Resources
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Explore trusted mental health resources, crisis support, and educational guidance designed to support your wellness journey
Crisis Resources
If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. The resources below are available 24/7 at no cost
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- Contact
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 (support 24/7)
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 (support 24/7)
Crisis Center of Tampa Bay (FL)
Call 211 (support 24/7)
The Trevor Project — LGBTQ+ Youth
1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678 (support 24/7)
SAMHSA National Helpline
1-800-662-4357 (support 24/7)
Veterans Crisis Line
Call 988, then press 1 (support 24/7)
Florida Abuse Hotline
1-800-962-2873 (support 24/7)
Emergency
911 (support 24/7)
If you are an established Beacon patient with a non-emergency concern between appointments, please call us at (727) 910-2395.
Mental Health Resources
Beacon Psychiatry makes every effort to provide up-to-date, relevant and quality links to resources to aid you in your mental health journey. Beacon Psychiatry is neither affiliated with nor has financial relationships with the listed resources. Beacon Psychiatry is also not liable and can’t be held responsible for the content of the resources provided. Click on the categories below to explore helpful information to support your mental health journey
Websites by Diagnosis
- Crisis & Suicide Prevention
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — Call or text 988
Crisis Text Line — Text HOME to 741741
Crisis Center of Tampa Bay — Call 211
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
Now Matters Now — Tools for coping with suicidal thoughts
The Trevor Project — LGBTQ+ youth crisis support
Stanley-Brown Safety Planning Intervention — Evidence-based safety planning tool
Veterans Crisis Line — Call 988, press 1
International Suicide Hotlines — Resources by country
- ADHD
- OCD
- Anxiety
- Depression & Mood
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Moodgym — Interactive CBT skills for depression and anxiety
- PTSD & Trauma
RAINN — Sexual Assault Advocacy
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) — For military/veteran loss
- Disability Rights & Florida Local Services
- Eating Disorders
- Substance Use & Recovery
- Sleep
- Grief & Bereavement
- Pregnancy & Reproductive Mental Health
- Alzheimer's & Cognitive Health
- General Mental Health
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
Apps by Category
Mood Tracking & General Mental Health
Structured CBT program
ReliefLink
Suicide prevention and crisis resources
For stress and worry reduction
Meditation & Mindfulness
Sleep & Insomnia
Medication Management
Anxiety & Stress
Social Connection
Self-Harm & Crisis
Sobriety tracker and community
Eating Disorders
PTSD
Addiction & Sobriety
Medication Assistance
Finding affordable medication can be challenging. All resources below are free to use. If you need help navigating prior authorization or medication assistance, call us at (727) 910-2395 — we are glad to help
- GoodRx — Compare prices and find coupons at local pharmacies
- NeedyMeds — Patient assistance programs database
- RxAssist — Pharmaceutical patient assistance programs
- RxList — Drug information and pricing
- CoverageForAll — Insurance and medication assistance
- AssistRx — Copay and access support
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance — Connects patients to free medication programs
Handouts, Downloads & Clinical Tools
Patient Handouts
Mood Chart with Instructions — Track daily mood patterns — PDF download
Sleep Diary with Instructions — Monitor sleep habits over time — PDF download
Safety Planning
Stanley-Brown Safety Planning Intervention — Download Form — The evidence-based gold standard for suicide safety planning. Individual clinical use permitted. Available in multiple languages
Stanley-Brown Safety Plan — About the Intervention — Learn about the research and implementation of the Safety Planning Intervention
Suicide Prevention Resource Center — Stanley-Brown Overview — Official SPRC overview and training resources
Depression Screening Tools
PHQ-9 — Patient Health Questionnaire (Adults) — 9-item depression screening tool for adults. Free to use clinically
PHQ-A — Adolescent Depression Screening — Modified PHQ-9 for adolescents ages 11–17
CES-DC — Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children — 20-item self-report depression screening for children ages 6–23. Free PDF
Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) — Gold-standard suicide severity assessment. Free clinical download
ADHD Assessment Tools
NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scales — Parent & Teacher Informant — Complete package: initial and follow-up parent and teacher rating scales. Free PDF
Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Parent Rating Scale — Scoring Instructions — Scoring guide for the Vanderbilt parent scale
ASRS v1.1 — Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale — 18-item WHO-validated adult ADHD screening tool. Free for clinical use. Includes Parts A and B
ASRS v1.1 — Fillable PDF Version — Printable fillable version of the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale
MDCalc — ASRS Online Scoring Calculator — Interactive ASRS scoring tool for clinical use
OCD Assessment Tools
CY-BOCS — Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale — Gold-standard OCD severity rating scale for children ages 6–17. Clinician-administered. Free PDF
CY-BOCS Self-Report Symptom Checklist — Parent/child self-report version of the CY-BOCS
Y-BOCS — Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Adult version) — Gold-standard OCD severity scale for adults. Free PDF
Trauma Screening Tools
PCL-5 — PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 — 20-item self-report PTSD screening for adults. Free for clinical use
Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS) — Validated PTSD symptom scale for children and adolescents
Anxiety Screening Tools
GAD-7 — Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale — Free, validated anxiety screening tool for adults and adolescents
SCARED — Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders — 41-item anxiety screening for children ages 8–18. Child and parent versions
Mood & Bipolar Screening
MDQ — Mood Disorder Questionnaire — 13-item bipolar disorder screening tool. Free PDF
YMRS — Young Mania Rating Scale — 11-item clinician-rated mania severity scale
CDRS-R — Children’s Depression Rating Scale Revised — Clinician-rated depression severity for children ages 6–12
Autism Spectrum Screening Tools
M-CHAT-R — Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers — Free online screening tool for autism in toddlers ages 16–30 months
ADOS-2 — Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule — Gold-standard observational assessment (requires training)
Sleep Screening Tools
Epworth Sleepiness Scale — 8-item daytime sleepiness self-report. Free and widely used
PSQI — Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index — 19-item sleep quality self-report measure for adults
CSHQ — Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire — 33-item parent-completed sleep assessment for ages 4–10
Important Phone Numbers
National Crisis Lines — Available in All States
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- Contact
Emergency
911 (support 24/7)
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 (support 24/7)
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 (support 24/7)
Veterans Crisis Line
Call 988, then press 1 (support 24/7)
SAMHSA National Helpline
1-800-662-4357 (support 24/7)
NAMI HelpLine (non-crisis)
1-800-950-6264 (support M-F 10 am – 10 pm ET)
Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 (support 24/7)
Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN)
1-800-656-4673 (support 24/7)
The Trevor Project — LGBTQ+ Youth
1-866-488-7386 (support 24/7)
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-422-4453 (support 24/7)
Florida
Beacon Psychiatry provides in-person & telehealth psychiatric services for patients located in Florida
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Beacon Psychiatry
Florida Abuse Hotline
DCF — Pasco, Hillsborough & Pinellas
DCF — Hernando County
DCF — Hardee, Highlands & Polk
Disability Rights Florida
NAMI Florida
Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
California
Beacon Psychiatry provides telehealth psychiatric services for patients located in California
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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
CalHOPE Warm Line
NAMI California
NAMI California — local chapters
Visit namica.org
LA County Dept of Mental Health
California Peer-Run Warmline
Washington
Beacon Psychiatry provides telehealth psychiatric services for patients located in Washington State
- Resource
- Contact
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
NAMI Washington
Visit namiwa.org
Washington Recovery Help Line
YouthLine (teens)
New York
Beacon Psychiatry provides telehealth psychiatric services for patients located in New York
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- Contact
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
NAMI New York State
Visit namica.org
NYC Well — NYC Mental Health
NYS OMH Crisis Resources
Visit omh.ny.gov
Kentucky
Beacon Psychiatry provides telehealth psychiatric services for patients located in Kentucky
- Resource
- Contact
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
NAMI Kentucky
Visit namiky.org
Kentucky Mental Health Crisis Line
Connecticut
Beacon Psychiatry provides telehealth psychiatric services for patients located in Connecticut
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- Contact
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
NAMI Connecticut
Visit namict.org
CT BHP Crisis Line
Iowa
Beacon Psychiatry provides telehealth psychiatric services for patients located in Iowa
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- Contact
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
NAMI Iowa
Visit namiiowa.org
Iowa Concern Hotline
Ohio
Beacon Psychiatry provides telehealth psychiatric services for patients located in Ohio
- Resource
- Contact
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
NAMI Ohio
Visit namiohio.org
Ohio Crisis Line (OhioMHAS)
Beacon Psychiatry is currently pursuing telehealth licensure in Tennessee and North Carolina. Once approved, crisis resources for these states will be added here. Patients in these states may contact us at (727) 910-2395 to be notified when services become available.