GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS/ OFFICES

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Texas Department of Human Services - TDHS
This is the general address for all of the TDHS offices.
P.O. Box 149030
Austin, Texas  78714-9030
512-438-3011

Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation
909 West 45th Street
P.O. Box 12668
Austin, TX 78711-2668
(512) 454-3761
1-800-252-8154

Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756-3199
Toll free: 1-888-963-7111
(512)458-7111
TDD (512)458-7708

Social Security Administration
1-800-772-1213

TDHS-Community Living Assistance and Support Services - CLASS
Program provides home and community based services to individuals with related conditions 
as a cost-effective alternative to ICCF-MR/RC institutional placement.
Long waiting list (around 7 years) so sign up now.
My ARC case worker helped me sign up.
877-438-5658
1-512-438-5658

 Home and Community-Based Services Program - HCS
contact local Mental Retardation Authority (in San Antonio, The Center for Health Care Services)
ARC of Texas
1-512-206-5755

TDMH- In-Home and Family Support Services
San Antonio:731-1335

TDH- Children's Health Insurance Program - CHIP 
800-647-6558

TDH- Community Care For the Aged and Disabled - CCAD

TDH- Comprehensive Care Program/ Home Health Services
800-252-9330

TDH- Medically Dependent Children's Program - MDCP
1-877-438-5658

TDHS- Community Based Alternatives - CBA
Medicaid Wavier Program for adults with medical needs.
377-3550
1-512-438-5658

Medical Programs
-Medicaid
Building 4
909 West 45th St.
Austin, TX 78711-2668
(512) 206-5700

Mental Retardation Local Authority Program-MRLA
Contact local mental retardation office for information.

TDHS- Deaf- Blind Multiple Disabilities Waiver
Medicaid Wavier Program for those with D-B and Multiple Disabled.  
1-512-438-2622	 1-512-424-4185		Toll free(877)438-5658

TDHS- Medicare Hotline		800-252-8263

Chronically Ill and Disabled Children's Program - CIDC
For families 200% above the poverty level down (insurance)
1-800-252-8023

Early Childhood Intervention - ECI 
Children 0-3 years old
1-800-250-2246

Texas Respite Resource Network
210-704-2794

TDPRS- Protective & Regulatory Services ( Children & Adults)
1-800-252-5400, 24 hour hotline
1-512-438-4778

Texas Rehabilitation Commission-TRC
1-800-628-5115

Texas Commission for the Blind-TCB
1-800-252-5204

Texas Workforce Commission-TWC
1-512-381-4200

ICF-MR  1-800-292-2065 

The ARC of Texas 1-800-252-9729 
 The Arc of the Capital Area (formerly the Arc of Austin) 
 The Arc of Dallas 
 The Arc of Fort Bend County 
 Arc of Greater Houston 
 The Arc of San Antonio 

PART  1-512-453-7145 
Advocacy, Inc  1-800-223-4206 

 Children's Association for Maximum Potential (CAMP) 
 P.O. Box 27086
San Antonio, Texas 78227
(210) 292-3566 (210) 292-3567 Fax: (210) 292-3576 (210) 292- 3577 

 Kidds' Kids 
 c/o 106.1 KISS-FM
P.O. Box 106
Dallas, Texas 75221

 NICHCY Texas Contact Sheet 
Find your government officials e-mail addresses and web sites to a lot of places.

 Partners Resource Network, Inc. - The PATH Project 
1090 Longfellow, Suite B * Beaumont, TX * 77706-4819 
409-898-4684 or 800-866-4726

 Texas Advocates Supporting Kids with Disabilities (T.A.S.K.) 
 P.O. Box 162685
Austin, Texas  78716 
Telephone: 512 336-0897  
  

Community MHMR Centers

ACCESS (Anderson/Cherokee Community Enrichment ServiceS)
913 N. Jackson
Jacksonville, TX 75766
(903) 586-5507
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Andrews Center
2323 W. Front Street
Tyler, TX 75702
(903) 597-1351
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Austin Travis County MHMR Center
1430 Collier Street
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 447-4141
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Betty Hardwick Center (Formerly Abilene Regional MHMR Center.)
2616 S. Clack
Abilene, TX 79606
(915) 690-5133
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Bluebonnet Trails Community MHMR Center
555-A Round Rock West Drive
Round Rock, TX 78681
(512) 255-1720
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Border Region MHMR Community Center (Formerly Laredo State Center.)
1500 Pappas
Laredo, TX 78041
(P.O. Box 1835, 78044-1835)
(956) 794-3000
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Burke Center
4101 S. Medford Drive
Lufkin, TX 75901-5699
(936) 639-1141
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Camino Real Community MHMR Center (Formerly Camino Real
State-Operated Community MHMR Services.)
19965 FM 3175 N.
Lytle, TX 78052 (P.O. Box 725, 78052)
(210) 357-0300
TTY: (210) 357-0468

