Mental Healthcare near
by SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States.
We're committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness.
It’s a direct connection to compassionate, accessible care and support for anyone experiencing mental health-related distress – whether that is thoughts of suicide, mental health or substance use crisis.
When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary.
ACES ABA San Antonio is dedicated to providing comprehensive and effective clinical services to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Utilizing an intensive Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) approach, we work closely with children and families to provide individualized treatment focused on improving core deficits associated with ASD, including communication, social, living, and school-readiness skills and behaviors.
We are currently offering in-home, community-based, and telehealth services in San Antonio and surrounding communities.
ACES offers a wide variety of insurance-based services including:
- ABA Programming
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Group Programming
- Counseling services
Click here to learn more about our approach and services.
Click here to get more information, start services, or be added to the ACES mailing list.
ACES accepts most insurance providers Including:
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- United Healthcare
- Kaiser Permanente
Summer Camp is a series of 6-day/5-night sessions for children and adults, aged 5 to 55 years, with mild to severe medical conditions or disabilities (including medical, physical, intellectual, and developmental). Siblings aged 5-13 years without a medical condition or disability may attend as well.
Summer Camp sessions are held at Camp CAMP in Center Point, Texas, on a beautiful 55-acre property along the Guadalupe River.
CAMP modifies traditional summer camp activities to meet the unique needs of each camper. Campers have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities such as canoeing, horseback riding, swimming, music, sports and recreation, arts and crafts, and outdoor cooking.
While at Summer Camp, campers are assigned to a Tribe based on gender and age. Here they are partnered with a trained counselor who provides a caring and supportive environment for the camper while fostering the social development of campers and their connections with peers.
CAMP’s cabins are large, climate-controlled, and wheelchair-accessible. Meals can be modified to accommodate most special dietary needs. Each camper’s medical needs and medication administration are overseen by healthcare professionals.
Click here to learn about CAMP programs' COVID-19 policies and procedures.
CAMP believes income should never be a barrier to attending programs and we are here to help. The full fee to attend a summer camp session is $1,700. You may choose to pay the full fee, use respite units to attend, utilize the Scholarship Tier, or request additional financial assistance. Click here to learn more.
If you or someone you know is experiencing symptoms of a mental or behavioral health condition, not having someone to confide in or not knowing how to navigate available resources can make matters even worse.
The Bridges to Care program at Travis Park Church offers mental and behavioral health support that includes:
- Confidentiality
- A compassionate listening ear
- Help finding educational resources
- Help connecting with professional service providers
- Help connecting with peer and family support groups
Wellness Champions at Travis Park Church have received training from NAMI San Antonio to be companions to those struggling with mental and behavioral health concerns.
Please reach out if you or someone close to you would benefit from their support.
If you or someone you know is experiencing symptoms of a mental or behavioral health condition, not having someone to confide in or not knowing how to navigate available resources can make matters even worse.
The Bridges to Care program at St Mark's Episcopal Church offers mental and behavioral health support that includes:
- Confidentiality
- A compassionate listening ear
- Help finding educational resources
- Help connecting with professional service providers
- Help connecting with peer and family support groups
Wellness Champions at St Mark's Episcopal Church have received training from NAMI San Antonio to be companions to those struggling with mental and behavioral health concerns.
Please reach out if you or someone close to you would benefit from their support.
Nueva Vida Behavioral Health Associates is a mental health organization that supports individuals and families in developing coping skills and strategies to facilitate each client’s development and ensure successful life transitions enhancing physical, emotional, social and vocational functioning. In dedicating ourselves to providing the highest standards of mental health care, we strive to implement a comprehensive approach involving all systems of the client’s treatment. We view it critical to establish and maintain working relationships with support systems important to our clients’ growth and development.
Ages: 4+.
Click here for a list of client forms.
We accept all major insurances, including Medicare and Medicaid.
Nueva Vida is dedicated to providing professional psychological services to the community.
Ages: 4+.
Click here for a list of client forms.
We accept all major insurances, including Medicare and Medicaid.
Alamo Psychiatric Care PA is a medical group practice that specializes in Psychiatric Services for the treatment of:
- Depression
- Anxiety Disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
Ages 21+.
In-person or Telehealth visits available.
Only Private Insurance accepted, this includes Medicare.
Dr Ramon Sanchez specializes in Addiction Medicine, Family Medicine, Neurology, and Psychiatry.
Program is comprised of phases in which community, mental health, as well as substance treatment needs are addressed for individuals currently on probation lasting up to one year to further reduce recidivism.
Referrals made by Bexar County Mental Health Court, County Court 12.
Civil court-ordered outpatient mental health program for individuals who have severe and persistent mental illness, and have been non-compliant with past psychiatric treatment.
