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Suicide Prevention Resources

Suicide Prevention Resources

    • Call or text: 9-8-8
    • Chat online: 988lifeline.org
    • Support for people who are deaf and hard of hearing: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988.

  • The Veterans Crisis Line connects veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring and confidential support 24/7.

  • Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7 crisis support and trains volunteers to support people in crisis.

Reporting Abuse

  • Texas Abuse Hotline

    Call the Texas Abuse Hotline toll-free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, nationwide, or report with our secure website and get a response within 24 hours.
    Phone: 1-800-252-5400
    Online: Texas Abuse Hotline

    Recognizing Signs of Abuse

    • Recognize Signs of Child Abuse and Neglect
    • Recognize Signs of Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of People Who Are Elderly or Have Disabilities

  • Phone: 1.800.989.6884   
    Text: 1.800.989.6884 
    Chat Online: Youth Helpline Chat

  • National Domestic Violence Hotline

    Call: 1.800.799.7233 (SAFE)
    Chat: The Hotline
    Text: Text "Start" to 88788

Homeless Student Resources

  • The Texas Youth and Runaway Hotline 

    Phone: 1.800.989.6884   
    Text: 1.800.989.6884 
    Chat Online: Youth Helpline Chat

  • Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth (TEHCY) Program

    If your student is experiencing homelessness, please contact our homeless education liaison to learn about available services.
    Tami Charest
    (830) 357-2040
    Tami.Charest@boerneisd.net 

    When is a youth considered homeless?
    Per the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 USC 11302), youth are considered homeless if they "lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence," including:

    • Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reasons;
    • Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or campgrounds due to lack of alternative accommodations;
    • Living in emergency or transitional shelters; and
    • Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar places. 
    • Youth may also experience episodic homelessness, which may manifest in more unconventional ways like couch-surfing.