The Center for Health Care Services
3031 IH 10 West
San Antonio, TX 78201
(210) 731-1300
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Central Counties Center for MHMR Services
304 S. 22nd
Temple, TX 76501-4726
(254) 298-7000
TTY: (254) 298-7000, ext. 7999

Central Plains Center for MHMR and Substance Abuse
2700 Yonkers
Plainview, TX 79072-1892
(806) 293-2636
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

The Central Texas MHMR Center
408 Mulberry
Brownwood, TX 76804
(915) 646-9574
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Coastal Plains Community MHMR Center (Formerly Coastal Plain
State-Operated Community MHMR Services.)
200 Marriott
Portland, TX 78374
(361) 777-3991
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Dallas MetroCare Services
1380 River Bend Drive
Dallas, TX 75247-4914
(214) 743-1200
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Denton County MHMR Center
2519 Scripture
Denton, TX 76201
(P.O. Box 2346, 76202)
(940) 381-5000
TTY: (800) 269-6233

Gulf Bend MHMR Center
1502 E. Airline, Suite 25
Victoria, TX 77901
(361) 575-0611
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

The Gulf Coast Center
123 Rosenberg, Suite 6
Galveston, TX 77550
(P.O. Box 2490, 77553-2490)
(409) 763-2373
(281) 488-2839
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center
110 S. 12th Street
Waco, TX 76703
(P.O. Box 890, 76703-0890)
(254) 752-3451
TTY: (254) 752-3451

Helen Farabee Regional MHMR Centers
1000 Brook Street
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
(940) 397-3300
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Hill Country Community MHMR Center
819 Water Street, Suite 300
Kerrville, TX 78028
(830) 792-3300
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

or

1901 Dutton Drive, Suite D
San Marcos, TX 78666
(512) 558-2000
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Hunt County Mental Health and Mental Retardation
4200 Stuart Street
Greenville, TX 75401
(903) 455-3987
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Johnson-Ellis-Navarro MHMR Services
1601 N. Anglin
Cleburne, TX 76031
(817) 558-1121
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Lakes Regional MHMR Center
650 N. Rockwall Street
Terrell, TX 75160
(P.O. Box 747, 75160-0747)
(972) 524-4159
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Life Management Center for MHMR Services
8929 Viscount
El Paso, TX 79925
(915) 629-2665
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

LifePath Systems (Formerly Collin County MHMR Center.)
1416 N. Church Street
McKinney, TX 75069
(P.O. Box 828, 75070)
(972) 562-0190
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Lubbock Regional MHMR Center
1602 Tenth Street
Lubbock, TX 79401
(P.O. Box 2828, 79408-2828)
(806) 766-0202
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

MHMR Authority of Brazos Valley
1504 S. Texas Avenue
Bryan, TX 77803
(979) 822-6467
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

MHMR Authority of Harris County
2850 Fannin
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 970-7000
TTY: (713) 970-7014

MHMR of Tarrant County (Formerly Tarrant County MHMR Services.)
3840 Hulen Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 569-4300
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

MHMR Services for the Concho Valley
1501 W. Beauregard
San Angelo, TX 76901-4004
(915) 658-7750
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

MHMR Services of Texoma
5001 Airport Drive
Denison, TX 75020
(903) 786-4800
FAX: (903) 786-2345
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Northeast Texas MHMR Center
1C Oaklawn Center
Texarkana, TX 75501-4159
(903) 831-3646
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Nueces County MHMR Community Center
1630 S. Brownlee
Corpus Christi, TX 78404-3178
(361) 886-6900
TTY: (361) 886-6900

Pecan Valley MHMR Region
640 W. Green
Stephenville, TX 76401
(254) 965-7806
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Permian Basin Community Centers for MHMR
401 E. Illinois
Midland, TX 79701
(915) 570-3333
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Sabine Valley Center
107 Woodbine Place
Longview, TX 75601
(903) 758-2471
TTY: (903) 234-4221

Spindletop MHMR Services (Merger of Beaumont State Center and Life Resource.)
2750 S. 8th Street
Beaumont, TX 77701
(409) 839-1000
TTY: (409) 839-1000

