Resources

Learn the signs of human trafficking

Visit the U.S. Department of State website.

Call the National Human Trafficking Hotline

Call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 if you suspect someone is a victim.

Understand What is Human Trafficking Is

Human Trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transporting, providing or obtaining, by any means, a person for labor or services involving forced labor, slavery or servitude in any industry, such as forced or coerced participation in agriculture, prostitution, manufacturing, or other industries or in domestic service or marriage (Freedom Network, based on the federal criminal law definitions of trafficking).

Look Beneath the Surface

Learn more about human trafficking and raise community awareness through the Look Beneath the Surface campaign by the Office on Trafficking in Persons an Office of the Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Human Services.

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/partnerships/look-beneath-the-surface

How to help

Children and adults can be victims of human trafficking. “If you see something, say something.”

Contact the Florida Abuse Hotline 1-800-96-ABUSE (1-800-962-2873) to report known or suspected child abuse, neglect, or abandonment; and known or suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult.
To report Human Trafficking to law enforcement in Florida, call 1-855-FLA-SAFE.
To get help from the National Human Trafficking Hotline, call 1-888-373-7888.
Text HELP to 233733 (BEFREE): To get help for victims and surviviors of human trafficking or to connect with local services.
Visit the National Human Trafficking Hotline online at: https://humantraffickinghotline.org.

Mental Health Assistance Resources

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act, and helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is intimately connected with physical health and lays the foundation for positive growth. Mental health not only affects an individual, it also impacts families and communities.

Florida Resources

211 – Thousands of caring, local experts are available to help, 24/7. Calls to 211 are confidential and can be anonymous.
Hope for Healing – Hope for Healing navigates the many ways Floridians can access help for mental health and substance abuse.
Resiliency and Mental Health – Resources for children provided by the Florida Department of Education.
Mental Health and Substance Abuse – The Florida Department of Children and Families provides crisis support resources to locate verified social services providers for things like food, housing, transit, healthcare, legal aid, and more.
Childrens Mental Health – Coordinated network of community-based services and supports that is family-driven to produce individualized, evidence-based, culturally and linguistically competent outcomes that improve the lives of children and their families.

National Resources

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline – The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones. Call or text 988 for help.
Find Support – The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides resources for issues with mental health, drugs, or alcohol. National Helpline or call 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

Violence and Injury Prevention Program

850-245-4455
Mailing Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A13Tallahassee, FL 32399-1722

Get Immediate Help in a Crisis

Call 911 if you or someone you know is in immediate danger or go to the nearest emergency room.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org/.

988 is confidential, free crisis service that is available to everyone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Lifeline connects people to the nearest crisis center in the Lifeline national network. These centers provide crisis counseling and mental health referrals.

Crisis Text Line
Text “HELLO” to 741741
The Crisis Text hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the U.S. The Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, connecting them with a crisis counselor who can provide support and information.

Veterans Crisis Line
Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) and press 1 or text to 838255
The Veterans Crisis Line is a free, confidential resource that connects veterans 24 hours a day, seven days a week with a trained responder. The service is available to all veterans, even if they are not registered with the VA or enrolled in VA healthcare.

National Disaster Distress Helpline
Call or text 1-800-985-5990
The disaster distress helpline provides immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. The helpline is free, multilingual, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

National Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-7233
Text ” LOVEIS” to 22522
TTY 1-800-787-3224

National Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-4-A-Child (1-800-422-4453)
Text 1-800-422-4453

National Sexual Assault Hotline

1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
Online Chat

The Eldercare Locator

1-800-677-1116
TTY Instructions

Support Websites

Support Hotlines

National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Florida Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-500-1119, Florida Relay 711, TTY: 1-800-621-4202
Florida Sexual Violence information line 1-888-956-7273
National Runaway Safe line 1-800-RUNAWAY
National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline 1-866-331-9474 – Text: LOVEIS to 22522
National Human Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888, Florida Relay 711, or Text 233733, https://humantraffickinghotline.org/
Florida Abuse Hotline 1-800-962-2873 or TTY:1-800-955-8771
Florida Elder Helpline 1-800-963-5337 or TTY: 1-800-955-8771
Non-emergency Legal Hotline 1-800-500-1119, prompt 3
General Resources and Hotlines | Florida Department of Health

Mental Health Helplines

NAMI HelpLine | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness is a free nationwide peer-support service providing information, resources referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. HelpLine staff and volunteers are experienced, well-trained, and able to provide guidance.
The NAMI HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., EST.
1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or helpline@nami.org

Teen Line: An anonymous, nonjudgmental space for youth | Teen Line Teens can access personal peer- to-peer support from highly trained teens supervised by adult mental health professionals.
The Teen Line can be reached at 800-852-8336 Nationwide (6 PM – 10 PM PST) or TEXT TEEN to 839863
(6 PM – 9 PM PST)

Mental Health Warmline: Need to talk to someone? (Warmlines) – MHA Screening Call the warmline to have a conversation with someone who can provide support during hard times. Whether you’re in crisis or just need someone to talk to, a warmline can help. Warmlines are staffed by trained peers who have been through their own mental health struggles and know what it’s like to need help. Warmlines are free and confidential.
The Clear Warm Line can be reached at 1 (800) 945-1355. Hours: 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM EST Every night of the year including holidays.

Find a Behavior Health Care Provider

Florida Department of Children and Families Links to Managing Entities

The Department of Children and Families utilizes Managing Entities to contract with community service organizations to provide a full array of publicly funded mental health and substance abuse services. Find behavioral health service providers in your county at Managing Entities – Florida Department of Children and Families

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Find Treatment | SAMHSA
SAMHSA provides information on mental health services and treatment centers through an online service locator. You can search by your location, service category, payment options and languages spoken.

SAMHSA’s National Helpline
- 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

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