Review and Resources
Community Resources
Local Resources
Region 6 - Houston
Houston Alumni and Youth (HAY) Center1906 Cochran St.
Houston TX 77009
(713) 884-3300, ext. 183
Contact: Mary Green
Hotlines
Texas Youth and Runaway Hotline
Free confidential calls - 1-800-989-6884
To provide peer counseling to youth and family members for family conflicts, delinquency, truancy, abuse and neglect, and running away. 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Texas Abuse Hotline
1-800-252-5400
For reporting abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children, the elderly, or people with disabilities. 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (www.txabusehotline.org)
Complaints or General Questions About Your CPS Case?
Contact the DFPS Office of Consumer Affairs
You can call them at 1-800-720-7777 during the regular business week or e-mail in your concern (English or Spanish)
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)
(the agency that oversees Child Protective Services)
Galveston
5710 Ave. S 1/2
Galveston, Texas 77551
5700 Ave. S 1/2
Mail Code: 3843
Galveston, Texas 77551CPS
(409) 740-1110
Finding Help in Texas web site - Allows you to search for assistance with health and human services in your community. In many communities throughout Texas, you can get help by dialing 2-1-1. Free, confidential information and referral line answered by nationally certified specialists is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When callers dial 2-1-1, they are connected to area information centers in their region. These trained experts have access to the most comprehensive database of community-based organizations, government agencies and nonprofits that exist in Texas. Information can be provided in almost any language including Spanish. For areas where 2-1-1 is not available, a list of area information centers is available here.
Texas Foster Youth Justice Project - Free confidential calls - 1-877-313-3688 (toll-free number). To provide information, advice and possible representation to current and former foster youth on legal questions or problems, including the rights of foster youth.
Family Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or at TTY 1-800-787-3224.
Texas Family Violence Shelters, Non-resident centers, and related projects - information from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
Region 6 - Houston
Houston Alumni and Youth (HAY) Center1906 Cochran St.
Houston TX 77009
(713) 884-3300, ext. 183
Contact: Mary Green
Hotlines
Texas Youth and Runaway Hotline
Free confidential calls - 1-800-989-6884
To provide peer counseling to youth and family members for family conflicts, delinquency, truancy, abuse and neglect, and running away. 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Texas Abuse Hotline
1-800-252-5400
For reporting abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children, the elderly, or people with disabilities. 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (www.txabusehotline.org)
Complaints or General Questions About Your CPS Case?
Contact the DFPS Office of Consumer Affairs
You can call them at 1-800-720-7777 during the regular business week or e-mail in your concern (English or Spanish)
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)
(the agency that oversees Child Protective Services)
Galveston
5710 Ave. S 1/2
Galveston, Texas 77551
5700 Ave. S 1/2
Mail Code: 3843
Galveston, Texas 77551CPS
(409) 740-1110
Finding Help in Texas web site - Allows you to search for assistance with health and human services in your community. In many communities throughout Texas, you can get help by dialing 2-1-1. Free, confidential information and referral line answered by nationally certified specialists is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When callers dial 2-1-1, they are connected to area information centers in their region. These trained experts have access to the most comprehensive database of community-based organizations, government agencies and nonprofits that exist in Texas. Information can be provided in almost any language including Spanish. For areas where 2-1-1 is not available, a list of area information centers is available here.
Texas Foster Youth Justice Project - Free confidential calls - 1-877-313-3688 (toll-free number). To provide information, advice and possible representation to current and former foster youth on legal questions or problems, including the rights of foster youth.
Family Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or at TTY 1-800-787-3224.
Texas Family Violence Shelters, Non-resident centers, and related projects - information from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
Answers to Worksheets
Answers to True or False on Sexual Exploitation Tab:
- Sexual exploiters usually have guns or knives. (false)
- Kids are usually exploited by someone they know; not a stranger. (true)
- Only girls are sexually exploited. (false)
- Sometimes, if a child says “No!” the exploiter will stop. (true)
- Even if a child promises to keep the exploitation a secret, it's OK to tell. (true)
- Usually a child will be exploited only one time. (false, it's usually gradual and
Answers to Multiple Choice (Puberty)
1. b having a period = menstruation
2. a the penis or clitoris filling with blood and getting larger = erection
3. f the cell from a man that can start a pregnancy = sperm
4. c sperm coming out of the penis during sleep = nocturnal emission
5. d the “egg” cell from a woman that can start a pregnancy = ovum (plural = ova)
6. e a child’s body beginning to change into an adult’s body = puberty
7. g the gland in the brain that triggers the beginning of puberty = pituitary
2. a the penis or clitoris filling with blood and getting larger = erection
3. f the cell from a man that can start a pregnancy = sperm
4. c sperm coming out of the penis during sleep = nocturnal emission
5. d the “egg” cell from a woman that can start a pregnancy = ovum (plural = ova)
6. e a child’s body beginning to change into an adult’s body = puberty
7. g the gland in the brain that triggers the beginning of puberty = pituitary