County Resources

The Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District provides health care in the areas of Immunizations; Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and Diabetic Screening; Family Planning; TB Testing; Pregnancy Testing; Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program; STD Testing; Primary Health Care; and Children's Dental Services.

The Betty Hardwick Center offers a variety of support services to individuals with mental illnesses and intellectual and developmental disabilities. It provides various screening and eligibility determination, service coordination, day habilitation, employment assistance and community support services. The center operates a 6-bed respite home that offers 24-hour care services. The Betty Hardwick Center provides a range of early childhood intervention services that feature assistive technology, audiology, family counseling and education, nursing, nutrition, and occupational and physical therapies. It also offers developmental, medical, psychological, service coordination, social work, vision, and speech and language therapy services. Provides community mental health services. Use the main phone number to contact an office for an appointment or to ask for more information about eligibility and programs. The 24-hour, toll free Crisis Hotline is (800)758-3344.This crisis number is for people facing an emergency situation, such as having a homicidal or suicidal thoughts. If your call is an emergency, a crisis team may be sent out to help manage your situation. If necessary, emergency services may also be contacted to respond to your crisis.

The Betty Hardwick Center offers a variety of support services to individuals with mental illnesses and intellectual and developmental disabilities. It provides various screening and eligibility determination, service coordination, day habilitation, employment assistance and community support services. The center operates a 6-bed respite home that offers 24-hour care services. The Betty Hardwick Center provides a range of early childhood intervention services that feature assistive technology, audiology, family counseling and education, nursing, nutrition, and occupational and physical therapies. It also offers developmental, medical, psychological, service coordination, social work, vision, and speech and language therapy services. Provides community mental health services. Use the main phone number to contact an office for an appointment or to ask for more information about eligibility and programs. The 24-hour, toll free Crisis Hotline is (800)758-3344.This crisis number is for people facing an emergency situation, such as having a homicidal or suicidal thoughts. If your call is an emergency, a crisis team may be sent out to help manage your situation. If necessary, emergency services may also be contacted to respond to your crisis.

Provides medical care for eligible residents of Taylor County to include diagnosis and treatment, laboratory services, medications, follow up visits, baseline physicals (not including sports physicals), health education and prevention activities. The client cannot qualify for Taylor County Indigent Health or other insurance, cannot be on Medicaid or Medicare.

Presbyterian Medical Care Mission provides primary medical and dental care. Fees are based on income and family size.

This program provides basic medical services to residents of this county who cannot receive health care coverage from any other source and who are eligible for the program. Eligibility is based on income and resources.

In an effort to better serve the veteran and family members, upon request vet centers will provide services after normal work hours and/or on weekends.Hours of OperationMonday 8:00am

The Abilene Community Based Outpatient Clinic is designed to bring primary care and mental health services to eligible veterans living in the following counties: Nolan, Taylor, Fisher, Jones and Shackelford.