Substance Abuse Prevention Services: Prevention Resource Centers (PRCs)

Texas’ 11 Prevention Resource Centers (PRCs) provide communities, including schools, with prevention materials and information, resources and expertise. Locate the Prevention Resource Center in your region of the state using the list below, searching online for prevention and intervention services by county, or by calling toll-free 1-877-9-NO DRUG (1-877-966-3784).  Please note that search results will include all DSHS-funded prevention and intervention service providers for that county in addition to the Prevention Resource Centers listed below.

Complementary services are provided by the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Information Center in Austin.

Prevention Resource Center (PRC) Service Areas and Contact Information

• Printer-Friendly List of Prevention Resource Centers and Contact Information (PDF) - Updated April 13, 2012

Region 1: Panhandle and South Plains

• Serving Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Collingsworth, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, King, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Lynn, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Terry, Wheeler, and Yoakum Counties

Region 2: Northwest Texas

• Serving Archer, Baylor, Brown, Callahan, Clay, Coleman, Comanche, Cottle, Eastland, Fisher, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Kent, Knox, Mitchell, Montague, Nolan, Runnels, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Stephens, Taylor, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young Counties

Region 3: Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex

• Serving Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Fannin, Grayson, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise Counties

Region 4: Upper East Texas

• Serving Anderson, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Delta, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Rains, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt, and Wood Counties

Region 5: Southeast Texas

• Serving Angelina, Hardin, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, and Tyler Counties

Region 6: Gulf Coast

• Serving Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, and Wharton Counties.

Region 7: Central Texas

• Serving Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Coryell, Falls, Fayette, Freestone, Grimes, Hamilton, Hays, Hill, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Llano, Madison, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Robertson, San Saba, Travis, Washington, and Williamson Counties

Region 8: Upper South Texas 

• Serving Atacosa, Bandera, Bexar, Calhoun, Comal, DeWitt, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Jackson, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, La Salle, Lavaca, Maverick, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Wilson, and Zavala Counties

Region 9: West Texas

• Serving Andrews, Borden, Coke, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Kimble, Loving, Martin, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, and Winkler Counties

Region 10: Upper Rio Grande

• Serving Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio Counties

Region 11: Rio Grande Valley/Lower South Texas

• Serving Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Willacy, and Zapata Counties