Florida Mental Health Resources
Florida Crisis & Emergency Resources
Earthrise Counseling is not an emergency or crisis-response service. Email, text messages, voicemail, website contact forms, and other communications with Earthrise Counseling should not be used for emergencies or situations requiring an immediate response.
Emergency Assistance
If you or another person is in immediate danger, has made a suicide attempt, has an immediate plan or intent to seriously harm themselves or another person, is experiencing a medical emergency, or otherwise requires immediate emergency intervention:
Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.
988 Florida Lifeline
If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, a mental health crisis, or a substance-use-related crisis, or you are concerned about someone else:
Call or text 988
The 988 Florida Lifeline provides free, confidential behavioral-health crisis support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
988 crisis counselors can provide immediate support and, when appropriate, connect individuals with local crisis services, including a Mobile Response Team.
Florida Mobile Response Teams
Florida Mobile Response Teams (MRTs) provide behavioral-health crisis intervention throughout the state. Services may be provided in the individual’s home, school, community, or other location where the crisis is occurring.
Mobile Response Teams can provide:
• Crisis assessment and intervention
• De-escalation and stabilization
• Safety and crisis planning
• In-person or telehealth crisis response
• Connection to behavioral-health treatment and community resources
• Referral to a Crisis Stabilization Unit when a higher level of care is necessary
Accessing a Mobile Response Team
Call 988 and request connection with the appropriate local crisis service.
OR
Dial 211 for assistance connecting with the Mobile Response Team or behavioral-health resources serving your county.
Mobile Response Team services are available throughout all 67 Florida counties.
Florida 211
Dial 211
Florida 211 connects callers with local health and human-service resources, including behavioral-health and crisis services.
211 can assist with locating resources for concerns such as:
• Mental-health services
• Crisis intervention
• Housing and homelessness
• Food assistance
• Health care
• Substance-use services
• Transportation
• Financial and community assistance
Florida Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-500-1119
Available for individuals experiencing domestic violence or seeking information and support regarding domestic violence.
If there is an immediate threat to safety, call 911.
Florida Abuse Hotline
To report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a child or vulnerable adult:
1-800-962-2873
If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.
Disaster Distress Helpline
For emotional distress related to a natural or human-caused disaster:
Call or text 1-800-985-5990
The Disaster Distress Helpline provides crisis counseling and emotional support related to disasters and their aftermath.
Veterans Crisis Line
Veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and those who support them may:
Call 988 and press 1
or
Text 838255
If there is an immediate threat to life or safety, call 911.
Florida Crisis Care Continuum
Florida’s behavioral-health crisis system is designed around three levels of support:
Someone to talk to — 988 Florida Lifeline
Crisis counselors provide immediate emotional support, assessment, de-escalation, and connection to appropriate resources.
Someone to respond — Mobile Response Teams
When additional intervention is needed, a Mobile Response Team can provide on-site or telehealth behavioral-health crisis support.
Somewhere to go — Crisis Stabilization Units
When short-term intensive stabilization is necessary, individuals may be connected with an appropriate Crisis Stabilization Unit or other designated receiving facility.
Important Notice
These resources are provided for informational and crisis-support purposes and are not a substitute for emergency medical care.
Earthrise Counseling does not operate, control, or independently monitor the crisis services listed above. Crisis services, telephone numbers, eligibility requirements, and service availability may change.
If you are unable to reach a listed crisis resource and need immediate behavioral-health assistance, call or text 988.
If you or another person is in immediate danger or requires emergency medical attention, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.
Last reviewed: September 2026
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