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988 is the fastest door. Call or text 988. En español, pulse 2. Local crisis, naloxone, rides, and ID help are below.

This is a resource list, not medical advice. Meeting times, beds, and hours change. Call and verify before you go. Nobody here can promise you a bed or a treatment slot.

988 en español: pulse 2. Print the wallet card if you need numbers without data. Tonight is meetings and Hope Spot hours for today.

Suicide prevention

If you are thinking about suicide, stay on this page and call.

Call or text 988. En español, pulse 2. Chat at 988lifeline.org/chat. Veterans press 1. LGBTQ youth can also use Trevor 1-866-488-7386.

  • Ask them directly: are you thinking about suicide?
  • Stay with them. Do not leave someone with a plan alone.
  • Remove guns, extra pills, and car keys if you can do it safely.
  • Call 988 together. If they are in immediate danger, call 911 and ask for a CIT officer.

“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”

Psalm 34:18 ESV

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211 Ohio

Ohio · Local resources

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Food, shelter, utility help, and local referrals.

988 in Ohio

Ohio · Crisis — Ohio

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Ohio’s 988 network. Call, text, or chat. Mental health or addiction crisis. Family can call too. Info: [email protected].

988 Lifeline chat

Ohio · Crisis

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If you cannot talk out loud, use chat at 988lifeline.org/chat. Same trained counselors as the phone line. Call or text 988 still work too.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Ohio · Crisis

Open 24 hours · never closed

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Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org/chat. Free, confidential, 24/7. Spanish: press 2 or say Spanish. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 and ask for a CIT officer.

ADAMH Franklin County

Ohio · Columbus · County board

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Franklin County mental health and addiction board. Referrals for treatment and housing.

AFSP — healing after a loss

Ohio · Loss survivors

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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention programs for people left behind. Ohio walks and loss groups. Not a hotline — 988 is.

Alliance of Hope — suicide loss

Ohio · Loss survivors

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For people who lost someone to suicide. Forums and resources. If you are in crisis yourself, call or text 988.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Ohio · Prevention

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Education, loss support, and local Ohio walks. Not a hotline. If you need someone now, call or text 988.

Cincinnati AA helpline

Ohio · Cincinnati · AA

Open 24 hours · never closed

Meeting info or someone to talk to in Greater Cincinnati.

Columbus AA helpline

Ohio · Columbus · AA

Open 24 hours · never closed

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Someone to talk to, or a meeting nearby. Also 800-242-1729.

Crisis Now Montgomery County

Ohio · Dayton · Local crisis

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Montgomery County mental-health emergency line. 833-580-2255 (CALL). 24/7. For immediate danger call 911 and ask for a CIT officer.

Crisis Text Line

Ohio · Crisis — text

Open 24 hours · never closed

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Text HOME to 741741. Free, confidential, 24/7. A counselor texts back.

Dayton AA Intergroup

Ohio · Dayton · AA

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Official meeting finder. Always verify times before you go.

FindHelpNow Kentucky

Kentucky · Statewide locator

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Live openings for treatment and recovery housing across Kentucky. Call 1-833-859-4357 or text HOPE to 96714.

Five Rivers NA Helpline

Ohio · Dayton · NA

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Local Narcotics Anonymous meeting info.

Free naloxone — Greene County Public Health

Ohio · Xenia · Naloxone

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Project DAWN. Free Narcan / naloxone for Greene County. Call 937-374-5600 or 937-374-5621. Many Ohio pharmacies also give it without a personal prescription.

Greater Dayton RTA

Ohio · Dayton · Transportation

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Dayton bus. Use the trip planner for evening meetings. Confirm last-bus times — some lines stop early.

Greene County Public Defender

Ohio · Xenia · Legal

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If you have a court date and cannot afford a lawyer, call the county. Ask about court-card AA/NA meetings. Confirm the current public-defender number with the clerk.

Greene County Public Health

Ohio · Xenia · Naloxone & prevention

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Naloxone, harm reduction, and local referrals for Greene County.