Texana MHMR Center (Merger of Riceland Regional Mental Health Authority and Central Gulf State-Operated Community MHMR Services.)
4910 Airport Avenue
Rosenberg, TX 77471
(281) 342-9387
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Texas Panhandle MHMR (Merger of Amarillo State Center and Texas Panhandle Mental Health Authority.)
1501 S. Polk Street
Amarillo, TX 79101-4228
(P.O. Box 3250, 79116-3250)
(806) 337-1000
TTY: (806) 359-2025

Tri-County MHMR Services
1506 Old Montgomery Road
Conroe, TX 77305
(P.O. Box 3067, 77305-3067)
(936) 756-8331
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Tropical Texas Center for MHMR
1901 S. 24th Street
Edinburg, TX 78540
(P.O. Drawer 1108, 78539)
(956) 383-0121
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

West Texas Centers for MHMR
319 Runnels
Big Spring, TX 79720
(915) 263-0007
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Behavioral Health Service System

Dallas Area NorthSTAR Authority (DANSA)
10056 Marsh Lane, Suite 200
Dallas, TX 75229
(214) 366-9417

State Hospitals

Austin State Hospital
4110 Guadalupe
Austin, TX 78751-4296
(512) 452-0381
TTY: (512) 419-2165

Big Spring State Hospital
1901 N. Highway 87
Big Spring, TX 79720
(915) 267-8216
TTY: (915) 268-7805

Kerrville State Hospital
721 Thompson Drive
Kerrville, TX 78028
(830) 896-2211
TTY: (830) 257-8213

North Texas State Hospital, Vernon Campus
4730 College Drive
Vernon, TX 76384
(P.O. Box 2231, 76385-2231)
(940) 552-9901
TTY: (940) 552-9901

North Texas State Hospital, Wichita Falls Campus
6515 Lake Road
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
(P.O. Box 300, 76307-0300)
(940) 692-1220
TTY: (940) 692-1220

Rusk State Hospital
U.S. Highway 69 N.
Rusk, TX 75785
(P.O. Box 318, 75785-0318)
(903) 683-3421
TTY: (903) 683-7799

San Antonio State Hospital
6711 S. New Braunfels
San Antonio, TX 78223
(P.O. Box 23991, Highland Hill Station 78223-0991)
(210) 532-8811
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Terrell State Hospital
1200 E. Brin
Terrell, TX 75160
(P.O. Box 70, 75160-0070)
(972) 563-6452
TTY: (972) 563-4479

Waco Center for Youth
3501 N. 19th Street
Waco, TX 76708
(254) 756-2171
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

State Schools

Abilene State School
S. 25th and Maple
Abilene, TX 79602
(P.O. Box 451, 79604-0451)
(915) 692-4053
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Austin State School
2203 W. 35th Street
Austin, TX 78703
(P.O. Box 1269, 78767-1269)
(512) 454-4731
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Brenham State School
4001 Highway 36 S.
Brenham, TX 77833-9611
(979) 836-4511
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Corpus Christi State School
902 Airport Road
Corpus Christi, TX 78405
(P.O. Box 9297, 78469-9297)
(361) 888-5301
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Denton State School
I-35 E. South
Denton, TX 76205
(P.O. Box 368, 76202-0368)
(940) 891-0342
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989
Admissions: (940) 591-3379
Superintendent: (940) 591-3302

Lubbock State School
3401 N. University
Lubbock, TX 79417
(P.O. Box 5396, 79408-5396)
(806) 763-7041
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Lufkin State School
Highway 69 North
Lufkin, TX 75902
(P.O. Drawer 1648, 75902-1648)
(936) 634-3353
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Mexia State School
Highway 171
Mexia, TX 76667
(P.O. Box 1132, 76667-1132)
(254) 562-2821
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

Richmond State School
2100 Preston
Richmond, TX 77469-1499
(281) 344-4681
TTY: (281) 344-4558

San Angelo State School
10950 U.S. Highway 87 N.
Carlsbad, TX 76934
(P.O. Box 38, 76934-0038)
(915) 465-4391
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

San Antonio State School
6711 S. New Braunfels
San Antonio, TX 78223
(P.O. Box 14700, Harlandale Station 78214-4700)
(210) 532-9610
Relay Texas: (800) 735-2989

State Centers

El Paso State Center
6700 Delta Drive
El Paso, TX 79905 (P.O. Box 20019, 79998)
(915) 782-6300
TTY: (915) 775-1916

Rio Grande State Center
1401 S. Rangerville Road
Harlingen, TX 78550
(P.O. Box 2668, 78551)
956-425-8900
TTY: (956) 425-8900

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