OKALOOSA COUNTY TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR YOUTH
WHERE CAN I GO FOR HELP?

EMERGENCY    911

General Counseling:  Mental health, drugs, alcohol problems
            Alcoholics/Addicts Helpline      862 – 1174
            Cope Center Help Line         892 –4357; 267 - 2220
Crisis Line       244 – 9191; 682 – 0101
Crossroads Counseling Center       796 – 7200
First Call for Help      243 – 9111
            HIV Hotline     352 – 2437
            Lutheran Services    664 - 0145
Mental Health Association    244 - 1040
OASIS (Aids Support & Info Hotline)314 – 0951; 314 - 0952

Government
            County Health Department     833 – 9240; 689 - 7855
            Crestview Police Department     682 – 2055
            Dept. of Children & Families    833 – 3700; 689 – 7700
            Dept. of Juvenile Justice    833 – 3906; 689 – 7980
            Fort Walton Beach Police Department      833 – 9546
            Niceville Police Department     729 – 4030
            Okaloosa Co. Sheriffs Department    689 – 5666; 651 - 7400
            Shalimar Police Department     651 – 1115
            Valparaiso Police Department      729 – 5400

Family Services
            Boys and Girls Club/Teens after school      862 - 1332
            Bridgeway Center       833 – 7400; 689 – 7810
            Children’s Home Society      863 – 5877
            Children’s Advocacy Center      833 – 9237
            Circle of Youth      833 – 3710
            Family Support Center – Eglin AFB     882 – 9060
            Family Support Center – Hurlburt AFB     884 – 5442
            Horizons      863 – 1530
            Jobs Plus/Jobs Corps    833 – 7587; 689 - 7823
            TAGIT (Training a Generation in Truth)   862 – 4012
            Youth Village       986 – 0549
            YMCA    863 – 4536; 837–8440; 689-2999

Runaway Shelter
            HOPE House Runaway Shelter 24 hrs.    682 – 2374

Angry or Ungovernable
            ECMI (Emerald Coast Marine Institute)      244 - 2711
            Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch       1-800-765-3797
            Gang Rescue       729 – 1024
            Teen Challenge Circle H Ranch   547 – 9011

Domestic Violence
            Abuse Hotline     1-800-962-2873
            Domestic Violence Hotline     442 - 2873
            Shelter House Hotline    863 – 4777; 1-800-442-2873

Pregnancy
            Family Life Center     243 - 5800
            LIFE (Life is for Everyone)     862 – 9020
            Hope Center      729 – 7755

Homeless Issues
            Salvation Army     243 – 4531; 682 – 8224
            Waterfront Rescue Mission     796 - 0700

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL AREA CODES ARE 850

January 2007