Get Help & Support
Where to Get Help
For Immediate Help
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7: Call 988 or 1-800-273-8255; Text ‘4HOPE’ to 741-741
Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation: https://www.ohiospf.org/
- Information about services and how to get help.
Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (MRSS)
- Mobile Crisis services are available in Ohio to provide youth in crisis and their families with immediate behavioral health services to ensure they are safe and receive necessary support.
The Disaster Distress Helpline, 1-800-985-5990
- A 24/7, 365-day-a-year, national hotline dedicated to providing immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. This toll-free, multilingual, and confidential crisis support service is available to all residents in the United States and its territories. Stress, anxiety, and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster.
Talk to Your Primary Care Practitioner (PCP)! Your PCP can help you identify treatment resources that are best for you and make sure that your healthcare is coordinated.
Mental Health Services
Ohio Mental Health and Addition Services Information and Referral Line
- Use the OhioMHAS website https://mha.ohio.gov/get-help
- call 1-877-275-6364
For confidential support and connection to local providers
- Call the Ohio CareLine: 1-800-720-9616 24 hours a day, 7 days/week.
- Or text 4Hope to 741 741
Contact Your ADAMH Board (Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities (oacbha.org))
- Use the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities (OACBHA) website to find your local board and get information about mental health and recovery support services in your community.
Behavioral Health Treatment Locator (https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/ )
- Use the Behavioral Health Treatment locator developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to find mental health services in your area. Use the filters to refine your search by age group.
Ohio Children’s Hospital Association https://ohiochildrenshospitals.org/
- Use the Ohio Children’s Hospital Association website to find and contact your local Children’s Hospital.
OhioRISE Pediatric Mental Health Services
- For children ages 0 – 20 with significant behavioral health service needs, additional services may be available through the OhioRISE program. Request a Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment for eligibility (https://managedcare.medicaid.ohio.gov/managed-care/ohiorise/07-ohiorise-cmes).
Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Services
Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services Information and Referral Line
- Use the OhioMHAS website https://mha.ohio.gov/get-help
- Call 1-877-275-6364
For confidential support and connection to local providers
- Call the Ohio CareLine: 1-800-720-9616 24 hours a day, 7 days/week.
- Or text 4Hope to 741 741
Contact Your ADAMH Board (Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities (oacbha.org))
- Use the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities (OACBHA) website to find your local board and get information about substance use and recovery support services in your community.
Substance Use Treatment Finder (https://findtreatment.gov/ )
- The Treatment Finder website, sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), can be used to identify treatment in your community. You can refine your search to identify age-specific services for youth.