Is this a time when you need help? - Is there someone you know who needs help?
There is help available for you. The state of Florida has an extensive list of suicide & crisis help lines. These lines are available for your call 24 hours a day - 7 days a week (unless otherwise noted).

The Beth Foundation provides this list for your convenience and use. We have also included a list of national suicide prevention numbers for additional information.

Check the list of numbers available: Florida Hotline Numbers    National Hotline Numbers

Listed alphabetically by county or city
Bartow - Peace River Center Crisis Line
(863) 519-3744 - Youth Line: (863) 519-8011 - Toll Free: 1-877-822-5205


Bradenton - Manatee Glens Hospital Crisis Center
(941) 741-3117
Web Site: Manatee Glens


Coco - Brevard County - Crisis Services of Brevard
Helpline Brevard - 211 (321) 632-6688 - 211 Watts Line - (321) 631-8944
Web Site: http://www.crisis-services.org/


Daytona Beach - Volusia & Flagler Counties - Act Suicide Prevention Helpline
1-800-539-4ACT (1-800-539-4228)
Web Site: http://www.actcorp.org/


De Funiak Springs - Walton County - C.O.P.E. Center Helpline
Chautauqua Offices of Psychotherapy and Evaluation
DeFuniak Springs: (850) 892-4357
Santa Rosa Beach: (850) 267-2220 or 1-800-955-8770 or 1-800-955-8771 TDD
Web Site: http://www.copecenter.org/


Fort Lauderdale - Broward County - 2-1-1 First Call For Help
3217 N.W. 10th Terrace, #308
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309

Open M-F, 9am-4pm
Admin. Line: (954) 390-0493, Admin. Fax: (954) 390-0499

24/7 Crisis Line Numbers:
Main Line: 211 (within Broward Co.) or (954) 537-0211
Teen Hotline: (954) 567-8336
Senior Helpline: (954) 390-0485
Phone Friend: (954) 390-0486
INFOline(Children's MH & SA info.): (954) 396-4636
TDD: (954) 390-0942

Web Site: http://www.467-need.com/


Fort Myers - Crisis Stabilization Unit
Ruth Cooper Center Behavioral Health Care
(941) 275-4242


Fort Pierce - Indian River County - New Horizons of the Treasure Coast
(561) 468-5600 or Toll Free: 1-888-468-5600


Fort Walton Beach - Crisis Line Bridgeway Center
Fort Walton Beach: (850) 244-9191
Crestview: (850) 682-0101


Gainesville - Alachua County Crisis Center
(352) 264-6789


Gainesville - Serving Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist Suwannee, & Union Counties
The Access Center Meridian Behavioral Healthcare
Toll Free: 1-800-330-5615
Web Site: http://www.meridian-healthcare.org


Jacksonville - Suicide Prevention Center
United Way 2-1-1 is the suicide intervention and prevention helpline for this region and the call center is certified by the American Association of Suicidology. Call center specialists are also certified and trained to handle crisis and suicide-related calls.
Jacksonville calling area : 1-904-632-0600
Dial 2-1-1, in 10 Northeast Florida counties. They are: Duval, St. Johns, Clay, Baker, Nassau, Columbia, Suwannee, Hamilton, Bradford and Putnam counties.
For Duval County: 1-866-318-0211


Key West - Helpline, Inc.
(305) 296-HELP (305) 296-4357 or (305) 294-5463
Middle / Upper Keys: 1-800-273-4558
Teen Line: (305) 292-8440


Lantana - Serving Palm Beaches& Treasure Coast - Center for Information & Crisis Services
CrisisLine - Palm Beach County: (561) 930-1234
CrisisLine - Out of County: (561) 383-1111
Teenline - Palm Beach County: (561) 930-TEEN (561) 930-8336
Teenline - Out of County: (561) 383-1120


Lecanto - Crisis Line of Marion-Citrus Mental Health Center
(352) 726-7155
Web Site: http://www.marion-citrusmhc.org/


Maitland - Serving Orange & Seminole Counties
Central Florida Helpline - (7am - 11pm / 7 days): (407) 740-7477
Teens Talk: (407) 740-TALK (407-740-7477) Web Site: http://www.centralfloridahelpline.org/


Miami - Switchboard of Miami
(305) 358-HELP (305-358-4357
The Link - Youth Hotline: (305) 377-TEEN (305-377-8336)
Web Site: http://www.switchboardmiami.org/


Naples - Hotline & Referral Project Help, Inc.
(941) 262-7227
Toll Free in Naples County: 1-800-329-7227


New Port Richey - Crisis & Suicide Hotline, Pasco County Crisis Line, The Harbor Behavioral Health Care
Serving Hernando, Pasco & Pinellas Counties: (727) 849-9988


Ocala - Crisis Line of Marion-Citrus Mental Health Center
(352) 629-9595
Web Site: http://www.marion-citrusmhc.org/


Orlando - LifeLine of Central Florida
Serving Orange, Osceola & Seminole Counties
Community Crisis Line: (407) 425-2624
Teen Hotline: (407) 841-7413
Web Site: http://www.lifelinecentralflorida.org/


Panama City - Panama City Crisis Line Life Management Center
Blountstown: (850) 674-8790
Bonifay: (850) 547-2472
Marianna: (850) 482-7441
Panama City: (850) 769-9481


Pensacola - Pensacola Help Line, Lakeview Center, Inc.
Pensacola: (850) 438-1617
Teen Line: (850) 433-TEEN (850-433-8336)


Pinellas Park - 2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares, Inc.
Serving Pinellas & Hernando Counties
Suicide Hotline: 211
Cell Phone caller - Pinellas County: (727) 562-1542
Cell Phone caller - Hernando County: (727) 562-1543
Web Site: http://www.211tampabay.info/


Tallahassee - 2-1-1 Big Bend, Inc.
P.O. Box 10950
Tallahassee, Florida 32302
(850) 681-9131
Web Site: http://www.211bigbend.org


Tampa - Hillsborough County
Hotline of Hillsborough - Crisis Center of Tampa Bay - 211 & Hotline Services
Web Site: http://www.crisiscenter.com/
Suicide & Crisis Hotline: (813) 234-1234 TDD/TTY: (813) 234-1234
TeenLink: (813) 236-TEEN (813-236-8336)
ParentLink: (813) 2PARENT (813) 272-7368
ElderNet Services: (813) 964-1577


Tampa - Tampa Help Line Christian Helpline Network
Clearwater: (813) 535-5622
Daytona Beach: (904) 676-6775
Ft. Lauderdale: (954) 722-9885
Lake Placid: (941) 699-1685
Largo: (813) 535-7729
Orlando: (407) 740-7477
Tampa: (813) 251-4000
Titusville: (407) 264-0061
WinterHaven: (941) 293-0955


Vero Beach - Serving Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River & Okeechobee Counties
St. Lucie Crisis Line Indian River Mental Health
(561) 562-2000






National Hotline Numbers
If you are - or someone you know is - in a crisis, please call:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255).
Toll-Free in the U.S. - 24 hours / 7 days
Web Site: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline


National Crisis Line - The Help Line USA
1-866-334-HELP (1-866-334-4357)
Toll-Free / 24 Hours

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