Suicide Prevention: Mental Health Matters Jax phone bank open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.

It’s National Suicide Prevention Month, and community advocates are focused on making sure you know help and resources are available. The goal throughout the month of September is to create awareness and promote actions people can take to prevent suicides.

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS IN CRISIS, CALL 988 OR START A CHAT HERE

News4JAX is partnering with the city of Jacksonville to provide you with a chance to talk one-on-one with mental health professionals as well as those who have stories to share about how they overcame their own struggles.

Our Suicide Prevention: Mental Health Matters Jax phone bank will be open Wednesday from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. You can call (904) 346-4630 or (800) 366-9598.

Discussing mental health -- including suicide -- can be difficult for many. But mental health professionals say it’s an important conversation to have. Studies show depression rates throughout the United States tripled in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, with depression now affecting 1 in 3 Americans.

The city of Jacksonville launched Mental Health Matters Jax back in May of this year, to provide a place for people to learn more about the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and know about the local resources available for children and adults -- and to ensure they know that they can get help quickly. You will find the city’s resource page here, and can also access links to resources directly below.

• NAMI Jax
  • General mental health
  • 40 E Adams Steet, Ste LL05, Jacksonville, FL 32202
  • 904-323-4723
• Here Tomorrow
  • Peer support
  • 910 3rd St, Neptune Beach, FL 32266
  • 904-372-9087
• Child Guidance Center
  • Family Counseling
  • Five offices throughout Jacksonville
  • 904-448-4700 ext1010
• Gateway
  • Outpatient drug detox
  • 555 Stockton St, Jacksonville, FL 32204
  • 877-389-9966
• Mental Health Resource Center
  • Community mental health agencies
  • North: 3333 W 20th St, Jacksonville, FL 32254; South: 11820 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32246
  • North: 904-695-9145; South: 904-642-9100
• Inspire to Rise
  • Services for adolescents and adults
  • 3 locations: 2 in Duval, 1 in Nassau
  • 844-937-4731
• Cox Behavioral Health Group
  • Children’s behavioral health
  • 8130 Baymeadows Circle West, Suite 204, Jacksonville, FL 32256
  • 904-608-9881
• Youth Crisis Center
  • Community Mental Health Agency
  • 3015 Parental Home Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32216
  • 904-725-6662
• Northwest Behavioral Health Services
  • Psychiatric day treatment
  • 2392 Edgewood Ave. N., Jacksonville, FL 32254
  • 904-781-7797
• Children’s Home Society
  • Parent counseling, adoption counseling & support
  • 3027 San Diego Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32207
  • 904-493-7744
• Daniel Kids, Inc.
  • Transitional case/care management
  • 4203 Southpoint Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32216
  • 904-296-1055 ext 2752
• The Women’s Center
  • Community mental health agency/women’s center
  • 5644 Colcord Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32211
  • 904-722-3000
• Riverpoint
  • Community mental health agency
  • 6300 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32216
  • 904-724-9202
• Wekiva Springs
  • Adult psychiatric inpatient units, general assessment for substance use disorders
  • 3947 Salisbury Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32216
  • 904-296-3533
• JASMYN
  • LGBTQ2+ Support Groups
  • 651 Chelsea Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204
  • 904-389-3857
• Baptist Behavioral Health
  • Psychiatric hospital
  • 22 different locations
  • 904-376-3800
• Wolfson Chidren’s Hospital
  • Children and teens
  • 800 Prudential Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32207
  • 904-376-3800
• Family Foundations
  • Grief counseling
  • 40 E. Adams St., Suite 120, Jacksonville, FL 32202
  • 904-396-4846
• Positive Behavior Solutions
  • Individual counseling
  • 904-587-4938
• River Region Human Services
  • Anger management, comprehensive outpatient drug use disorder treatment
  • 904-899-6