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National Suicide Hotlines
Toll-Free / 24 hours / 7 days a week / USA
 
1-800-784-2433
1-800-273-8255
ChatNow.org
CrisisChat.org
Online Emotional Support
Hours Vary - Approx
12hrs daily / 7 days
I'm Alive Crisis Chat
An Online Crisis Network
Suicide & Crisis Chat
I'm Alive Chat
1-866-488-7386 The Trevor Project
1-866-488-7386
Crisis intervention & Suicide prevention
For lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and questioning youth
GradResources.org
1-800-GRAD-HLP
1-800-472-3457
National Graduate Student Crisis Line
Immediate 24 Hour Help for Grads in Crisis
1-800-273-8255
Veteran's Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255 PRESS 1
Confidential Live Veterans Chat
1-800-799-4TTY
1-800-799-4889

TTY - Hearing & Speech Impaired

1-800-PPD-MOMS
1-800-773-6667
Postpartum Depression ?
Talk to a Mom who's been there.


Florida

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BARTOW

Serving Residents of Western Polk, Highlands, & Hardee Counties

Mental Health Crisis Hotline

Peace River Center

24 hours / 7 days

  • (863) 519-3744
    1-800-627-5906
    Collect Calls Accepted
    .
  • YouthLine!
    Lakeland Area

    (863) 519-8011
    Toll-Free
    1-877-822-5205

6/3/04



COCOA

211 Helpline Brevard

Crisis Services of Brevard County

24 hours / 7 days

  • Dial 211 or
    (321) 632-6688

6/3/04



DAYTONA BEACH

Serving Volusia and Flagler Counties

Access Center Helpline

ACT - A Human Services Corp.

24 hours / 7 days

  • 1-800-539-4ACT (4228)

6/3/04



DE FUNIAK SPRINGS

Serving Walton County

C.O.P.E. Center Helpline

Chautauqua Offices of Psychotherapy
and Evaluation

24 hours / 7 days

  • DeFuniak Springs
    (850) 892-HELP
    (850) 892-4357
    .
  • Santa Rosa Beach
    (850) 267-2220
    1-800-955-8770
    1-800-955-8771
    TDD

6/3/04



FORT LAUDERDALE

24-Hour Helplines - Dial 211

First Call For Help - Broward County

24 hours / 7 days

  • First Call Helpline
    Call 211 or
    (954) 537-0211
  • First Call for Seniors
    (954) 390-0485
  • Teen Hotline
    (954) 567-TEEN
    (954) 567-8336
  • Phone Friend for Kids up to 13
    (954) 390-0486

6/17/04



FORT MYERS

Crisis Stabilization Unit

Ruth Cooper Center
For Behavioral Health Care

24 hours / 7 days

  • (239) 275-4242

6/3/04



FORT WALTON BEACH

Okaloosa County

Crisis Line

Bridgeway Center Behavioral & Educational Centers

24 hours / 7 days

  • Fort Walton Beach
    (850) 244-9191
  • Crestview
    (850) 682-0101

6/3/04



GAINESVILLE

Crisis Center

Alachua County Community
Support Services

24 hours / 7 days

  • (352) 264-6789

6/3/04



JACKSONVILLE

Serving Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Hamilton, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee, & Counties

Suicide Crisis Helpline

United Way 2-1-1

24 hours / 7 days

  • Call 211 or
  • Jacksonville & Duval County
    (904) 632-0600
  • Toll Free in Northeast Florida
    1-800-346-6185

6/3/04



KEY WEST

Helpline, Inc.

