FOOD RESOURCES
- North Channel Assistance MinistriesFreeFood: 13837 Bonham St Houston, TX - 77015 Phone: (713) 497-5610. northchannelministries@gmail.com
- Alliance for Multicultural Community Services: 6440 Hillcroft Ave., Ste. 411 Houston, TX 77081 : 713-776-4700
- Christian Community Service Center: 3230 Mercer St., Houston, TX 77027 : 713-961-3993
- Houston Food Bank: Multiple Locations : 832-239-9390
- Interfaith Ministries for Houston: 3303 Main St., Houston, TX 77002 : 713-533-4900
- Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen: 2009 Congress Ave., Houston, TX 77002 : 713-224-1373
- Food Pantry Directory
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
- Denver Harbor Family Clinic: 424 Hahlo St., Houston, TX 77020 : 713-674-3326
- Legacy Community Health Services: 1415 California St., Houston, TX 77006 : 832-548-5000
- DeBakey VA Medical Center (Veterans): 2002 Holcombe Blvd., 77030 : 713-791-1414
- San Jose Clinic: 2615 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77002 : 713-228-9411
- SEARCH: HHH Medical & Dental Clinics: 1934 Caroline St., Houston, TX 77002
- Dental: 713-286-6140
- Medical: 713-286-6000
- The Rose (Low Cost Mammography): 12700 N Featherwood Dr., #260, Houston, TX 77034 : 281-484-4708
SHELTERS & TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
- Bay Area Homeless Shelter … Website
- Chimney Rock Center: 713-295-2600
- Covenant House: 1111 Lovett Blvd., Houston, TX 77006 : 713-523-2231
- Crisis Residential Unit: 713-970-7433 or 713-970-7412
- Houston Center for Independent Living: 6201 Bonhomme Rd, Houston, TX 77036 : 713-974-4621
- Houston Coalition for the Homeless: 2000 Crawford St., Suite 700 Houston, TX 77002 : 713-739-7514
- SEARCH: 2015 Congress Ave., Houston, TX 77002 : 713-739-7752
- Star of Hope: 6897 Ardmore, Houston, TX 77054 : 713-748-0700
- Fair & Affordable Housing Resources
- Greater Houston Fair Housing Center: 713-641-3247
- Mental or physical disability housing information
TRANSPORTATION
- Harris County TransitHarrisCountyTX.gov https://transit.harriscountytx.gov ( East Harris County)
- Operation Access Bus
- Free bus rides for Houston's homeless to essential service locations
- Bus schedules
- Information on tickets and bus stops
- Greenlink Buses
- Free bus rides around the Downtown area
- There are two routes for this service: Green Route (Weekdays) & Orange Route (Evenings & Weekends)
- Information on Greenlink Bus
- Medicaid & Medicare Appointment Transportation: 1-855-687-4786
GENERAL RESOURCES
- Gulf Coast Community Service Association: 9320 Kirby Drive, Houston, TX 77054 : 713-974-4621
- Harris Health System (Gold Card Services): 713-873-3939
- MHMRA Helpline: 713-970-7000 or 1-866-970-4770
- Operation ID (Help obtaining an ID): 5100 Travis St., Houston, TX 77002 : 713-620-6476
- The Salvation Army: 1500 Austin St., Houston, TX 77002 : 713-752-0677
Opioid Misuse in Women and Girls: Factors, Signs and Next Steps
Websites/ More information
- Addiction treatment. (2017, April 14). Retrieved June 21, 2019
- Guide to Finding Quality Addiction Treatment
- Texas Outreach, screening, assessment and referral centers
- CRAFFT
- TWEAK: (pdf)
- Substance Use Disorders: A Guide to the Use of Language. Prepared by TASC, Inc. under contract for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), last rev. 4.12.04
Helplines
- Bluebonnet Trails: 1-844-309-6385
- SAMHSA’s National Helpline – 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
- In Texas: Call 211
Naloxone Training
- Operation Naloxone
- Request Training: http://sites.utexas.edu/naloxone/training
- Video course: http://sites.utexas.edu/naloxone
- Texas Overdose Naloxone Initiative Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TONIproject/
- Get Naloxone Now online training: http://www.getnaloxonenow.org/online_training.html
Video
Watch this excellent short film about how opioid addiction works.
This Is What Happens to Your Brain on Opioids
Selected Citations
- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Substance Abuse Treatment: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Opioid Misuse in Women and Girls: Factors, Signs and Next Steps Cardea 2019 (US); 2009. (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 51.) Chapter 2: Patterns of Use: From Initiation to Treatment. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK83243
- Katz, J. (2018, November 29). Drug Deaths in America are Rising Faster than Ever. New York Times
- Lynne. Walsh. (2015, June 15). Medication and Counseling Treatment. Retrieved June 21, 2019, from https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/treatment#counseling-behavioral-therapies
- Lynne. Walsh. (2015, June 16). Naloxone. Retrieved July 17, 2019, from https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/treatment/naloxone
- National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2019, January 29). Overdose Death Rates. Retrieved May 17, 2019
- National Institute on Drug Abuse. (n.d.). Treating Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy. Retrieved May 17, 2019
- Final Report: Opioid Use, Misuse, and Overdose in Women, July 19, 2017, Office on Women’s Health
- Winters, K. C., & Arria, A. (2011). Adolescent Brain Development and Drugs. The prevention researcher, 18(2), 21–24.
Images and Sound
All images in this training were obtained from sites such as Adobe, eLearning Art, and Articulate. Music obtained via Creative Commons, Jason Shaw: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/Audionautix_Acoustic