Mental Health
The purpose of Building Bridges is to offer emotional support to grieving children, teens, and their families who have experienced loss through the death of someone significant in their lives. With Building Bridges as support, children come together to share the experience of life.
Building Bridges is offered for free to families grieving ANY type of death – not just families who have used hospice services. Creative activities – and caring – are important parts of the Building Bridges program. Each participant will be listened to and given unconditional love.
Community Healthcare Center’s Behavioral Health Counselors can see children through seniors. Our Counselors evaluate the needs of the patient to assist them in making healthy behavioral choices in their life. When necessary, the Counselors share the evaluation information and treatment plan with the patient’s Primary Care Provider. The Counselors will utilize community resources and may provide or assist their patients, as needed, with appropriate referral options.
Counseling at Community Healthcare Center is focused on intervention counseling, which consists of brief 20 to 30-minute counseling sessions. Behavioral Health Counseling at Community Healthcare Center is not traditional one-hour counseling sessions. These brief sessions are specifically designed to treat the issue that the patient is currently struggling with, and if more traditional counseling is necessary, the counselors will refer them to community resources that are available for the level of counseling that is needed. Our Behavioral Health Counselors will be able to help with, but not limited to:
• Mental health concerns, such as depression, anxiety, etc.
• Weight management and education
• Managing and living with a chronic illness
• Behavioral issues in children, including ADHD
• Smoking cessation
• Alcohol/drug abuse
• Managing chronic pain
Sliding fee scale available based on family size and income, regardless of insurance status.
Christ Counseling Ministry offers clinically trained professionals devoted to restoring lives to wholeness through Christ-centered counseling, teaching & prayer.
Teen Counseling – Teenagers often need support outside of their family or peers. We have extensive experience working with teens in many practice areas.
Individual – Individual counseling allows you to work through a wide array of issues that might be important to you.
Child Counseling – Christ Counseling Ministry is committed to providing the highest quality of emotional and cognitive treatment for children, adolescents, and families.
Family Counseling – Sometimes we face issues that require more than individual counseling can accomplish. We recommend you seek counseling with your loved ones.
Our mission is to assure that family members and caregivers of young children have the supports and resources needed to enhance their child’s learning and development through everyday learning opportunities.
The ECI Program provides the following services that are specially designed to meet the needs of infants and toddlers ages 0-3 years:
• Audiology/Hearing
• Assistive Technology
• Behavioral Intervention
• Case Management
• Counseling
• Family Education
• Health Services
• Nursing
• Nutrition and Feeding
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Social Work
• Specialized Skills Training
• Speech & Language Therapy
• Transition to Services beyond ECI
• Translation/Interpretation
Eligibility – To receive services through Helen Farabee Center’s ECI Program, your child must:
• Live in one of these 10 North Texas counties: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger, or Young County
• Have a medically diagnosed condition that will likely result in a developmental delay.
• Have a developmental delay or difficulty with these skills:
Communication – language or speech
Cognitive – thinking, learning, playing, reasoning
Motor – physical development
-Gross motor, such as using large muscles, to sit up, crawl, walk.
-Fine motor, such as using small muscles, to grab small objects.
-Oral motor, such as using the mouth, to suck, chew.
Social/emotional – bonding, attachment, interactions with others
Self-help – Taking care of own needs (eating, drinking, washing hands, potty-training)
• Have an auditory or visual impairment, determined by local school district personnel
First Step, Inc. is a nonprofit organization, based in Wichita Falls, TX, that provides comprehensive services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Our Mission: To promote safe and healthy communities free from violence through outreach, education, and supportive services.
Our Services: First Step, Inc. provides free crisis intervention services for individuals who have recently experienced domestic and/or sexual violence, leading to emotional, mental, behavioral, and physical problems. Please call our 24-hour, toll-free crisis line at 1 (800) 658-2683.
Emergency Safe-House: A 24-hour, safe haven that includes food, clothing, transportation, information, referral to other community services, and assistance with taking the necessary steps to reclaim independence.
Individual & Group Counseling: Our Survivor Specialist and Outreach Counselors help victims, their families, and their friends cope with the trauma they have endured.
Legal Advocacy: Our Law Enforcement Advocate accompanies clients to court, aides in communication with law enforcement, helps clients seeking Protective Orders, and assists in filing for Crime Victim Compensation.
Hospital Advocacy: Hospital accompaniment provided by staff and trained volunteers.
Children’s Program: Curriculum focused on helping children recover from experiences with domestic violence.
*All Services are Free and Confidential
Education and Training: First Step, Inc. offers Community Education and Professional Training programs. Our Education Coordinator and Professional Trainer educate our community on an array of topics, including Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Bullying, Healthy Relationships, Non-stranger Rape, The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children, and Domestic Violence and the Workplace. Members of our community leave these presentations with a better understanding of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and the tools necessary to offer support and resources to survivors. If you are interested in having a representative from First Step, Inc. provide a presentation for your class or organization, please call (940)723-7799.
Crisis Intervention and Survivor Advocacy are available during regular business hours (8:00 am – 5:00 pm, M-F), by appointment only.
Call the 24-hour crisis hotline at 1(800)658-2683 for more information or crisis intervention at any time.
To provide supports, resources, and opportunities to enable people with behavioral health issues and intellectual and developmental disabilities to live satisfying, responsible, and productive lives to the fullest of their abilities.
Our Children…Our Future… Our Mission.