Program includes psychiatric medication management, psychosocial rehabilitation services, nursing services, case management and community support services.
Referrals made through Bexar County Mental Health Courts and Bexar County psychiatric facilities.
Jail diversion community mental health program that provides immediate assessment for mental health treatment for misdemeanor pre-trial cases to include: psychiatric medication management and comprehensive community support services.
Judicial referrals only.
Assists individuals in Felony and misdemeanor drug courts to improve their quality of life and further reduce recidivism by incorporating community based case management services, psychiatric medication management, counseling, and skills training.
Judicial referrals only.
The Mental Health Court program diverts individuals from jail to comprehensive behavioral health treatment.
Judicial referrals only.
Any Woman Can's licensed counselors, nurses, and client advocates walk alongside women in crisis by offering:
Free and confidential counseling
- Crisis pregnancy
- Sexual abuse or sexual assault
- Self esteem or relationship issues
- Anxiety, depression or emotional instability
- Coercion into commercial sex
- Counseling for couples
Free STI Testing
- AWC provides STI testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea, the two of the most prevalent STI’s in San Antonio.
Free Pregnancy Tests
- AWC offers pregnancy tests and medically accurate information about your pregnancy options. Our trained nurses and client advocates will walk alongside you throughout the process and provide unconditional support.
Free.
If you or someone you know is experiencing symptoms of a mental or behavioral health condition, not having someone to confide in or not knowing how to navigate available resources can make matters even worse.
The Bridges to Care program at First Presbyterian Church offers mental and behavioral health support that includes:
- Confidentiality
- A compassionate listening ear
- Help finding educational resources
- Help connecting with professional service providers
- Help connecting with peer and family support groups
Wellness Champions at First Presbyterian Church have received training from NAMI San Antonio to be companions to those struggling with mental and behavioral health concerns.
Please reach out if you or someone close to you would benefit from their support.
Free
Baptist Senior Psychiatric programs offer personalized, confidential care in a carefully structured, safe, and medically appropriate psychiatric unit specifically designed for the treatment of older adults with a mental illness.
Our integrated approach centers on an active treatment team led by a Psychiatrist and includes licensed Social Workers, psychiatric trained RNs, activity/recreation therapists, and psychiatric care associates. The programs are also supported by a wide range of other medical specialists within Baptist Health System.
Psychiatry specializes in the treatment of:
- Depression
- Hallucinations
- Anxiety
- Suicidal or homicidal thoughts
- Adjustment disorders
- Other mental health concerns
Services on the Psychiatric units include:
- Psychiatric medication evaluation and management
- Group, family, and individual therapy
- Experiential and recreation therapies
- Multidisciplinary team approach
- Ancillary supportive therapies such as PT/OT, Dietician consults, and Pastoral Care when indicated
Click here for a list of insurance plans accepted by Baptist Health System.
ReadyKidSA is your one-stop resource for raising Happy Healthy Ready Kids.
ReadyKidSA is a coalition of organizations across Bexar County that builds on successful child and family programs in San Antonio. Our partners offer a wide range of support services designed to help individuals and families navigate the different challenges that arise with each phase of life.
Find the right resources to fit your needs:
Community Counselors help people who are uninsured, whose existing coverage does not provide mental health services benefits, are low-income and lack the money to pay for counseling services, or who would not receive treatment any other way. Counseling services are provided by trained, licensed professional counselors, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed marriage and family counselors. Sessions are private and conducted in a safe and familiar environment such as churches and community centers.
The first meeting with a counselor is free. A modest fee based on a sliding fee scale is collected for each follow-up session; however, no one is denied service because they cannot pay.
Healthy Minds, Healthy Heroes (HMHH) is providing no-cost counseling services to veterans with PTSD, depression, and anxiety.
The program will also counsel the veteran's family
members as long as the presenting issue relates back to supporting the veteran.
The program is composed of an intake specialist, licensed professional counselors, and licensed clinical social workers. Our counselors are either veterans themselves, or are a part of a veteran family, or have other experience with military culture. Counselors are trained in specific trauma therapies like Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure Therapy. Counselors are also trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Family Therapy informed by the research and work of Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Sue Johnson.
HMHH does not provide medications and is not an emergency service for walk-in clients.
To be eligible for the program, the veteran will need to provide a DD-214 and a photo ID. (HMHH can also help the veteran obtain their DD-214 document.)
A veteran with a dishonorable discharge will not be eligible for this program.
Call with questions or to schedule an appointment.
Free.
Healthy teens, healthy communities.
UT Teen Health promotes adolescent health and wellness by encouraging positive youth development and healthy life choices.
Patients and their families are supported with care and information that is age-appropriate and empowers good decision making and self-care.
We offer bilingual behavioral health counseling for teens.
Ages: 13-19
Free.
