Trauma Survivors Network - provided by ATS

Survive. Connect. Rebuild.

A Program of the ATS

University Health—San Antonio, Texas

University Health System is a nationally recognized teaching hospital and network of outpatient healthcare centers. In partnership with UT Medicine San Antonio, the practice plan of The University of Texas Health Science Center, it is consistently recognized as a leader in advanced treatment options, new technologies and clinical research.

University Hospital is also the premier trauma center for a vast, 22-county region of South Texas and home to the highest-designated pediatric trauma center in the region, and the only center in South Texas able to care for children with serious burns.

University Health System is committed to delivering patient-centered, culturally competent and high-quality healthcare for adults and children, based on a strong foundation of outcomes-based research and innovative teaching. At University Hospital, our mission is to treat serious injury in our facilities and prevent injury in our community. Our physicians, surgeons and nurses are in-house all day, every day, saving the lives of our friends and neighbors across the 22-county region.

TSN Coordinator

Address
4502 Medical Dr.
San Antonio, Texas, 78229

Telephone
work: 210-743-4120


Upcoming Programs & Events

Trauma Survivor Photo Program

Ongoing

We invite former trauma patients to participate in our Trauma Survivor Photo Program. Patients who wish to participate can schedule to have a professional photographer take their portrait, which will be displayed within the hospital as a hopeful reminder for both patients and staff. Learn more

Peer Visitation

Ongoing

Peer visitation is an opportunity for trauma survivors to share their personal experience in recovering from traumatic injury with someone who is just starting the recovery process. We are currently looking for peer visitor volunteers, regardless of type or level of injury, who have had success in the recovery process. Learn more


Community Resources

San Antonio Amputee Foundation

https://www.saamputeefoundation.org/

The San Antonio Amputee Foundation is a nonprofit organization rebuilding the lives of amputees through peer support, education, case management and recreation. Started and run by Mona Patel, an amputee herself who has provided support for hundreds across the nation.

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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

https://afsp.org/chapter/south-texas

AFSP is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. AFSP creates a culture that’s smart about mental health by engaging in the following core strategies: - Funding scientific research - Educating the public about mental health and suicide prevention - Advocating for public policies in mental health and suicide prevention - Supporting survivors of suicide loss and those affected by suicide

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Catholic Charities

https://ccaosa.org/

The mission of Catholic Charities is to provide for the needs of our community through selfless service under the sign of love.

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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

https://www.madd.org/get-help/victim-assistance

The mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, support the victims of these violent crimes, and prevent underage drinking.

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Texas Burn Survivor Society

texasburnsurvivors.org

The mission of Texas Burn Survivor Society (TBSS) is to provide care, comfort, and essential services to the critically burned and their families.

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Jewish Family Service

jfs-sa.org

Jewish Family Service (JFS) has been providing affordable mental health counseling, group therapy, case management, and senior services to the greater San Antonio community and beyond since 1973. Our services are available to all, regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, or economic status. JFS is able to offer services through the generous support of individual contributors, the The Jewish Federation of San Antonio, Methodist Healthcare Ministries, the H.E. Butt Foundation, the San Antonio Area Foundation, and other private funders.

Children’s Bereavement Center

cbcst.org

As the sole provider of grief support programs for children through young adulthood in South Texas, we wholeheartedly devote ourselves to addressing the bereavement needs of children from every culture and social circumstance to help them heal and move forward. We believe that each person’s journey through grief is unique and therefore deserving of a distinctive approach. Our goal is to help children and their caregivers understand the depth of their grief, stabilize and preserve family relationships, and develop healthy coping skills after the death of a loved one.

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Battered Women's Shelter

https://fvps.org/

VPS is able to offer residential and non-residential clients shelter, transitional housing, counseling for adults, children, families, and free legal services. These services help individuals and families recover from the pain and longer-term effects of domestic violence


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