2021 Community Resource Guide

Our Mission

AccelHealth provides exceptional healthcare to the communities we serve through caring, compassionate healing, with medical, dental and behavioral health access.

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Services

Family Medicine

• Primary healthcare
• Immunizations, child and adult
• Family planning
• Preventive healthcare
• Chronic care
• Health and diabetic education
• Laboratory services
• Hepatitis-C screening and treatment

Women’s Health

• Pregnancy testing
• Pre-pregnancy counseling
• Prenatal care
• Well-woman care, annual physical
• Gynecological services

Behavioral Health

• Assessment, diagnosis and treatment
• Therapy for individuals, couples and families
• Substance use disorders

Family Dental Care

Dental and oral care for the whole family.

Transportation

Free public transportation is available for eligible patients.

For Convenience

Patient Portal

Contents

• Community Resources, pages 4 to 6
• Hotline Numbers, page 7
• Statewide Assistance Programs, pages 12 to 13
• Birth Certificates and Vital Records, page 14
• AccelHealth Counseling Providers, page 15

Listed By Service(s) Provided

Abuse and Neglect

• Adult Protective Services
• Child Protective Services
• The Ark

Aging, Disabled, and Mental Health

• Aldersgate Enrichment Center, ARC
• Area Agency on Aging
• Center for Life Resources MHMR
• Social Security Administration
• Texas Division for Rehabilitation Services
• Texas Workforce Commission

Alcohol and Drug

• Abilene Recovery Council
• AccelHealth Behavioral Health and SUD Services
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Narcotics Anonymous

Assistance to Families in Need

Clothing

• Christian Women’s Job Corps, Brownwood and Dublin
• Good Samaritan Ministries, Brownwood
• Goodwill Industries, Brownwood
• H.O.P.E., Erath County

Crisis Disaster

• American Red Cross
• Good Samaritan Ministries
• Salvation Army
• TANF

Disabilities and Child Developmental Assistants

• Early Childhood Intervention, ECI

Food and Nutrition

• Bangs Food Pantry
• Brownwood Area Community Garden
• Good Samaritan Ministries
• Meals on Wheels
• Salvation Army Loaves and Fishes
• Senior Citizen’s Center, all locations
• Texas Works, TANF, Food Stamps, Medicaid, WIC

Housing

• Brown County Home Solutions
• Housing Authority, all cities in service area

Legal

• Erath County Virtual Legal Clinic
• Legal Aid of Northwest Texas

Medical

• AccelHealth Medical Services
• Brown County Health Department
• Cancer Services Network
• Health Department
• Pregnancy Care Center
• Open Door Pregnancy Assistance Center

Utility Assistance

• Cornerstone Community Agency
• Good Samaritan Ministries
• Salvation Army

Churches see Ministerial Alliance.

Cancer Support Groups

• American Cancer Society
• Cancer Services Network

Child Care, Child Placing, and Programs

• Backpack Buddies of Erath County
• Boys & Girls Club
• Boy Scouts of America
• CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates
• Child Welfare Board
• Early Childhood Intervention
• Girl Scouts of Central Texas
• Head Start and Infant Toddler Head Start
• Juvenile Probation
• Latch Key
• New Horizons
• WIC

AccelHealth Family Dental Care

Dental and oral care for the whole family.

• X-rays and examinations
• Cleanings, including deep cleanings, periodontal cleanings
• Fillings
• Extractions
• Root canals
• Crowns and bridges
• Dentures, partial and full dentures
• Athletic mouth guards and night guards

Children’s Dental Service

Beginning at 6 months.

At your first visit, you will learn about:

• Development of your child’s teeth
• Teething
• Oral habits, pacifier or thumb
• Bottle and breast feeding habits
• How to prevent trauma
• Your child’s diet
• Hygiene practices and fluoride use
• Future growth and development

Texas Health Steps, 6 months to 3 years old.

AccelHealth A Helping Hand Towards Recovery

Did you know that Substance Use Services are available for our patients? AccelHealth offers a helping hand with treatment and recovery for opioid and other substance use disorders.

At AccelHealth we encourage you and your family’s support and participation in each step of your healing journey.

Substance Use Disorders, SUD, services include assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and therapy for individuals, couples and families.

AccelHealth provides:

• Therapy, individual and group sessions
• Medication-assisted treatment, MAT, for opioid use disorders
• Alcohol use disorders
• Medication for mental health disorders

Our specialty team of physicians, clinicians, psychiatric NP and licensed counselors are ready to provide compassion, respect and a helping hand to those on the road to recovery.

