Ohio Mental Health Resources for Children
Hello Ohio! For crisis situations that are not life-threatening, find mental and behavioral health resources and other information below close to you. While these resources are general, the best resource is your family’s medical provider.
If you are in a life threatening situation, call 9-1-1 or go to an emergency department.
If you are having thoughts of suicide or need to talk, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988. If you prefer to text, you can text "START" to 741-741 where a live, trained specialist will respond back to you.
Resources
Suicide/Crisis Hotlines
Franklin County Youth Psychiatric Crisis Line
Text “4Hope” to 741741 for the crisis text line
Outside of Franklin County, contact county specific suicide hotline from list below (using link)
Mental Health Hotlines
Ohio Mental Health Information and Referral Line
- 1-877-275-6364
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Mental/Behavioral Health Services
Child Abuse
Ohio Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line
- 855-O-H-CHILD (855-642-4453)
- https://jfs.ohio.gov/ocf/reportchildabuseandneglect.stm
Eating Disorders
Nationwide Children’s Eating Disorders Program
National Eating Disorders Association Helpline
- 800-931-2237
- https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
ANAD Hotline
Domestic Abuse
Ohio Domestic Violence Network Information and Referral Line
- Contact to obtain the telephone number for your local domestic violence shelter, obtain the telephone numbers for other state coalitions against domestic violence, request safety plans, brochures and other clearinghouse print materials, borrow educational materials from our library about domestic violence, obtain information about ODVN sponsored workshops, conferences or training events
- 800-934-9840
- www.odvn.org
Parent Hotlines/Resources
National Parent Helpline
- 1-855-427-2736
NAMI Ohio
- Find your local chapter: https://namiohio.org/local-chapters/
Autism
Ohio Early Intervention Information Line
- 1-800-755-4769
- https://ohioearlyintervention.org/
Autism Society of Ohio Information Line
Adolescent Resources
Teen Relationship Abuse Helpline (National)
- 866-331-9474
- 866-331-8453 TTY
- www.loveisrespect.org
LGBT Resources
Use list at this link to search for LGBT trained domestic violence shelters and resources near your area
BRAVO (Buckeye Regional Anti Violence Organization)
- Toll Free: 1-866-862-7286
- Columbus: 614-294-7867
- Cincinnati: 513-453-4001
- Cleveland: 216-370-7361
- www.bravo.equitashealth.org/about/hate-violence
National Hotlines
- Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org
- Trans Lifeline - https://www.translifeline.org/