Parent Resources
The following list of resources has been created to assist parents with common issues. For additional information please contact your local BAYS office.
FOR EMERGENCIES, DIAL 911
State and National Numbers
Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups: 1-800-356-9996
Alcoholics Anonymous: 1-800-252-6465
Cocaine Information and Referral Hotline: 1-800-COCAINE
Drug/Alcohol Abuse Helpline 24 Hours: 1-800-362-2644
Family Health Line: 1-800-451-2229
Florida Abuse Hotline:
1-800-96-ABUSE (962-2873)
1-800-453-5145 TTY
Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling Inc.: 1-888-236-4848
Florida HIV/AIDS Hotline
1-800-352-2437
English 1-800-545-7432
Spanish 1-800-243-7101
Creole 1-800-503-7118 TTY
Florida Substance Abuse Hotline: 1-800-662-4357
Insurance and Consumer Hotline: 1-800-342-2762
Missing Children Information Clearing House: 1-888-FLMISSING 356-4774-
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children:
1-800-843-5678
1-800-826-7653 TTY
National Certified Crisis Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK
Parent Helpline
1-800-FLA-LOVE
352-5683
Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222
Rehabilitation Referral Service: 1-800-711-6375
Vanished Children’s Alliance 24-Hour Sighting:
1-800-VANISHED
826-4743
Circuit 5 Marion County
Central Florida Community Action: 352 – 732-3008
Children’s Home Society of Florida: 352 – 620-3471
Community Bases Services and Consultants: 352 – 489-4506
Community of Gratitude: 352 – 288-3499
Domestic Violence Hotline: 352 – 622-8495
Family Visitation Center: 352 – 622-9408
First Call for Help: 352 – 732-4444
Florida Mentor: 352 – 624-2137
Haven House: 352 – 351-9999
Interfaith Emergency Services: 352 – 629-8868
Legal Aid: 352 – 629-7555
Marion County Family YMCA: 352 – 368-9622
Project Healthy Choices: 352 – 671-1117
Rape Crisis Hotline: 352 – 622-8495
Sheltering Arms Inc.: 352 – 291-2900
St. Theresa’s Roman Catholic: 352 – 245-2458
St. Vincent De Paul: 352 – 753-1455
Women in Need Network: 352 – 694-3484
YMCA: 352 – 528-5923
Circuit 6 Pasco & Pinellas Counties
Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups: 727 – 548-6811
Alcoholics Anonymous: 727 – 530-0415
ASAP Homeless Services: 727 – 823-5665
Community Action Stops Abuse CASA: 727 – 895-4912
Beacon House Men’s Shelter: 727 – 823-5780
Boley Center for Behavioral Health Care: 727 – 821-4819
Boy Scouts: 727- 391-3800
Boys and Girls Clubs: 727 – 546-1032
Catholic Charities: 727 – 550-4236
Directions for Mental Health: 727 – 524-4464
Family Resources Runaway Shelter:
Clearwater 727 – 298-1606
St. Petersburg 727 – 893-1893
Family Service Centers: 727-536-1817
Girls Inc.: 727-544-6230
Girl Scouts: 800- 881-4475
Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services: 727-538-7460
Gulfcoast Legal Services: 727-821-0726
Healthy Start Coalition: 727-507-6330
Marriage and Family Counseling Clearwater: 727-381-9400
St. Petersburg: 727 – 381-9400
Narcotics Anonymous: 727-547-0444
Operation Par 888-727-6398
Pinellas County Human Services: 727-582-7781
Pinellas County Schools Psychological Services: 727-588-6054
Pinellas County Urban League: 727-327-2081
Planned Parenthood: 727-898-8199
Recovery: 727-525-1749
Religious Community Services RCS: 727-442-4128
Resource Center for Women: 727-586-1110
St. Petersburg Free Clinic: 727-821-1200
Suncoast Center Community Mental Health: 727-327-7656
Traveler’s Aid: 727-823-4891
Turning Point: 727 – 823-7811
YMCA: 727-895-9622
YWCA Clearwater: 727-461-2997
YWCA St. Petersburg: 727-896-4629
Circuit 10 Polk Hardee & Highlands Counties
ADEPT Community Services: 863-534-1916
AGAPE Food Bank: 863-665-7074
Auburndale Relief Association: 863-967-9711
Bethesda Lutheran: 863-967-3220
Big Brothers Big Sisters: 863-682-5191
Burse’s Community Service: 863-984-8866
Catholic Counseling Center: 863-686-7153
Church Service Center: 863-533-5822
Domestic violence Shelter: 863 – 413-2700
Families of Polk County Inc.: 863 – 519-0723
Family Emergency Services of Winter Haven: 863 – 294-1939
Florida First Start Parent Center: 863 – 853-6027
Family Fundamentals: 863 – 688-1221
Florida Baptist Children: 863 – 687-8811
Florida Rural Legal Services Inc.: 863 – 688-7376
Florida Sheriff’s Youth Villa: 863 – 533-0371
Frostproof Care Center: 863 – 635-5555
Girl Scouts: 863 – 688-7648
Gulf Coast Community Care: 863 – 701-1333
Habitat for Humanity: 863 – 292-2256
