Mental Health Resources

If you or a friend are experiencing symptoms related to mental health and you need assistance there are campus and local resources available 24 hours a day to help:

MavsTalk 24 hour crisis line: Connect with a counselor 24 hours a day 817-272-8255 (TALK) 

• COVID 19 + MENTAL HEALTH 

 

• UTA COVID-19 Page (https://www.uta.edu/announcements/coronavirus) 
• Texas DSHS COVID-19 (https://www.dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/mental-health.aspx 
• JED Mental Health Resource Center  
• APA COVID-19 Information and Resources (insert hyperlink: https://www.apa.org/topics/covid-19) 
• CDC 

• NAMI 
• TAO Coping through Coronavirus 
• The Active Minds hub : mental health webinars  
• HHSC Statewide COVID-19 Mental Health Support Line: 833-986-1919 

 

 

• FINDING A THERAPIST 

• Psychology Today 
• GoodTherapy (insert hyperlink: https://www.goodtherapy.org/find-therapist.html) 
• BetterHelp 

• TalkSpace 

 

 

• LOCAL RESOURCES 

• Finding Help in Texas (insert hyperlink: https://www.211texas.org/) 

• Here for Texas - Mental Health Resources for Texas (insert hyperlink: http://www.herefortexas.com/index.html) 
• Haliburton: https://www.granthalliburton.org/navigator 
• United Way of Metropolitan Dallas (insert hyperlink: https://unitedwaydallas.org/) 
• United Way of Tarrant County (insert hyperlink: http://www.unitedwaytarrant.org) 
• Mental Health America (Insert hyperlink: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/) 

• Mental Health Association of Greater Dallas (insert hyperlink: http://www.mhadallas.org/) 
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Dallas (insert hyperlink: http://www.namidallas.org/) 
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Tarrant County (insert hyperlink: https://namitarrant.org/) 

 

• MENTAL HEALTH APPS 

• Therapy Assisted Online (TAO) (insert hyperlink: https://www.taoconnect.org/app/) 
• THRIVE at UT (insert hyperlink: https://healthyhorns.utexas.edu/thrive/) 
• Calm 
• Sanvello 
• Gratitude Journal 

• Simple Habit 
• Anxiety Release 
• Sleep Restore 

 

1. SELF HELP RESOURCES 

• UTA Self-Care Resource List 
• Mindful Self Compassion 
• MannMukti 
• Self-Compassion 
• Self-Forgiveness 

• Gratitude Journal 

• Gratitude TedTALK 

• TAO-Self Help (insert hyperlink: https://thepath.taoconnect.org/local/login/home.php) 
• Power of Vulnerability TedTALK 
• Well Cast: Automatic Thoughts 

• UTA self-care resources 

 

• MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY 

• Active Minds 
• CAPS Ambassadors (insert hyperlink: https://www.uta.edu/caps/services/CAPS%20Ambassador%20Program.php) 

• JED Foundation (insert hyperlink: https://www.jedfoundation.org/) 
• Healthy Minds Network (insert hyperlink: http://healthymindsnetwork.org) 
• Minority Mental Health https://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ 
• The Steve Fund (insert hyperlink: https://www.stevefund.org/)  
• Black Mental Health Alliance (insert hyperlink: https://blackmentalhealth.com/) 

• Academics for Black Survival and Wellness (insert hyperlink: https://www.academics4blacklives.com/about) 

 

 

• MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESOURCES 

• Anxiety 

• General Anxiety 
• Social Anxiety 
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (insert hyperlink: https://iocdf.org/) 

• Bullying 

• Love is Louder 

• Depression 

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance 
• National Institute of Mental Health 

• Eating Disorders 

• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders 

• National Eating Disorders Association 
• Overeaters Anonymous 
• Eating Recovery Center (insert hyperlink https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/recovery-centers/dallas?utm_source=local-listing&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=website-link)  

• Grief 

• Mental Health America (insert hyperlink: https://www.mhanational.org/bereavement-and-grief#Grief) 

