Help Resources

If the situation is urgent:

• Call 9-1-1.
• Call the Lake County Crisis Hotline at 440-953-8255.
• Go to the nearest hospital emergency department.
• Crisis Text Line. Text HOME to 741741.

If the situation is not urgent:

• Call the Lake County ADAMHS Board’s Compass Line at 918-2000 or 350-2000 (both 440).

Local Resources

Lake County ADAMHS Board

NAMI Lake County (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers

Suicide-Specific Resources

American Association of Suicidology

SAMHSA

Suicide Prevention – The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (Ohio MHAS)

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Depression-Mental Illness-Specific Resources

Lake County ADAMHS Board

Suicide Prevention – The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (Ohio MHAS)

MHA (Mental Health America)

American Association of Suicidology

NAMI Lake County (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health)

Problem Gambling-Specific Resources

National Council on Problem Gambling 

Gamblers Anonymous

Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers

Alcohol/Drug Addiction-Specific Resources

Teen Drug Addiction

Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers

Opiate Task Force

Alcoholics Anonymous

Al-Anon

Alateen

Narcotics Anonymous

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