Heart of Florida Legal Aid: 863 – 686-8215
Heartland for Children: 863 – 519-8900
Help of Ft. Meade: 863 – 285-6600
Helpline Ministries Inc.: 863 – 667-0582
Hunger Hotline: 800 – 329-3663
Lake Wales Care Center: 863 – 676-6678
Lake Wales Drug Awareness Council: 863 – 676-1949
Leland Family Ministries Winter Haven: – 863 – 533-1675
Meals on Wheels: 863 – 299-1616
Mulberry Community Service Center: 863 – 425-1523
Neighborhood Care Center: 863 – 780-6822
Peace River Domestic Violence Shelter: 863 – 386-1168
Peace River Center: 863 – 534-7020
Peace River Crisis Line: 863 – 519-8233
Polk county Health Department: 863 – 413-2620
Polk County Social Services: 863 – 534-5230
Society of St. Vincent De Paul: 863 – 293-6133
St. Francis Women’s Center: 863 – 683-9775
Street Smart A New Beginning: 863 – 646-3636
Tri-County Human Services Inc: 863 – 709-9392
West Bartow Front Porch: 863 – 533-1773
WIC: 863 – 519-7542
YMCA: 863 – 577-0236
Youth and Family Alternatives
863 – 499-2430
Circuit 12 Manatee & Sarasota Counties
Adolescent Recovery Center Manatee Glens: 941 – 782-4797
Boys & Girls Club: 941 – 714-7300
Child Protection Center/Kids Kindness: 941 – 365-1277
Children’s Academy of Southwest Florida: 941 – 708-5311
Coastal Behavior Health Care: 941 – 952-1147
Compass Center: 941 – 952-1147
Department of Children & Family Services: 941 – 316-6015
Family Emergency Treatment Center: 941 – 952-1147
Family Life Intervention: 941 – 366-0607
Family Resources: 941 – 707-5850
First Call for Help: 941 – 366-5025
First Step: 941 – 552-2078
Florida Sheriff Youth Ranch: 941 – 776-1777
Goodwill Charter School: 941 – 915-9508
Gulf Coast Marine Institute: 941 – 721-2100
Gulf Coast Vocational Institute: 941 – 361-6502
Insight Counseling: 941 – 737-4782
Jewish Children and Family Center: 941 – 366-2224
Jewish Family & Children’s Services: 941 – 492-4717
Jobs Etc./Project Return Manatee: 941 – 714-7449
Jobs Etc/Project Return Sarasota: 941 – 358-4200
Jobs Etc./Project Return Venice: 941 – 486-2682
Kid Care: 941 – 861-1900
Manatee Children’s Services: 941 – 345-1200
Manatee County Rural Health Services: 941 – 708 -8511
Manatee Family YMCA: 941 – 761-2582
Manatee Glens: 941 – 741-3111
Manatee Juvenile Assessment: 941 – 749-0607
Manatee Palms: 941 – 792-2222
Manatee Youth Crisis Center: 941 – 708-5843
North Port Counseling: 941 – 429-0804
Pace Center for Girls: 941 – 751-4566
Project Return: 941 – 358-4200
Resource Connection for Kids: 941 – 745-5949
Safe Children Coalition: 941 – 371-4799
Substance Abuse Family Education Program: 941 – 714-7300 Ext. 2011
Substance Prevention Coalition Sarasota County: 941 – 954-1573
TEAM/Anger Substance Abuse: 941 – 952-1147
The Florida Center for Children & Family: 941 – 371-8820
YMCA-FINS-CINS-Residential
941 – 955-5596 Youth for Christ
Circuit 13 Hillsborough County
Alcohol Community Treatment Services ACTS: 813 – 237-6630
Youth Residential: 813 – 986-5966
Alpha House of Tampa Inc.: 813 – 875-2024
Big Brothers Big Sisters: 813 – 287-2210
Boys and Girls Clubs: 813 – 875-5771
Centre for Girls: 813 – 231-3404
Child and Family Counseling Services Tampa: 813 – 903-3455
Brandon: 813 – 744-5953
Children’s Home Inc.: 813 – 864-1435
Children’s Services/Runaway Shelter: 813 – 272-6606
Crisis Center Land line: 2-1-1 Cell Phone: 813 – 234-1234
Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office DACCO: 813 – 984-1818
Head Start: 813 – 272-5140
Health Department: 813 – 307-8000
Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County: 813 – 223-2800
Hillsborough Information Line: 813 – 272-5900
Hispanic Services Council: 813 – 659-8566
Mental Health Care Inc.: 813 – 272-2244
Pace Center for Girls: 813 – 988-7223
Parks and Recreation County: 813 – 744-5595
City of Tampa: 813 – 274-8615
Victim’s Assistance: 813 – 272-6742
YMCA: 813 – 224-9622
Circuit 20 Charlotte Lee Hendry & Collier Counties
The Bridge Youth Center -Lee County: 239 – 337-3798
Diagnostic Services, Inc. DSI – Lee County: 239 – 949-6168
Lutheran Services of Florida -Lee County: 239 – 278-5400
Ruth Cooper Mental Health Center- Lee County: 239 – 275-3222
SWFAS South West Florida Addiction Services -Lee Cty: 239 – 332-6937
Charlotte Mental Health -Charlotte County Punta Gorda: 941 – 639-1181
Port Charlotte: 941 -255-7424
David Lawrence Center -Collier County: 239 – 455-8500
Family Preservation -Glades/Hendry Counties: 863 – 675-7773