This is where we can help. The Helen Farabee Centers’ Child and Adolescent programs provide a wide array of counseling and therapy services specially structured to meet the needs of at-risk youth and their families, including:
24-Hour Emergency Screening
Assessment Services
Individual and Group Therapy
Medication-Related Services
Psychosocial Training
Case Management
We also assure referrals to other area agencies and service providers are made whenever such referrals are in the best interest of the child and their family. As with all Center programs, Child and Adolescent services are available to residents who reside in our 19-county service area and who fall within the Texas Department of State Health Services guidelines for child and adolescent priority population. The Center accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and most forms of private health insurance. For persons who are not eligible for health coverage, fees will be assessed on the basis of proof of a family’s complete income, with no one being denied services due to an inability to pay.
Helping parents give life through pregnancy and childbirth support. Supporting parents of children 0-3.
Inheritance Blessings is a program that allows the agency to extend services beyond pregnant women to families with children 0-3. The agency will provide counseling, mentoring, parenting classes, diapers, food, clothing, and furniture to our clients to support their choice for life.
The MSU Psychology Clinic provides confidential psychotherapy and assessment for adults, adolescents, children, and families in the greater Wichita Falls area. The services provided at the Clinic are available not only to MSU students, faculty, staff, and family members but also to the North Texas community. Services are provided by graduate students in the Clinical/Counseling Psychology Masters Degree program at MSU under the close supervision of clinic faculty. All faculty supervisors have licensed psychologists.
We provide individual, family, and couples psychotherapy services for:
psychological disorders, such as anxiety and depression
adjustment and phase of life issues (e.g. divorce, family discord)
trauma
grief and bereavement
parent-child conflicts
child behavior problems
areas of behavioral medicine (e.g. increasing healthy lifestyles)
Fees: Fees are based on the ability to pay. No insurance is accepted. For the community, fees range from $5.00 to $25.00 for psychotherapy.
Patsy’s House Children’s Advocacy Center is a comprehensive, child-focused program that offers a highly effective, one-stop approach to child abuse investigation. The facility allows law enforcement, child protection professionals, prosecutors, and mental health and medical communities to work together with victims of child abuse and sexual assault in a comprehensive and cohesive manner.
Anyone having cause to believe that a child’s physical or mental health or welfare has been or may be adversely affected by abuse or neglect MUST report the case immediately to a state or local law enforcement agency or the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS).
DFPS has a toll-free, 24-hour Family Violence Hotline: 1-800-252-5400 or make your report through www.txabusehotline.org and you will receive a response within 24 hours.
Leading the way in innovative social services that keep children and their families together. No matter the crises, we help them tap their strengths to conquer their pain.
We help:
Families in need of emotional support
Single parents who feel overwhelmed
Grandparents raising grandchildren
Families struggling with a child’s difficult behavior
Parents who are at the end of their rope and not sure where to turn
Red River Hospital is the leading provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral healthcare in Wichita Falls, TX. Our treatment services & specialized programs address drug and alcohol addiction and co-occurring mental illness. Our Child and Adolescent Unit specializes in treating psychiatric and behavioral disorders in youth between the ages of 5 and 17. Treatment services are focused on helping patients and their families develop the necessary coping skills to deal with the stressors that led to the need for hospitalization.
Rose Street Mental Health Care has offered comprehensive mental health services to the Wichita Falls Community and surrounding areas for almost 30 years. Rose Street offers a wide range of mental health services with more than 20 mental health clinicians on staff. Rose Street offers outpatient, day treatment, and Autism services for children and adults.
Our professional staff is represented by adult and child psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, addictionologist, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and licensed professional counselors. The substantial experience and expertise of the clinical staff allow Rose Street to provide sophisticated care to a wide range of patients from the very young to the more advanced, aged patient.
Wichita Falls, TX
76301
STARRY Counseling services are available at no cost to families with children up to 17 years old (or youth older than the age of 17 who are still enrolled in high school in Texas). Counseling services include individual, group, and family counseling as well as parenting classes. Thanks to DFPS Prevention and Early Intervention’s STAR Program funding, along with the generosity of our donors, services are provided at no cost to clients. Insurance and money are never an issue, as we serve clients from varying backgrounds and income levels.
Straight Talk – Planting seeds from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
Education and Employment – God has a plan for a future and a hope. Once saved, education and employment will help the youth change their futures to be productive members of our community.
Drug and Alcohol Awareness
Family Values and Morals
Unplugged Music Ministry
Unmasked Drama Ministry – Dramatic display of the Gospel to reach others and bring them to the saving knowledge of Christ using creative arts
The Prayer Wall
Scholarship Program for Continuing Education, Athletic Camp, etc.
King of Kings Judo Martial Arts
Kids Across America – Annual outreach taking 70 – 100 kids to camp in Branson, MO for 8 days
Fresh Start Tattoo Removal – Helps remove tattoos on hands, necks, and faces, and scars from cutting and aides in getting employment, into the military, and out of gangs
Multi-media Ministry – This ministry includes helping to run the soundboard on Friday and Saturday nights, working with speakers, collaborating with the drama team and music ministry, creating and editing videos, fundraising, managing the website, and editing the newsletter.
Community Service (Teen Court) – Teen court encourages the youth to do their community service at Straight Street and thus hear the Gospel and learn the straight path. This ministry teaches the value of work.
Street Smart
Teens Helping Teens
Prom Dresses for Princesses
Taft Counseling Center’s mission is to be an integral part of the greater Wichita Falls area by providing psychological therapy services to individuals, families, and groups from a holistic approach that honors physical, mental, and spiritual components regardless of ethnicity, gender, or socioeconomic status. Offers a sliding fee scale for services. Psychological testing is also a service.
The Opal Center currently offers much-needed support groups and mental health support services to the LGBTQ community in Texoma.
