HIV and Confidentiality Woodway TX

LGBT individuals are disadvantaged legally in other areas as well. In most States, same-sex couples in a committed relationship are prohibited from marrying. This means that same-sex partners must make special arrangements if they wish to bequeath their assets to each other after death.

DePaul Center
(254) 776-5970
301 Londonderry Drive
Waco, TX
Hotline
(254) 776-5970
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Outpatient

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Freeman Center
(254) 753-3653
2505 Washington Avenue
Waco, TX
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Freeman Center
(254) 753-3653
2505 Washington Avenue
Waco, TX
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Freeman Center
(254) 753-3625x224
1425 Columbus Avenue
Waco, TX
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women, Women

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Center for Success and Independence
(713) 426-4545
3722 Pinemont Drive
Houston, TX
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Residential beds for clients' children
Language Services
French, Spanish

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Lake Shore Ctr for Psychological Servs
(254) 776-0400x25
4555 Lake Shore Drive
Waco, TX
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Manna House
(254) 714-1223
926 North 14th Street
Waco, TX
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Men

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COPSED Unit
(254) 753-3625
1425 Columbus Avenue
Waco, TX
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Criminal justice clients

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Freeman Center Women and Children
(254) 753-5153
326 North 14th Street
Waco, TX
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women, Residential beds for clients' children
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Helping Open Peoples Eyes Inc (HOPE)
(817) 558-8807
619 North Main Street
Cleburne, TX
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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HIV and Confidentiality

HIV and Confidentiality

Almost all States now have laws protecting information about individuals’ HIV status. The laws vary widely in the strength of the protection they offer. All allow for disclosure of HIV related information in certain circumstances. Administrators should educate themselves about the HIV confidentiality protections offered by their individual States.

Discrimination Against LGBT Individuals

In much of the United States, discrimination against individuals because of their sexual orientation is legal. Although some States have extended their laws against racial and gender discrimination to cover discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, in most places LGBT individuals can be denied employment or fired, barred from housing, and excluded from health and social services.

LGBT individuals are disadvantaged legally in other areas as well. In most States, same-sex couples in a committed relationship are prohibited from marrying. This means that same-sex partners must make special arrangements if they wish to bequeath their assets to each other after death. Few jurisdictions provide unmarried partners of employees the health insurance benefits married partners take for granted; even fewer require private employers to offer unmarried partners these benefits. Partners may have difficulty visiting their loved ones in hospitals that have “family only” policies. LGBT individuals are often denied the right to adopt children.

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