If you need help right now
Willow & Stone is an outpatient practice and is not an emergency service. These lines are free, confidential, and answer at any hour, anywhere in Florida.
911
For immediate danger to anyone’s life or safety. Tell the dispatcher it is a mental health emergency.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Free, confidential, and available 24/7 — for the person in crisis or for someone worried about them.
Veterans Crisis Line
Dial 988 then press 1, or text 838255
For veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and the people who support them. VA enrollment is not required.
Florida’s crisis line and Mobile Response Teams, its public mental health and Medicaid services, help for older adults, and plain-language guides for patients and families anywhere in the state. If someone is in danger right now, start with the first section.
Florida crisis support
In Florida, 988 is answered by Florida-based crisis counselors and can connect you to in-person help.
988 Florida Lifeline
Call 988
Managed by the Florida Department of Children and Families. Free, 24/7, and able to refer callers to a Mobile Response Team for on-site support.
Public mental health services and Medicaid
Managing Entities (Florida DCF)
The regional systems of care through which DCF funds local behavioral health providers. Includes a contact list for finding publicly funded services in your area.
Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Help Line
1-877-711-3662 (TDD 1-866-467-4970)
Published on the Agency for Health Care Administration’s managed care site. Help choosing or changing a Florida Medicaid health plan.
Older adults and caregivers
Elder Helpline (Florida Department of Elder Affairs)
1-800-96-ELDER (1-800-963-5337)
Information and assistance on local services in every Florida county, also reachable through Florida Relay.
Depression and anxiety in later life
How depression can look different in older adults, what raises the risk, and where Florida families can turn.
Support and checking credentials
NAMI Florida
The Florida organization of the National Alliance on Mental Illness — education and support for people living with mental illness and their families.
Florida Department of Health license verification
Check the license status of a Florida health care practitioner, including advanced practice registered nurses.
Guides for Florida patients and families
Hurricane Season and Anxiety: A Florida Guide
Storm anxiety in Florida is a rational response to a recurring event, not a distortion.
Splitting the Year: Psychiatric Care for Florida’s Seasonal Residents
If you live in Florida part of the year and somewhere else the rest, psychiatric care tends to restart every time you move.
The Baker Act in Florida: What Families Should Know
Florida’s Baker Act allows an involuntary mental health examination of up to 72 hours.
Can a Florida Teen Get Mental Health Help Without a Parent?
Florida lets a young person 13 or older ask for crisis evaluation and talk therapy without a parent — but only up to two visits in a week, and never medication.
Florida’s Public Mental Health System: 988, Managing Entities, and Medicaid
How Florida’s public mental health system fits together: the 988 Florida Lifeline and Mobile Response Teams, the regional managing entities that fund local care, and Statewide Medicaid Managed Care..
Depression and Anxiety in Later Life: A Guide for Older Floridians and Their Families
Depression is common among older adults, but it is not a normal part of aging.
Security Clearances and Mental Health Treatment: What Is Actually Asked
Fear of losing a clearance keeps many people in defence, laboratory, and military work from seeking psychiatric care.
Psychiatric care across Florida
Dr. Stacey Forbes, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, provides integrative telehealth psychiatry to patients anywhere in Florida. See care across Florida, or find your city: Jacksonville · Miami · Tampa · Orlando · St. Petersburg · Fort Lauderdale · Tallahassee · Gainesville.
Your healing begins with a conversation.
Start with a cash-pay telehealth consultation — no insurance, no prior authorizations, no waitlists.
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