Crisis & Emergency Support
If you are in immediate danger, please call 911.
Suicide Prevention Hotlines
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline | Call 988 or start a web chat | TTY users can use a preferred relay service, or dial 711 then 988.
Suicide.org
Non-profit organization with directories that connect people with national hotlines.
Suicide Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
Text Hotline: 1-800-799-4889
LGBT Youth Suicide Hotline: 1-866-4-U-TREVOR (1-866-488-7386)
Veterans Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255, Press 1
Para español: 1-800-273-8255, Oprima 2
Queer-Focused Resources
Call Blackline | 800-604-5841
Geared toward the Black, Black LGBTQI, Brown, Native, and Muslim communities (no one will be turned away); an anonymous and confidential way to report negative, physical, and inappropriate contact with police and vigilantes. Also provides immediate crisis counseling.
LGBTQ+ Freedom Fund
Posts bail for LGBTQ+ people in jail or immigrant detention, and raises awareness of queer overincarceration.
LGBT National Help Center
Trained LGBTQIA+ volunteer counselors
M-F 2-11pm, Saturdays 12-5pm Eastern
Coming Out Support: 888-OUT-LGBT (888-688-5428)
Hotline: Peer info, support, resources | 888-843-4564
Youth Talkline: For callers 25 and younger | 800-246-7743
Senior Hotline: For callers 50 and older | 888-234-7243
1-on-1 Online Peer-Support Chat: Confidential web-based conversation with counselors.
National Crisis Resources
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233) or text “START” to 88788
See the website for chat or AI chat, and for resources.
National Runaway Safeline | 1-800-RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929)
A compassionate person will listen and help you create a plan to address your concerns. The website offers other resources to teens and concerned adults. For example, Home Free is a program that reunites you with your family or legal guardian when you are ready—or helps you get to an alternative living arrangement.
The Network/La Red | 800-832-1901
24 hour free, confidential emotional support, information, referrals, safety planning, and crisis intervention for LGBTQ+ folks and kink/polyamorous communities who are being abused or have been abused; offers information to friends, family, or co-workers on domestic violence in LGBTQ+ communities.
The Trevor Project | 866-488-7386 | 24-hour text support: 678-678
Web-based chatroom: TrevorSpace
Focuses on preventing suicide and self-harm for people ages 13 to 24; offers free online educational resources.
Local & State Crisis Resources
Alachua County Crisis Center | 352-264-6789
Support for emotional distress and concerns for someone experiencing suicidal/homicidal ideation, acute mental health concerns, family distress, self-harm, grief reactions, etc.
218 SE 24th St., Gainesville, FL 32641
Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition | 352-264-6785
Individual, couples, and family counseling.
Florida Legal Services
Free translation and interpretation services available | M-F 9am-5pm (except holidays)
Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-500-1119
Domestic Violence Legal Helpline: 850-385-0611
Legal Hotline: 850-385-0611 | 800-955-8771 (TTY access)
Eviction Prevention Hotline: 888-780-0443 (toll-free)
Peaceful Paths | Call: 352-377-8255 | Text: 352-727-0948
Crisis services and ongoing support for survivors of intimate partner violence and their children, regardless of gender identity and sexual orientation.
Alachua County: 352-377-5690
Bradford & Union Counties: 352-318-4852
United Way | Call: 211 or 352-332-4636 | Text your zip code to 898-211
Community Resource Specialists provide connections to resources for food, childcare, counseling, disaster relief, financial assistance, healthcare and insurance, housing and utilities, unemployment, and veterans’ services.
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