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Important Agencies
Register for Medicaid Waiver Programs "Interest Lists" (HCS, Tx Home Living, etc.): MHMRA of Harris County 713-970-7100, 1-866-970-4770 (24 hr Crisis line) 7011 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77074 Texana (serving Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Matagorda, Waller & Wharton Counties) 281-342-0090, 281-239-1363, 1-866-526-4437 Various locations depending on your county. Tri-County MHMR (serving Montgomery, Liberty, and Walker Counties) 936-521-6200, 281-432-3076, 936-291-5800, or 1-800-659-6994 (24 hr Crisis line)
Gulf Coast Center (serving Brazoria and Galveston Counties) 1-800-643-0967 (intake for MR services), 1-877-226-8780 (intake for MH services), 1-86-729-3848 (24 hour Crisis line) For all other Medicaid Waivers (CLASS, MDCP, CBA, DBMD, etc.), please call the Department of Aging and Disability Services - to find the office closest to you - http://www.dads.state.tx.us/services/contact.cfm or call 1-877-438-5658. For more information on Personal Care Services - Please call 888-276-0702 To Learn more about the various medicaid waivers - Please go to Imagine Enterprises - Which Waiver Does What? or UT Center For Disability Studies - Family Resource Guide
Other Agencies that Provide Parent Training and/or Support: Partners Resource Network - TEAM Project (This is our local statewide Parent Training & Information Center) 5005 W. 34th St., Suite 207A, Houston, TX 77092 (This is local Protection and Advocacy agency - they have established priority areas that they focus on) 1500 McGowen, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77004 (713) 974-7691 (Voice/TDD), Fax (713) 974-7695
(This statewide agency provides training, but also matches parents with other parents for support) 3710 Cedar St, Box 12, Austin, TX 78705 866-896-6001 (toll free) 512-458-8600 |