Kendall County has several behavioral health support resources available including:

Hill Country Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Center (MHDD)

At Hill Country MHDD Centers we help people have positive control over the life they desire. We provide services for adult and child behavioral health, intellectual developmental disability, substance abuse, crisis care, and justice involved services. Our goal is to focus on each person and help them create the life they want to live.

We serve individuals throughout 19 counties of the greater Texas Hill Country region which includes: Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Edwards, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Medina, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton, Uvalde and Val Verde. With 22 locations including 14 Mental Health Clinics and eight Developmental Disability Centers, we serve a population of over 630,000 within a 22,593 square mile area.

This link is for Bexar County Residents only; University Health System Adult Behavioral Health Resources include:

911 for Bexar County Emergency Dispatchers and EMS, Fire and Law Enforcement

988 for National Crisis Lifeline support

Center for Healt Care Services (CHCS)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Outpatient, Inpatient, and Rehab Support Referral Services

FOR CHILD & ADOLESCENT CRISIS & EMERGENCY SUPPORT SERVICES

We believe that children want to overcome their problems, but many don’t know how. Our goal is to work with the child and their family to discover what is preventing them from overcoming obstacles and removing any roadblocks. Ever since Clarity CGC was founded in 1886, our core value is to treat the children in our care with dignity, respect, and understanding.

The initial step in our treatment model is to clarify and diagnose the patient’s condition by conducting a mental health evaluation:

Evaluation is administered by a mental health professional trained in children’s care.

Caregiver/family involvement is expected and encouraged.

After the evaluation, a course of treatment is recommended.

At the appropriate time, a discharge summary is provided to the referring provider.

Save Lives and Bring Hope to Those Affected by Suicide

Established in 1987, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is a voluntary health organization that gives those affected by suicide a nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death.

AFSP is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide, including those who have experienced a loss. AFSP creates a culture that’s smart about mental health by engaging in the following core strategies:

Funding scientific research

Educating the public about mental health and suicide prevention

Advocating for public policies in mental health and suicide prevention

Supporting survivors of suicide loss and those affected by suicide

Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

MHFA’ers are: Teachers, first responders and veterans. They’re neighbors, parents and friends. They’re people in recovery, and those supporting a loved one. They’re First Ladies and Mayors. Mental Health First Aiders are anyone who wants to make their community healthier, happier and safer for all.

We educate. Offered in thousands of communities across the United States through NAMI State Organizations and NAMI Affiliates, our education programs ensure hundreds of thousands of families, individuals and educators get the support and information they need.

We support. Throughout the country, our NAMI State Organizations and Affiliates host support groups, for both those with mental illness and caregivers, so that no one feels alone in their mental health journey.

We advocate. NAMI shapes national public policy for people with mental illness and their families and provides volunteer leaders with the tools, resources and skills necessary to save mental health in all states.

We listen. Our toll-free NAMI HelpLine allows us to respond personally to hundreds of thousands of requests each year, providing free information and support—a much-needed lifeline for many.

We lead. Public awareness events and activities, including Mental Illness Awareness Week and NAMIWalks, successfully fight stigma and encourage understanding. NAMI works with reporters on a daily basis to make sure our country understands how important mental health is.

Individuals identifying as LGBTQIA+ and their supporters can find affirming, compassionate support and information through The Trevor Project. Their arms of support include: Education, Advocacy, and Crisis Support.

PLEASE NOTE: This resource is designed to support, however users should note that The Trevor Project is a publicly-accessible page and may not be secure for all users.

At Trellis, we believe mental health and emotional wellness is deserved by all individuals, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Transformation House Services Include:

Prevention & Intervention Services

Case Management

Trauma-Informed Therapy

Transitional Housing

Our Goals:

To offer a place of sanctuary and rest for survivors and their children.

To build connections and stability.

To empower women and children to heal and grow in their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.

To offer abundant hospitality, with love and grace.

To empower our community to give their best.

We serve Kendall County’s local community by identifying and assisting immediate needs.

Food & Financial Assistance

Assessments and Community Triage

Counseling

Financial Literacy Education

Kendall County Blue Santa

Life Skills Education

Establish Client Plan of Care

Applications and Referrals

Counseling Referrals to LMSW

Christian Men of Boerne Thanksgiving

Clothing and Household Needs: Based on availability, we can assist with basic household items from the HCFS secondhand retail store Random Hangers & Warehouse.

Our team of 8000+ professionals includes the world’s leading public health experts, including doctors, epidemiologists, scientists and managers. Together, we coordinate the world’s response to health emergencies, promote well-being, prevent disease and expand access to health care. By connecting nations, people and partners to scientific evidence they can rely on, we strive to give everyone an equal chance at a safe and healthy life.

We are professionals committed to integrity and excellence in health. With a spirit of collaboration and a steadfast commitment to science, we are trusted to care for the world's health.

One in six people are aged 10–19 years. Adolescence is a unique and formative time. Physical, emotional and social changes, including exposure to poverty, abuse, or violence, can make adolescents vulnerable to mental health problems. Protecting adolescents from adversity, promoting socio-emotional learning and psychological well-being, and ensuring access to mental health care are critical for their health and well-being during adolescence and adulthood.

Through evidence-based meditation and mindfulness tools, mental health coaching, therapy, psychiatry, Headspace helps you create life-changing habits to support your mental health and find a healthier, happier you.

Our four values inform our decisions and how we operate day-to-day:

put members first

bring a beginner's mind

seek truth, speak truth

embrace ownership

We are all doing hard things every single day – things like loving and losing; caring for children and parents; forging and ending friendships; battling addiction, illness, and loneliness; struggling in our jobs, our marriages, and our divorces; setting boundaries; and fighting for equality, purpose, freedom, joy, and peace.

On We Can Do Hard Things, Glennon Doyle, her wife Abby Wambach, and her sister Amanda Doyle do the only thing they’ve found that has ever made life easier: Drop the fake and talk honestly about the hard things including sex, gender, parenting, blended families, bodies, anxiety, addiction, justice, boundaries, fun, quitting, overwhelm . . . all of it.

Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology, and by courtesy, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. He has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire and learn new behaviors, skills and cognitive functioning.

His lab’s most recent work focuses on the influence of vision and respiration on brain states such as fear and high attention focus and developing rapid and effective tools for mitigating stress and improving sleep and other physiological metrics. Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford School of Medicine has been published in top journals including Nature, Science and Cell and has been featured in TIME, BBC, Scientific American, Discover and other top media outlets.

In 2021, Dr. Huberman launched the Huberman Lab podcast. The podcast is frequently ranked in the top 10 of all podcasts globally and is often ranked #1 in the categories of Science, Education, and Health & Fitness.

SAMHSA's Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) is the lead Federal government agency for behavioral health data and research. CBHSQ maintains several data collection systems and surveys on key topics in U.S. behavioral health, including:

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which measures behavioral health indicators across the United States; and

The Behavioral Health Services Information System, which collects information on the U.S. behavioral health treatment system and connects people with substance use and mental health treatment through the Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator.

CBHSQ coordinates an integrated data strategy, which includes collecting data each year on the national incidence and prevalence of various forms of mental illness and substance use. CBHSQ also provides statistical and analytical expertise; both activities support the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and the Secretary of DHHS.

To learn more about CBHSQ responsibilities, please visit here to check out its latest data dissemination activities. CBHSQ is designated as a Federal Statistical Unit and complies with the November 2014 OMB Statistical Policy Directive No. 1, and its data collection authority/mandate is from Section 505 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa-4).