The only shelter in Smith County for men, women and families, by its own account. It offers showers and hygiene kits to the community daily, and shelter residents get three meals a day. It also runs a food pantry and a 180-day faith-based recovery program (ReConnect). It does not help with rent.
Hours
Please call for hours
Address
633 N. Broadway Ave, Tyler, TX 75702
Call first. Shelter intake hours and pantry hours are not published on its own site. A 2024 news story said grocery pickup was Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Please call first.
Community health center with pediatrics, family medicine and behavioral health. Sliding fee: office visits are $15, $20, $25 or $30 for households under 200% of the federal poverty level; takes Medicaid, Medicare and most insurance, and you do not have to be a citizen. This clinic also runs the center's medication-assisted treatment (buprenorphine) for opioid use.
Eye exams, glasses and contact prescriptions, plus counseling and psychiatry, in one building. Same sliding fee as the other Family Circle of Care clinics for households under 200% of poverty.
Federally funded health center with adult primary care, mental health counseling, substance use counseling and infectious disease care. Takes Medicaid, Medicare and most insurance, with self-pay discounts based on income and household size.
Hours
Monday to Thursday, 7:45 AM to 5:00 PM. Friday, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
The state-designated local mental health authority for Smith County, with adult and youth mental health care. Toll-free: 800-374-6058. For a crisis at any hour, call 877-934-2131, or call or text 988.
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. 24-hour crisis line: 877-934-2131
The first step to publicly funded treatment for alcohol and drug use. You have a confidential screening and assessment, then a referral to outpatient or inpatient care. It also handles referrals for court, CPS and probation requirements. The state says the only requirement is that you live in Texas.
Hours
Please call for hours
Address
1411 S. Bennet Ave, Tyler, TX 75701
Call first. Office hours are not published. The center's adult treatment program lists a different number, 903-484-1176, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.
Common question about recovery and mental health help
Where can I get help with addiction or mental health in Tyler, Texas?
We have confirmed 8 places that can help in Tyler: Andrews Center, Tyler clinic (mental health) (Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. 24-hour crisis line: 877-934-2131), (903) 597-1351; Hiway 80 Rescue Mission, Triumph Village (men's recovery), (903) 630-5366, call first; Andrews OSAR, substance use screening and referral (Tyler), (903) 595-4208, call first. 5 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
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