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Crisis Stabilization Unit Meridian Behavioral Healthcare (insurance not required) Gainesville: call 374-5600, follow instructions for “emergency services” (4300 SW 13th Street, Gainesville, FL 32614) Outside Gainesville: call 800-330-5615, follow instructions for “emergency services” for your area.	Crisis Stabilization Unit Vista Pavilion at Shands (takes private insurance) 4101 NW 89 Blvd, Gainesville FL 32606 Main number (352)-265-5497 Admissions (352)-265-5481 Outpatient (352)-265-5424	Crisis Center Hotline & Suicide Counseling Alachua County Crisis Center (24/7): phone (352)-264-6789 National Hotline (24/7) phone 1-800-784-2433
Missing Persons Alachua County Sheriff's Office Business hours: (352)-367-4050 Weekends and after 5:30 pm:(352)- 955-1818	How to Handle an Acute Mental Illness Crisis at Home	Law Enforcement Help Phone 911 Specifically ask for a "C.I.T. Officer" (click here for explanation) for help in a crisis, or with involuntary committment (Baker Act), or for suicide attempt
	Alachua County Jail 3333 NE 39th Avenue - Gainesville, Florida 32609 Jail Nurse (24 hour): (352)-491-2865 Jail Mental Health Counselor: (352)-491-4648 Jail Main Switchboard: (352)-491-4444	Alachua County Mental Health Court Works with defendants arrested for misdemeanor offenses who are mentally ill or developmentally disabled. This program is designed to divert mentally ill and developmentally disabled defendants from jail.
Public Defender's Office for Baker Act Cases Serving 8th Circuit (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy and Union Counties). This office will represent a Baker Acted mentally ill person in court at no cost to client. (352) 338-7370	Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. A local, non-profit corporation funded for the sole purpose of providing free civil legal services to low-income, eligible clients in seventeen counties of North Florida. 1-800-372-0936	F.A.C.T Team in Gainesville
The Equal Access Clinic at 625 SW 4th Avenue, Gainesville Thursday nights 6:00 - 8:00 PM Drop ins only	Low income family healthcare clinic: Alachua County Organization for Rural Needs ("ACORN") low income clinic and family health care http://www.acornclinic.org/ Medical clinic: (352) 485-1133 Dental clinic: (352) 485-2772	www.NeedyMeds.com A resource for people who cannot afford medicine or other healthcare costs.
Community Resources Wallet Card (print and cut out for wallet)	National Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (click here for information on local Gainesville support group that meets as a NAMI C.A.R.E. group)	Victim Advocate Units Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (352)-384-3317 Gainesville Police Department (352)-334-3208
		Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic Appointments at UF Department of Psychiatry phone 265-7041
Northeast Florida State Hospital. Click here for virtual tour of bedrooms, grounds, activities, and facilities.	Northeast Florida State Hospital (The video clip is a Windows Media File. It will begin to play after a few moments. Not recommended for telephone dial-up interned connections. You can also right-click and choose "save as" to download to your computer for later viewing.)	Gainesville Opportunity Center Clubhouse (Work/job recovery center)
	Ten Broeck Hospital - Ocala 3130 SW 27th Avenue Ocala, Florida 34474 Phone: 866-671-3130	720 NW 23rd Avenue Gainesville, FL 32609 Voice (352) 378-7474 Fax (352) 378-5582

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