Community Counselors help people who are uninsured, whose existing coverage does not provide mental health services benefits, are low-income and lack the money to pay for counseling services, or who would not receive treatment any other way. Counseling services are provided by trained, licensed professional counselors, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed marriage and family counselors. Sessions are private and conducted in a safe and familiar environment such as churches and community centers.
The first meeting with a counselor is free. A modest fee based on a sliding fee scale is collected for each follow-up session; however, no one is denied service because they cannot pay.
Community Counselors help people who are uninsured, whose existing coverage does not provide mental health services benefits, are low-income and lack the money to pay for counseling services, or who would not receive treatment any other way. Counseling services are provided by trained, licensed professional counselors, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed marriage and family counselors. Sessions are private and conducted in a safe and familiar environment such as churches and community centers.
The first meeting with a counselor is free. A modest fee based on a sliding fee scale is collected for each follow-up session; however, no one is denied service because they cannot pay.
by Center for Health Care Services (CHCS)
Comprehensive mental health services to support each person’s goals for recovery, including:
- psychiatric evaluation and treatment
- medication management
- wellness counseling and education
- individual and group therapy
- psychiatric care
- psychosocial rehabilitation
- and case management
For Enrollment, call 210-261-1250 or 800-316-9241.
AARC is one of the largest and most experienced providers of LGBT health and mental health care, supported by a culturally sensitive team working to advance the care and treatment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people.
Primary Care: AARC’s Health Equity Clinic (HEC) provides a safe space for licensed medical staff to conduct intakes and medical assessments while offering treatment services for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community in San Antonio, which historically one of the most medically underserved populations in South Texas. AARC contracts with LGBT and LGBT-friendly physicians and clinicians who are culturally sensitive and representative of the communities served. In addition to primary medical care, AARC Health Equity Clinic staff offer comprehensive information, referral, PrEP, HIV care and patient navigation services for LGBT patients and consumers.
AARC will utilize its LGBT clinic for health services outreach and education to LGBT organizations and the community throughout San Antonio. AARC Health Equity Clinic services are offered with respect and compassion for the diverse community we represent and serve.
HIV Specialty Care: AARC’S Health Equity Clinic offers people living with HIV a wide range of support services, including leading-edge medical care. AARC’s wrap-around care model practices a holistic approach to treatment, helping clients manage all aspects of living with HIV, through counseling, nutritional advice, and transportation support.
Nutritional Services: AARC provides home-delivered meals (Meals on Wheels) to individuals who are on home hospice, home health or who have been recently released from the hospital as well as on-site meals for those with multiple medical and social service appointments. All nutritional services are coordinated through AARC’s registered dietitian.
Pharmacy services include:
- Private consultations with staff members who can answer your questions about medications, especially HIV-drug regimens and side effects
- Free, confidential delivery in San Antonio (some restrictions apply)
- Prescription refill assistance program
- On-site assistance in English and Spanish
If you’re a client of our health center, pharmacy staff will work closely with your physician, nurse, nutritionist, case manager, and/or mental health provider to help you achieve your health care goals. (Pharmacy hours and phone: Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM, 210.231.0383)
Behavioral Health: Mental Health Services are provided to individuals and families who are dealing with various life stressors. These services are conducted in a group or individual setting, and provided by Licensed Professional Counselors. All behavioral health programs are overseen by Howard Rogers, M.A., AARC’s Executive Director, also a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and by Dr. Robert Jimenez, AARC’s Medical Director, a psychiatrist with a history of working with individuals living with HIV.
- Spanish and bilingual services are available.
- The prescribing and monitoring of psychotropic medications to individuals with a diagnosed mental disorder and are provided by a licensed physician.
- The provision of prevention and treatment to address substance abuse problems (including alcohol, legal and illicit drugs) in an outpatient setting. Substance Abuse groups revolve around an evidence based approach to treating substance abuse and involve both group as well as individual support.
We accept:
- Ambetter
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- United Health Care
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Superior
If you are uninsured, we can help determine your eligibility for medical and drug assistance programs.
If you or someone you know is experiencing symptoms of a mental or behavioral health condition, not having someone to confide in or not knowing how to navigate available resources can make matters even worse.
The Bridges to Care program at City Tribe Church offers mental and behavioral health support that includes:
- Confidentiality
- A compassionate listening ear
- Help finding educational resources
- Help connecting with professional service providers
- Help connecting with peer and family support groups
Wellness Champions at City Tribe Church have received training from NAMI San Antonio to be companions to those struggling with mental and behavioral health concerns.
Please reach out if you or someone close to you would benefit from their support.
Social Services provided by AARC include:
- Case Management: Medical and Non-medical case management help individuals living with HIV/AIDS become self–sufficient and virally suppressed. Case managers utilize assessments, care coordination, advocacy for options and services to meet client’s comprehensive health needs.