Community Resources

Counseling

• AccelHealth Behavioral Health
• Center for Life Resources
• Eastland County Crisis Center

Dental Care

• AccelHealth Dental Services, family and children

Education

• Abilene GED and ESL, English as a Second Language
• Agricultural Extension Services
• BISD Special Education
• Christian Women’s Job Corps
• 4H Center

Hospitals

• Comanche County Medical Center, CCMC
• Hendrick Brownwood and Abilene
• Eastland Memorial Hospital
• Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital, Stephenville

Jobs

• Christian Women’s Job Corps, Heart of Texas
• Experience Works
• Goodwill Industries
• Texas Workforce Commission
• Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas

Senior Citizens Services

• Senior Citizen Centers, located in each city
• Experience Works
• Meals on Wheels

Transportation

• CARR City And Rural Rides
• HOP Hill Country Transportation

Veterans

• Veterans Service Office

Volunteering

• American Red Cross
• Big Brothers Big Sisters, Stephenville

Birth Certificates and Vital Records

County	Phone	Address	Website
Brown County	325-643-2595	200 S Broadway St Suite 101, Brownwood	www.browncountytx.org
Coleman County	325-625-2889	100 W Live Oak St, Suite 105, Coleman	www.co.coleman.tx.us
Comanche County	325-356-2655	101 W Central Ave, Comanche
Eastland County	254-629-1583	100 W Main #102, Eastland	www.eastlandcountytexas.com/pa
San Saba County	325-372-3614	500 E Wallace St, San Saba	www.co.san-saba.tx.us/page/san
McCulloch County	325-597-2400	101 N High, Brady	www.co.mcculloch.tx.us/default
Mills County	325-648-2711	1011 4th St, Goldthwaite	www.co.mills.tx.us/default.asp

AccelHealth is a FTCA deemed a Federally Qualified Health Center, FQHC. Accredited through The Joint Commission Accountable Care Organization.

AccelHealth Medical, Dental and Behavioral Health

• 3804 Hwy 377 S., Brownwood, TX 76801, 325-643-5167
• 104 S. Park Drive, Brownwood, TX 76801, 325-646-0704
• 1100 W. Reynosa, De Leon, TX 76444, 254-893-5895
• 135 River North Blvd., Stephenville, TX 76401, 254-965-2810

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Directory Listings

Abilene ISD Adult Basic Education, GED and ESL

325-646-5939

ESL, English as a Second Language

Abilene Recovery Council

325-673-2242

Adult Protective Services, Family and Protective Services

2400 Crockett Drive, Suite 100, Brownwood, TX 76801

325-646-0541

Brown, Comanche, Coleman, Callahan Counties

HOTLINE: 800-252-5400

Agricultural Extension Services

• Brown County, 325-646-0386
• Comanche County, 325-356-2539
• Eastland County, 254-629-2222
• Erath County, 254-965-1460

Alcoholics Anonymous

• Browntowner Group, 325-646-5842
• 325-646-4144
• Find a Meeting, www.alcoholicsanonymous.com, 866-641-9190

Aldersgate Enrichment Center and ARC

325-646-5608

American Cancer Society

325-672-0994

American Red Cross

325-646-0196

Area Agency on Aging

800-928-2262

The Ark

325-641-2971

24/7 crisis hotline: 325-643-2699 or 1-888-313-2699 toll free

Men and Father Resource Center

1-512-472-3237, Austin

Membership organization. Annual fee includes free consultation with attorneys, low cost preparing of pleadings, assisted clinic and referrals to fee for service attorneys, crisis assistance, information and referrals for non custodial parents on issues relation to child support, visitation and parenting.

Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, MALDEF

1-210-224-5476, San Antonio

Racial discrimination, voting and other civil rights cases.

Nursing Home Advocacy Project, Texas Legal Services Center

1-888-343-4414 or 1-512-477-6000, Austin

Neglect and abuse in nursing homes, advice and reduced cost legal referral.

ProBAR, South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project

1-956-425-9231

Asylum, relief from removal, children’s immigration cases.

Refugee Aid Project

1-210-226-7722, San Antonio

Political asylum, voluntary departure, cancellations, VAWA and visa processing.

Texas Civil Right Project

1-512-474-5073, Austin

Information, representation and referral on civil rights cases.

Texas Fathers for Equal Rights

1-214-953-2233, Dallas

1-817-457-3237, Ft. Worth

1-713-960-0407, Houston

Membership organization with annual dues, services for members include free consultations with attorneys and referrals to fee for services attorneys, crisis assistance information and referrals for non custodial parents on issues relating to child support, visitation and parenting.