Websites and External Resources
Adult Protective Services
1-800-252-5400
www.dfps.state.tx.us
Alzheimer's Association
1-800-272-3900
www.alz.org
American Association of Retired
Persons (AARP)
1-888-687-2277
www.aarp.org
American Cancer Society
1-800-227-2345
www.cancer.org
American Diabetes Association
1-800-342-2383
www.diabetes.org
American Heart Association
1-800-242-8721
www.americanheart.org
American Lung Association
1-800-252-5864
www.texaslung.org
American Society on Aging
1-800-537-9728
www.asaging.org
Arthritis Foundation
1-800-283-7800
www.arthritis.org
Asbestos and Mesothelioma
1-866-943-4882
www.asbestos.com
1-888-385-2024
www.mesotheliomaguide.com
Assisted Living Options for People With Disabilities
1-855-221-9611
www.assistedliving.org
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
1-800-727-8462
www.aafa.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1-800-311-3435
www.cdc.gov
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
1-877-267-2323
www.cms.hhs.gov
Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
1-512-478-3366
www.txdisabilities.org
Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Response Center
1-877-987-3728
www.ftc.gov
Legal Hotline for Older Texans
1-800-622-2520
www.tlsc.org
Medicare Hotline
1-800-633-4227
www.medicare.gov
Mental Health Texas
www.mentalhealthtx.org
National AIDS Hotline
1-800-342-2437
1-800-344-7432 (Spanish)
www.cdc.gov/hiv
National Association for Continence
1-800-252-3337
www.nafc.org
National Association of Area
Agencies on Aging
1-202-872-0888
www.n4a.org
National Association of State
Units on Aging
1-202-898-2578
www.nasua.org
National Center on Elder Abuse
1-202-898-2586
www.ncea.aoa.gov
National Clearinghouse on
Alcohol and Drug Information
1-800-729-6686
www.health.org
National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
1-202-682-4140
www.preventelderabuse.org
National Council on the Aging
1-800-424-9046
www.ncoa.org
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
www.ndvh.org
National Fraud Information Center
1-800-876-7060
www.fraud.org
National Institutes of Health
(numerous hotlines)
www.nih.gov
National Kidney Foundation
1-800-622-9010
www.kidney.org
National Mental Health Association
1-800-969-6642
www.nmha.org
National Stroke Association
1-800-787-6537
www.stroke.org
Older Women's League
1-800-825-3695
www.owl-national.org
Pension Information Counseling & Assistance Program of the Southwest
1-888-343-4414
www.pensionrights.org
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
1-877-246-7321
www.rfbd.org
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
1-800-424-8867
www.seniorcorps.org
Susan B. Komen Foundation
(breast cancer information)
1-800-462-9273
www.komen.org
Texas Attorney General - Consumer Protection
1-800-621-0508
www.oag.state.tx.us
Texas Health & Human Services, Aging Services
1-800-252-9240 (general information)
1-800-458-9858
(nursing facility hotline)
www.hhs.texas.gov/services/aging
Texas Health & Human Services -
Medicaid Hotline
1-800-252-8263
https://hhs.texas.gov
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services - Abuse Hotline
1-800-252-5400
www.txabusehotline.org
Texas Department of State Health Services
1-888-963-7111
www.dshs.texas.gov
Texas Silver-Haired Legislature
www.txshl.org/links.cfm
Texas Senior Advocacy Coalition
(254)-292-1837
www.txsac.org
U.S. Administration on Aging
The Eldercare Locator
1-800-677-1116
www.eldercare.gov