Columbus OH

Hotlines

Call 911 immediately if you are in immediate danger, or in danger of hurting yourself or someone else.

Health & Safety

Franklin County Public Health Weekend, Holiday, and After Hours Emergency Hotline
(614) 525-3965

Central Ohio Poison Center Treatment & Advice Hotline (24-Hour)
(800) 222-1222

Ohio HIV Hotline (Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM)
(800) 332-2437

National Disaster Distress Helpline (24-Hour)
Call: (800) 985-5990
Text: 66746

Mental Health & Substance Use

Franklin County Mental Health Crisis Hotline (24-Hour)
Adults 18+ (Netcare Access): (614) 276-2273
Youth Up to 17 (Nationwide Children’s Hospital): (614) 722-1800

Central Ohio Suicide Prevention Hotline (24-Hour)
(614) 221-5445
Senior Hotline: (614) 294-3309

National Suicide & Crisis Prevention Hotline (24-Hour)
988 or (800) 273-8255

Mental Health Crisis Text Hotline (24-Hour)
Text: 741-741

National Tobacco Quit Line (24-Hour)
(800) 784-8669

Never Use Alone National Overdose Prevention and Crisis Response (24-Hour)
(877) 696-1996

Homelessness & Housing

Huckleberry House Teen Crisis Shelter Helpline (24-Hour)
(614) 294-5553

Franklin County Emergency Shelter & Homeless Hotline (24-Hour)
(614) 274-7000

COHHIO Ohio Housing Information Line 
(888) 485-7999

National Homeowner Hope/Foreclosure Prevention Hotline (24-Hour)
(888) 995-4673

Food, Basic Needs & Emergency Assistance

LSS 211 Central Ohio Housing, Food, & Referral Line (Monday-Friday 8AM-8PM)
Call: 2-1-1

USDA National Hunger Hotline (7AM-10PM)
English: (866) 348-6479
Español: (877) 842-6273

Abuse, Trauma, Human Trafficking & Domestic Violence

Ohio Sexual Violence Helpline
(844) 644-6435

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline (24-Hour)
(800) 656-4673

LSS Franklin County Domestic Violence Hotline (24-Hour)
(614) 224-4663

National Domestic Violence Hotlines (24-Hour)
Anyone: Call (800) 799-7233 or Text 88788
Teens & Young Adults: Call (866) 331-9474 or Text 22522
Native American Services: Call or Text (844) 762-8483
Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing: Video Phone (844) 812-1001

Franklin County Children’s Services Child Abuse Hotline (24-Hour)
(614) 229-7000

Franklin County Adult Protective Services (Weekdays 9AM-5PM)
(614) 525-4348

National Child Abuse Hotline (24-Hour)
Call or Text: (800) 422-4453

National Human Trafficking Hotline (24-Hour)
Call: (888) 373-7888
Text: 233-733

National Runaway Safeline (24-Hour)
Call or Text: (800) 786-2929

Pregnancy & New Baby Support

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline (24-Hour)
Call: (833) 852-6262

LGBTQ

Trevor Project Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth (24-Hour)
Call: (866) 488-7386
Text ‘START’ to 678-678

Trans Lifeline (1-9PM Eastern/EST)
(877) 565-8860