- Referrals to community resources
- Medication and medical adherence
- Linkage to medical care
- Assist with obtaining HIV medication
- Assist with applications for medical benefits
- Client-centered services
- Health Insurance: The Health Insurance Premium–Aids Pharmaceutical Assistance (HIPCSA) program is intended to help HIV positive individuals continue medical care without gaps in health insurance coverage or disruption of treatment. This includes premium payments, office visit/lab co-payments, deductibles and medication co-pays. Funds are NOT available for co-payments associated with hospitalization and/or emergency room care.
- Housing Services: Alamo Area Resource Center maintains an affordable housing data base and provides housing referral and placement services. AARC also provides HOPWA Short Term Rental, Mortgage, Utility assistance (STRMU), Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) and housing case management for those who qualify.
- Patient Navigation: Patient navigation is a process by which an individual—a patient navigator—guides patients with HIV through and around barriers in the complex care system to help ensure timely diagnosis and treatment.
- Outreach Services: Outreach Services is the identification of people with unknown HIV disease, as well as those who know their status but are out-of-care. For help receiving or returning to care contact 210-204-5964.
- Thrive Early Intervention: Assists individuals recently diagnosed with HIV or those with HIV who have not yet established a regimen of regular medical care.
- Transportation: AARC transportation offers a shared-ride service for consumers that because of their disability are unable to access the public transit system. The purpose is to transport our clients to and from their medical appointments. If an AARC shuttle van is not available, we may transport you in a contracted vehicle, such as a taxi. Hours and direct line: Mon-Fri: 8am–4:30pm; 210-625-7222
- Support Groups: Alamo Area Resource Center (AARC) offers and provides space for a variety of different types of discussion, harm reduction, therapy, support and Healthy Relationship groups. Some are presented by AARC, while others are peer-led, organized, and presented by groups or entities not affiliated with AARC. Groups are free to attend and RSVP is not necessary unless stated otherwise. For information about each group and/or to learn about attendance guidelines, restrictions or requirements, contact our Behavioral Health Department at 210-591-0216
During your first visit with us, you will be meeting with our Intake Specialist who will collect all the eligibility documents as well as our agency documents in order to be eligible for services. You can expect to spend about 30-50 minutes with the Intake Specialist.
Be prepared to bring:
- Proof of positivity
- Proof of income
- Proof of residency
- Picture ID
The road to wellness is built on a partnership with the people we serve. The Center for Health Care Services, Adult Behavioral Health Services, offers comprehensive services, including:
- Psychiatric evaluation and treatment
- Medical follow-ups and management
- Wellness counseling and education
- Individual and group therapy
- Psychosocial rehabilitation
- Case management
- And other services to support each person’s goals for recovery
Our team helps people with mental health challenges find hope, determine their path to wellness, and find their way to an independent, productive life.
by North American Mental Health Professional Advice Council (NAMHPAC)
Any Baby Can of San Antonio has a program designed specifically for families who have a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The program includes parent education and support as well as many programs for families such as parent training, and education groups among many others.
The child must reside in either Bexar, Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Medina, Real, Uvalde or Wilson County.
Click here to learn more about our autistic services.
Free.
The Courtyard offers indoor sleeping to all individuals age 18 and older.
Families with nowhere else to stay are never turned away. (Families who arrive when the Intake Office is closed should go to the security building, which is located across the railroad tracks from the Intake Office, up a short flight of steps.)
Haven's Promise
- You will ALWAYS be treated with kindness, compassion, dignity, and respect.
- You will always sleep indoors, even in the Courtyard.
- You will receive three hot meals a day and any clothing you need.
- You will be connected to housing, through Haven Housing and our partners.
- You will be connected to medical care, dental care, eye care, mental health care.
Services Available
- Housing
- Employment opportunities
- ID Recovery: Social Security card, birth certificate, driver’s license
- Application Assistance for Social Security, Disability, Medicare, SNAP
- Substance use recovery
- Detox
- Sober living
- LGBTQ services
- Medical care
- Eye care
- Dental care
- Psychiatric services
- Counseling
- Help with abuse, trauma
- GED classes
- Support for parents
- Support for school-age kids
- Legal services
- Showers, laundry
For additional information, please contact [email protected].
There are no ID requirements and no drug testing is required.
All services are at no cost to Haven clients.
Community Counselors help people who are uninsured, whose existing coverage does not provide mental health services benefits, are low-income and lack the money to pay for counseling services, or who would not receive treatment any other way. Counseling services are provided by trained, licensed professional counselors, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed marriage and family counselors. Sessions are private and conducted in a safe and familiar environment such as churches and community centers.
The first meeting with a counselor is free. A modest fee based on a sliding fee scale is collected for each follow-up session; however, no one is denied service because they cannot pay.