Crisis & Emergency Services

If you or someone you know is feeling hopeless or having suicidal thoughts, get help immediately

• The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

  A 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.
  1-800-273-8255
  www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

• Crisis Text Line

  An organization that provides support to people through text
  Text START to 741-741
  www.crisistextline.org 

• Talbert House Crisis Care Center

  A 24-hour crisis intervention service for those experiencing suicidal or emotional crisis, relationship conflicts, grief/loss, or any other personal emergency
  (513) 281-CARE (2273)
  Text TALBERT to 839863

• Children’s Mobile Crisis Team (children only)

  234 Goodman Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45219
  (513) 558-8888

• Community Mobile Crisis Team

  Mobile clinical team trained to respond to mental health emergencies in the community. Available Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-midnight and Saturday/Sunday noon-8:30 p.m.
  (513)-584-5098
  Call Psychiatric Emergency Services during after hours
  (513) 584-8577

• Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center – Psychiatric Intake Response Center (PIRC)

  3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229
  (513) 636-4124
  https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/service/p/psychiatry/programs/intake-response

• Cincinnati Children’s Drug and Poison Information Center

  24-hour hotline for poison, drug and overdose information
  (513) 636-5111

• Lighthouse Youth & Family Services (Runaway Shelter)

  401 E. McMillan St., Cincinnati, OH 45206
  (513) 221-3350
  www.lys.org

• Lindner Center of Hope

  4075 Old Western Row Rd., Mason, OH 45040
  (513) 536-HOPE (4673)
  lindnercenterofhope.org

• Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services

  24-hour reporting line for abuse and/or neglect of children. Callers are directly linked with child welfare/law enforcement offices in their respective county. Reports can be anonymous.
  855-O-H-CHILD (855-642-4453)

• Mental Health Access Point (Supported by Hamilton County Mental Health & Recovery Board)

  Provides mental health assessments, medication management, crisis intervention, connections to mental health professionals, and a 24-hour hotline
  311 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45229
  (513) 558-8888
  www.mentalhealthaccesspoint.org

• Disaster Distress Helpline

  24/7 hotline providing information and crisis counseling for people experiencing emotional distress after any natural or human-caused disaster
  1-800-985-5990
  Text TalkWithUs to 66746
  www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline

• TrevorLifeline – LGBTQ

  Trained counselors available for support 24/7.  If you are a young person in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgment-free place to talk, call the TrevorLifeline.
  866-488-7386
  https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/

• NorthKey Community Care

  24-hour crisis phone triage, crisis assessment, brief treatment and access to NorthKey’s mental health; substance use and development disability services in Northern Kentucky.
  859-331-3292
  http://www.northkey.org/

Additional Resources and Organizations

Get Involved in Your Mental Health

Take an active role in creating awareness and stopping the stigma

• SAMHSA National Helpline

  24-hour free and confidential service offering treatment referral and information about mental health and/or substance use disorders, prevention, and recovery
  1-800-662-HELP (4357)
  www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

• Veterans Crisis Line

  Free and confidential hotline, chat, or text line connecting veterans and service members (and their friends/families) with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders
  Call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1
  Text 838255
  www.veteranscrisisline.net

• AFSP — American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

  AFSP raises awareness, funds scientific research, and provides resources and aid to those affected by suicide
  afsp.org
  afsp.org/chapter/afsp-cincinnati

• NAMI — National Alliance on Mental Health

  The nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness
  (800) 950-6264
  www.nami.org

• NAMI Southwest Ohio

  NAMI’s local affiliate dedicated to improving the lives of families and individuals affected by mental illness through education, support, and advocacy
  4055 Executive Park Dr. Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45241
  (513) 351-3500
  www.namiswoh.org

• Active Minds

  A UC student-run organization focused on decreasing mental health stigma on campus nursing.uc.edu/news/Active_Minds_Chapter.html