individuals.
HelloGrief An online community where you can interact and share with others that are going through similar things; but also very informative place to learn about grief and loss.
Journey of Hearts An online healing place for anyone grieving a loss.
Kids Aid Website for kids to share their grief experience.
Life After Loss This online resource helps individuals and families figure out what they need to do after the death of a loved one. They provide valuable checklists and resources.
Light Path Ahead Great resource that provides checklists and templates to help families do the planning that is needed before there is a death.
Living with Loss Bereavement magazine to assist with the grief process.
Scholastic Children and Grief Learn how to best help children who might otherwise feel alone and lost as they navigate though their grief.
Share Grief Online grief counseling for adults by Sandy Lipkis.
The National Institute for Trauma and Children Online resource for professionals, military and community members who have a traumatized child in their life. Resources for both family members and professionals.
Illness/Injury Resources
Angels Among Us Provides financial assistance to families of children with cancer
Memories for Kids Creates memories for children who have a parent with stage IV cancer
Someone I Love is Sick Information for talking with a young child, ages 2-6, about cancer