24 hours / 7 days

  • (305) 296-HELP
    (305) 296-4357
    .
  • Teen Line
    (305) 292-8440

10/18/05



LANTANA

Serving Palm Beach & Treasure Coast

Center for Information
& Crisis Services

24 hours / 7 days

  • Call 211 or
    (561) 383-1111

6/3/04



LARGO

Serving Hernando & Pinellas Counties

2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares

24 hours / 7 days

  • Dial 211 or
  • Cell-Phone Access Pinellas County
    (727) 562-1542
  • Cell-Phone Access Hernando County
    (727) 562-1543
  • 211 - TTY / TDD Accessible

6/12/04



LECANTO

Citrus County

24-Hour Crisis Line

The Centers

24 hours / 7 days

  • (352) 726-7155

6/3/04



MAITLAND

Serving Orange & Seminole Counties

Central Florida Helpline

7am - 11pm / 7 days

  • (407) 740-7477

6/12/04



MIAMI

Serving Miami-Dade County

Crisis Counseling / Suicide Prevention

Switchboard of Miami

24 hours / 7 days

  • The HELPline
    (305) 358-HELP (4357)
    .
  • (305) 358-2477 TDD/TTY
    .
  • The Teen Link Line
    (305) 377-TEEN (8336)
    80 Taped Messages for Teens
    .
  • Teen Talk Line
    (305) 377-TALK (8255)
    To Speak to a Counselor
    .
  • Children & Youth Behavioral Hotline
    (305) 358-HELP (4357)

6/3/04



OCALA

Marion County

24-Hour Crisis Line

The Centers

24 hours / 7 days

  • (352) 629-9595

6/3/04



ORLANDO

Serving Central Florida - Orange, Osceola & Seminole Counties

LifeLine of Central Florida

24 hours / 7 days

  • Community Crisis Line
    (407) 425-2624
  • Teen Hotline
    (407) 841-7413

6/12/04



PENSACOLA

Serving Escambia & Santa Rosa County

Pensacola Help Line

Lakeview Center - Baptist Health Care

24 hours / 7 days

  • HelpLine
    (850) 438-1617
    .
  • TeenLine
    (850) 433-TEEN (8336)

6/12/04



PINELLAS PARK

Serving Pinellas County

Suicide Hotline

Personal Enrichment Through
Mental Health Services

24 hours / 7 days

  • (727) 791-3131

6/12/04



ST. PETERSBURG

Serving Pinellas County

Helpline

Pinellas Cares - Family Resources

24 hours / 7 days

  • (727) 344-5555

6/12/04



TALLAHASSEE - BIG BEND AREA

Serving Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, & Wakulla Counties

2-1-1 Big Bend

Crisis Intervention Hotlines

24 hours / 7 days

6/3/04



TAMPA

Hillsborough County

2-1-1 & Hotline Services

Crisis Center of Tampa Bay

24 hours / 7 days

  • Dial 211 or
    .
  • Suicide & Crisis Hotline
    (813) 234-1234
    .
  • TDD/TTY
    (813) 234-1234
    .
  • TeenLink
    (813) 236-TEEN (8336)
    .
  • ParentLink
    (813) 2PARENT
    (813) 272-7368
    .
  • ElderNet Services
    (813) 964-1577

6/3/04



TAMPA

Tampa Help Line

Christian Helpline Network

24 hours / 7 days

  • (813) 251-4000

6/12/04



TAVARES

Serving Lake County

The Connection Helpline

A Christian Volunteer Helpline

1:00pm - 10:00pm Daily
Eastern Standard Time

  • (352) 483-2800

6/12/04



VERO BEACH

Serving Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River & Okeechobee Counties

St. Lucie Crisis Line

Indian River Mental Health

24 hours / 7 days

  • (772) 562-2000

6/12/04


 

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  • Call numbers in your state, even if they are outside your city or county.
 
  • Some of the 800, 888 or 877 numbers are toll-free in the entire state.
 
  • Visit the USA National page of this site for toll free National hotlines.
 
  • Call 411 and ask for:
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    • suicide prevention
    • crisis intervention
    • hotlines - crisis or suicide
    • community crisis center
    • county mental health center
    • hospital mental health clini
 
  • Or, call 911 and ask for help. Tell them you are in suicidal danger.
 

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