• The WARM Place (insert hyperlink: https://www.thewarmplace.org/) 
• First Baptist Arlington Grief Support Group (insert hyperlink: https://www.fbca.org/griefshare 

• Helping Others 

• How to Help a Friend 
• Question Persuade Refer (QPR) (insert hyperlink: https://qprinstitute.com/) 

• UTA QPR trainings (insert hyperlink: https://www.uta.edu/caps/workshops/index.php) 

• LGBTQA 

• UTA LGBTQA Program 
• PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) 
• Resource Guide for Coming Out – Human Rights Campaign 

• Resource Center of Dallas 
• The Family Acceptance Project 

• Relationship Violence & Sexual Assault, Trauma  

• The National Domestic Violence Hotline 
• UTA Relationship Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Program 

• Texas Council on Family Violence 
• Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) 
• The Women’s Center of Tarrant County (insert hyperlink: https://www.womenscentertc.org/) 
• The Parenting Center (insert hyperlink: http://theparentingcenter.org/) 
• SafeHaven: (insert hyperlink: https://www.safehaventc.org/) 

• Self-Esteem 

• National Association for Self-Esteem (NASE) 

• Self-Injury 

• SAFE Alternatives (Self Abuse Finally Ends) 
• Mental Health America 

• Preventing Self-Harm - USC Online MSW 
• To Write Love on Her Arms 
• Self-Injury and Recovery Research Resources 
• Self Injury Outreach and Support 
• Stress Management 

• Substance Abuse and Addictions 

• Substance Abuse Support at UT Arlington 
• Facts on Tap 
• SMART Recovery: Fort Worth (insert hyperlink: https://www.smartrecoverytest.org/local/meeting/fort-worth-texas-tuesday-at-700-pm-to/) 
• Alcoholics Anonymous (insert hyperlink: https://www.aa.org/) 

• Local AA Meetings - Arlington 

• Narcotics Anonymous 

• Local NA Meetings- Arlington (insert hyperlink: https://www.na.org/meetingsearch/text-results.php?country=USA&state=Texas&city=Arlington&zip=&street=&within=20&day=0&lang=&orderby=datetime) 

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 
• Alcohol Addiction Center 

• Net Addiction 

• Suicide 

• In Crisis Click Here! (insert hyperlink: https://www.uta.edu/caps/emergency/index.php) 
• The JED Foundation 
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 

• Half of Us 
• United Survivors International 
• Loss Team of Tarrant County (insert hyperlink: http://mhatc.org/loss-team/) 

• Veterans 

• Vet Center Program 

• UTA Military and Veteran Services (insert hyperlink: https://www.uta.edu/student-life/veteran-services) 
• Community VA 
• Veterans Crisis Line 

• OTHER EDUCATION AND RESOURCES 

• College Success 

• College Success and Study Skills 
• UTA Academic Success Center (insert hyperlink: (https://www.uta.edu/studentsuccess/retention-completion/index.php) 
• UTA Career Center (insert hyperlink: https://www.uta.edu/careers/) 
• UTA Office of International Education (insert hyperlink: https://www.uta.edu/oie/) 
• UT Arlington Student Money Management Center 

• Campus Support Resources 

• UTA CAPS Workshops and Trainings (insert hyperlink: https://www.uta.edu/caps/workshops/index.php)  
• UTA Office of the Dean of Students (insert hyperlink: https://www.uta.edu/deanofstudents/) 
• UTA Student Access and Resource Center/Formerly Office of Students with Disabilities (insert hyperlink: https://www.uta.edu/disability/) 
• UTA Office of International Education (insert hyperlink:  https://www.uta.edu/multicultural/index.php 

• TRIO-Student Support Services (insert hyperlink: https://www.uta.edu/studentsuccess/retention-completion/sss/index.php) 

• Health Insurance 

• UTA Student Health Plan (insert hyperlink: https://www.uta.edu/healthservices/insurance/ ) 
• (online Students only) UTA Health Services Fee Option via Marketplace (insert hyperlink: https://secure.touchnet.net/C21611_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=9)) 
• Healthcare Marketplace (insert Hyperlink: https://www.healthcare.gov/)