Resources

Local Resources
Tampa Bay Area
 
The 2-1-1 Tampa Bay division of the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay offers a safe place to call for help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Certified staff and volunteer crisis counselors provide immediate and confidential crisis intervention, and information and referral services. They assist people with issues such as; basic needs, relationships, parenting, mental health, substance abuse, legal affairs, economic well-being, and senior services.
http://www.crisiscenter.com/211tampabay.htm
 
Crisis Center of Tampa Bay APPLE Services
http://www.crisiscenter.com/bapple.htm
 
A quick reference to community resources in the Tampa area
http://www.crisiscenter.com/gcomres.htm
http://www.crisiscenter.com/211ResourceGuide11-06.pdf
 
National Resouces
United States Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Information Center
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/nctic/resources.asp
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/nctic/links.asp

Emergency Mental Health and Traumatic Stress
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/EmergencyServices/links.asp
 
National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/index.jsp
 
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.nctsn.org
 
Office for Victims of Crime
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/
 
Office on Violence Against Women
U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/ovw/