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Free depression hotlines in Ohio

Frontline Service Crisis Hotline
EveryoneAll topics

Frontline Service Crisis Hotline offers 24/7, free, compassionate and confidential support by phone and online chat. We help...

Tri-County Behavioural Healthcare Crisis Hotline
EveryoneAll topics

Tri-County Behavioural Healthcare Crisis Hotline provides 24/7, free, compassionate and confidential support over phone. We are...

Lake County Crisis Hotline
AdultsLGBTQ+Youth

Lake County Crisis Hotline is dedicated to providing 24/7, free and confidential support and information over phone. We help...

Netcare Access
Adults

Netcare offers 24/7, free, confidential support by phone, text, and chat. We serve all of Franklin County, Ohio, and provide...

Huckleberry House Runaway Helpline
LGBTQ+ParentsYouth

As Columbus’ only 24-hour crisis shelter for youth ages 12-17, our doors are always open. If you’re dealing with communication...

Frontline Warmline
EveryoneWarmlineAll topics

Frontline Warmline is dedicated to providing free and confidential support over phone. We are here for everyone in Ohio, United...

Get free, confidential support from a depression hotline in Ohio, United States

Depression can look different in different people, but it is generally experienced as a low mood that continues for at least two weeks. If you're depressed you may feel sad, hopeless, and unmotivated.

If you're in Ohio, United States and experiencing these symptoms, there are 6 helplines ready to help:

  • Your mood has worsened in the recent weeks
  • You could feel slower in your movement, speech, and reactions than usual
  • You became irritable for no reason
  • You are unable to think
  • You wake up during the night or at dawn and cannot fall asleep again
  • You need to force yourself to eat
  • You cannot concentrate and have difficulties memorizing things
  • You feel guilty, and you loath yourself

Experiencing the symptoms of depression can be the greatest challenge of your life. Nonetheless, many people in your position have successfully got through it and built a better life. Depression may feel lonely, but you are far from alone in experiencing what you are feeling.

Talking about how you feel when you're depressed is hard. You may not want to burden other people with your problems. But it's important to recognize that this is your depression talking. There are helpline counselors and volunteers in Ohio, United States that want to listen and offer you the loving support you need.

For free and confidential support with depression, sadness and feeling hopeless, consider contacting a hotline in Ohio, United States today.


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