Emergency Care

YOUR SAFETY IS IMPORTANT! If this is an emergency of life or death, please just dial 911.

If you are in 24x7 emergency need, the organizations below are ready to assist. The Lord is our shield and provides protection, shelter, and comfort. Please contact these organizations for specialized assistance.


Tampa, Florida
Metropolitan Ministries
813.209.1000
Metropolitan Ministries offers comprehensive services for at-risk and homeless families in underserved and impoverished communities.


National Assistance
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
988 then Opt 1 — 24/7
We can all help prevent suicide. 988 is now active across the United States. The Lifeline provides free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.

Veterans Crisis Line
988 then Opt 1 — 24/7
Confidential crisis support for Veterans and their loved ones.

Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 — 24/7
If you are in crisis in the US. Free, confidential support.

Help National Domestic Violence Hotline
800.799.7233 or Text START to 88788 — 24/7
If you or someone you know is experiencing relationship abuse in any form, free, confidential support is available. Chat online at TheHotline.org. You are not alone.

Childhelp
800.422.4453 — 24/7
Reporting child abuse can be scary, but if you are a witness to or a victim of child abuse there is a huge benefit to making the report yourself. Being able to tell your story first hand gives the child care worker much better information than if it came from someone not involved.

National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
855.500.3537 — 24/7
The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) serves as a national resource center dedicated to the prevention of elder mistreatment. The goal of the NCEA is to improve the national response to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation by gathering, housing, disseminating, and stimulating innovative, validated methods of research, practice policy and education.

RAINN
800.656.4673 — 24/7
RAINN is the National Sexual Assault Hotline. Free, confidential help is available. Visit online.rainn.org to chat with a support specialist.

National Human Trafficking Hotline
888.373.7888 — 24/7
If you or someone you know is a victim of human trafficking, call now.

SAMHSA
800.662.4357 — 24/7
SAMHSA's National Helpline is a free, confidential, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.

HRSA
833.943.5746 — 24/7
Free, Confidential Hotline for Pregnant and New Moms in English and Spanish. The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline can help. Text to 833.943.5746 is available. TTY users can use a preferred relay service or dial 711 and then 833.943.5746.

We do not offer Christian counseling services. Here are some Christian based, licensed therapists in your area.