Capital City Youth Services, Safe Place Program

*Organizations displaying black and yellow "Safe Place" sign have staff who have received training to assist troubled youth or runaways *Staff are prepared to contact Capital City Youth Services or other organizations as needed and provide a safe place for children and adolescents to wait until other services can be arranged *Transportation to Capital City Youth Services shelter is available from any Safe Place site *If youth is a runaway, parents will be notified *Safe Place Sites in Leon County: Capital City Youth Services; Tallahassee Fire Departments (14 locations); Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Community Centers (6 locations); Tallahassee Police Department; Leon County Sheriff's Department; Star Metro Buses; The Florida State Capitol Building (The Capitol Police); Department of Juvenile Justice Headquarters; Department of Transportation; The Florida Network of Youth and Family Services; FDLE; Capital Health Plan and Starbucks (3 locations)

Services: Youth Shelters

Capital City Youth Services, Someplace Else Youth Shelter

*Safe short-term crisis shelter for youth ages 10-17, for up to 2 weeks stay, includes domestic violence respite and probation respite *Youth can self-admit, but CCYS will contact parents of a runaway within 24 hours to ensure the youth is willing to stay at CCYS.

Services: Domestic Violence Shelters, Family Counseling, Family Preservation Programs, Youth Shelters

CAWSO, Cocaine Anonymous World Service Organization

*12-step support program concerned solely with personal recovery and continued sobriety of individual drug addicts *Call national referral line or visit web site for nearest meeting location and more information about program *Online meetings available through the website *Meeting times and days vary; none in Tallahassee at present; closest is in Pensacola (850) 512-8142; check website for information *The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using cocaine and all other mind-altering substance (including alcohol and other drugs)

Services: Drug Use Disorder Support Groups, Substance Use Disorder Hotlines

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline

*Confidential child abuse hotline offers crisis counseling, information, literature, and referrals to emergency, social service, and support resources through phone, text, and chat *Staffed by professional crisis counselors who can provide assistance in 170 languages through interpreters *Serves US, its territories, and Canada 24/7

Services: Child Abuse Hotlines

Christovich, Sarah, LCSW (SW16626)

*Licensed Clinical Social Worker (SW16626) in private practice who is currently accepting new patients in a practice location which is accessible *Treats young adults, adults and geriatrics as individuals, families and couples in person on Tuesdays and by video (telemental health); specialty treatment areas include general anxiety and depression, victim and trauma counseling, PTSD, perinatal mental health, crisis counseling, and child abuse survivor counseling *Fees $100 an hour, no insurance accepted, can provide superbill for clients to submit for possible reimbursement from their insurance.

Services: Abuse Counseling, Child Abuse Counseling, Crime Victim/Witness Counseling, Crisis Intervention, Mental Health Assessment and Treatment, Mental Health Evaluation, Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment, Pregnancy Counseling, Telemental Health

Copline, An Officer's Lifeline

*24/7 national crisis, suicide and general counseling hotline for any type of law enforcement officer, active or retired, and their families *Answered by retired officers who are vetted and trained in active listening and provide assistance with successful management of various stressors that impact law enforcement officers and their families *All calls are confidential and the caller can trust that their agency will not be informed *Should the caller need further assistance, the peer listener has access to clinical referrals to therapists and programs in the caller's area to further assist with ongoing stressors

Services: General Crisis Intervention Hotlines, Specialized Information and Referral, Suicide Prevention Hotlines

Crisis Text Line

*Provides access to emotional support and information to anyone in any type of crisis *Text "HOME" to 741741; or go online to chat, text, or message on WhatsApp trained specialists receive text and respond quickly *Trained volunteer specialists receive text and respond quickly with secure counseling and referrals

Services: Crisis Intervention, General Crisis Intervention Hotlines, Volunteer Opportunities

DCF, Florida Abuse Hotline

*Centralized Florida hotline responsible for receiving reports alleging abuse, neglect, abandonment and/or exploitation of children under 18, the elderly, or disabled, institutionalized or vulnerable adults as mandated in Chapters 39 and 415 of the Florida Statutes *Reports can be made anonymously if desired or person making report may request that their identity be kept confidential *Call-takers assess information and take reports when warranted 24/7 *Reports transmitted to DCF staff in local counties for investigation *Persons wanting to make a report may either call, fax, or use the website tool *Any person who knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that a child under 18, aged person, disabled or institutionalized adult is abused, neglected, abandoned or exploited is mandated by Chapter 415 of the Florida Statutes to report such information to the Florida Abuse Hotline

Services: Adult Protective Services, Child Abuse Hotlines, Children's Protective Services

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, Mobile Response Team

*24/7 Mobile Response Team (MRT) will go out, free of charge, to a person's home, emergency room, school or other location as needed, for an immediate and/or severe mental health crisis *Takes calls from anyone (child through adult) in a mental health crisis or their family/friends *Mobile Response Team is available when a person is expressing thoughts of suicide, experiencing out of control behaviors that place him at risk of harming self or others, or is experiencing severe stress that results in a significant decline in daily and/or family life *Counties Covered: Orange, Osceola, and Seminole

Services: In Person Crisis Intervention, Psychiatric Mobile Response Teams

Dixon, Patricia, LCSW (SW10342)

*Licensed Clinical Social Worker (SW10342) in private practice who is currently accepting new patients in a practice which is not accessible and cannot be reached by public transportation *Fees $150 Initial Assessment, $125 Hourly for follow ups, sliding scale to $50 for uninsured clients; accepts Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Evernorth, Anthem and Lucet insurances *Treats adults and young adults as individuals and couples by video (telemental health); specialty treatment areas include general anxiety and depression, grief/bereavement, Pregnancy mental health, Marriage/relationship, Crisis counseling/trauma     *Therapist is female, English speaking, Caucasian & cannot prescribe or manage patient's medications

Services: Bereavement and Grief Counseling, Conjoint Counseling, Crisis Intervention, General Counseling Services, Marriage and Relationships Counseling, Pregnancy Counseling, Suicide Counseling, Telemental Health