Hamilton County MHARS

Ohio · Cincinnati · County board

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Hamilton County mental health and recovery services. Call for referrals.

How to help a friend

Ohio · Prevention

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Ask: are you thinking about suicide? Listen. Do not argue them out of the feeling. Remove guns, pills, and keys if you can do it safely. Call 988 or 911 if they have a plan and the means. You are not betraying them by getting help.

IASP — find a local resource

Ohio · Prevention

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International Association for Suicide Prevention resource finder. For the U.S., start with 988.

Meetings if you have kids

Ohio · Xenia · Childcare / family

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Ask Hope Spot (937-352-6367) and the meeting chair if children can sit in. COPE Family is 1st & 3rd Wed 7:00pm at Hope Spot Xenia. Al-Anon / Alateen is for family, including teens. New Directions (1-877-394-1046) helps families in Greene County.

Montgomery County ADAMHS

Ohio · Dayton · County board

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Montgomery County mental health and addiction board. Treatment and housing referrals.

NAMI Clark, Greene & Madison

Ohio · Xenia · Family support

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Covers Greene County (Xenia, Beavercreek, Fairborn). Call or text 937-322-5600. Not a crisis line — use 988 or TCN / 988 for crisis.

NAMI Ohio

Ohio · Family support

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Support for families walking through mental illness and addiction. Statewide.

New Directions DV / SA Crisis Center (TCN)

Ohio · Xenia · Safety & shelter

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24-hour crisis hotline 1-877-394-1046. Text 937-446-6411 (Mon–Fri 8am–5pm). Shelter (Soteria House), safety planning, legal advocacy, counseling. Location is confidential. If you are in immediate danger call 911.

NKY AA helpline

Kentucky · Northern Kentucky · AA

Open 24 hours · never closed

Northern Kentucky AA. Someone to talk to or a meeting nearby.

Ohio CareLine

Ohio · Crisis — Ohio

Open 24 hours · never closed

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Statewide emotional-support line. 1-800-720-9616. If you are in danger of suicide, call or text 988 first.

RecoveryOhio

Ohio · Statewide

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State recovery resources, treatment finder, and Recovery Friendly Workplace.

SAMHSA National Helpline

Ohio · Treatment locator

Open 24 hours · never closed

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Treatment referral and information. English and Spanish.

Suicide Prevention Resource Center

Ohio · Prevention

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Training and evidence for communities and churches. If you need someone now, 988.

TCN Billing / payment help

Ohio · Fairborn · Insurance & pay

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Self-pay, insurance, indigent funding, and payment plans. TCN does not turn people away for inability to pay. Bring ID, proof of residency, paystub or taxes, and insurance card if you have one.

TCN Crisis Line

Ohio · Fairborn · Local crisis

Open 24 hours · never closed

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TCN points people to 988. Walk-in crisis during business hours at any TCN office. Mobile crisis in the community. If it is life-threatening, call 911.

The Jason Foundation

Ohio · Prevention — youth

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Youth suicide prevention for parents, coaches, and schools. Crisis for a young person: 988 or Trevor 1-866-488-7386.

The Trevor Project

Ohio · Crisis — LGBTQ youth

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LGBTQ young people. Call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678678. If it is a crisis right now, 988 still works for everyone.

Trans Lifeline

Ohio · Crisis — trans

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Peer support for trans people, staffed by trans people. 877-565-8860. If it is life-threatening, also call 988 or 911.

Veterans Crisis Line

Ohio · Crisis — veterans

Open 24 hours · never closed

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Call 988 and press 1, or text 838255. For veterans, service members, and their families.

Warning signs — what to watch for

Ohio · Prevention

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Talking about wanting to die, looking for a way, hopelessness, rage, trapped, unbearable pain, saying goodbye, giving things away, sudden calm after a dark stretch. Ask them directly. Stay with them. Call 988 together. Do not leave them alone if they have a plan.