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Immediate mental health, suicide, youth crisis, substance-use crisis, and emergency navigation resources.

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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

988 Lifeline

Call or text 988, or use the official chat, for immediate crisis support.

Crisis Now Call 911 for immediate physical dangerUse official crisis channels
Official sourceLive line firstPrivacy-sensitiveArea-only locationChecked 2026-05-12
crisis Free

National Domestic Violence Hotline

The Hotline

National official domestic violence hotline with phone, text, and chat options. Use a safer device if a partner or another person may be monitoring browsing, calls, or messages.

Domestic & Sexual Violence SupportCrisis Now Domestic violence supportUse safe device if monitored
Official sourceLive line firstPhone listedPrivacy-sensitiveProtected location
crisis Free

LSS CHOICES Domestic Violence Hotline

Lutheran Social Services CHOICES

Official CHOICES resource for domestic violence hotline and survivor-support routing. LSS says CHOICES serves all victims of abuse, including men. Call the hotline to ask about counseling, support groups, legal advocacy, shelter, and safety planning. KindMesh intentionally does not publish protected shelter locations.

Domestic & Sexual Violence SupportCrisis Now Domestic violence supportServes men and all victims
Official sourceLive line firstPhone listedPrivacy-sensitiveProtected location
crisis Unknown

Netcare Access

Netcare Access

Franklin County adult behavioral-health crisis access resource with 24/7 crisis phone support.

Crisis NowSubstance Use Treatment Crisis resourceVerify current intake instructions
Official sourceLive line firstPhone listedPrivacy-sensitiveArea-only location
crisis Unknown

Franklin County Crisis Care Center

ADAMH Board of Franklin County

24/7 adult walk-in behavioral-health crisis center listed by Franklin County ADAMH.

Crisis Now Crisis resourcePublic crisis center address
Official sourceLive line firstPrivacy-sensitiveChecked 2026-05-12
urgent Free

BRAVO / Equitas Health Survivor Support

Equitas Health / BRAVO

Equitas Health describes BRAVO as no-cost private support for LGBTQ+ people who have experienced violence or abuse, including intimate partner violence and sexual violence. The page also links to support groups and BRAVO live support.

Domestic & Sexual Violence SupportCommunity & Identity Support LGBTQ+ survivor supportSupport groups
Official sourceLive line firstPhone listedPrivacy-sensitiveArea-only location
crisis Free

Crisis Text Line

Crisis Text Line

Text HOME to 741741 for crisis support through the official Crisis Text Line.

Crisis Now Crisis resourceUse official text instructions
Official sourceLive line firstPhone listedPrivacy-sensitiveArea-only location
crisis Free

Homeless Hotline and Coordinated Shelter Access

Community Shelter Board

Official Community Shelter Board entry point for coordinated homelessness response. KindMesh lists the hotline and system context, not shelter placement locations.

Housing & Shelter NavigationCrisis Now Housing crisis resourceDo not publish shelter placement locations
Official sourceLive line firstPhone listedCall before goingPrivacy-sensitive
urgent Free

Huckleberry House

Huckleberry House

Official youth and family resource for crisis shelter, counseling, transitional living, family support, and Central Ohio youth support.

Housing & Shelter NavigationCrisis Now Youth-facingUse official crisis instructions
Official sourceLive line firstCall before goingPrivacy-sensitiveProtected location
crisis Unknown

Mobile Response and Stabilization Services

Nationwide Children's Hospital Behavioral Health

Youth crisis response resource from Nationwide Children's; official guidance says to call 988 and ask for MRSS.

Crisis Now Youth-facingDo not publish deployment locations
Official sourceLive line firstPhone listedPrivacy-sensitiveProtected location
crisis Free

Ohio 988

Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Ohio's official 988 information hub for people seeking crisis support and local system context.

Crisis NowResource Navigation Crisis resourceUse 911 for immediate physical danger
Official sourceLive line firstPrivacy-sensitiveArea-only locationChecked 2026-05-12
crisis Free

SARNCO Sexual Assault Response Network

OhioHealth SARNCO

Official OhioHealth SARNCO resource for confidential sexual-assault support, hospital advocacy, aftercare advocacy, and related survivor services.

Domestic & Sexual Violence SupportCrisis Now Sexual assault supportConfidentiality has legal limits
Official sourceLive line firstPhone listedPrivacy-sensitiveArea-only location