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Free health resources in Florida

5 places in Florida that cost nothing or almost nothing to use. Each card links to the official page we read and shows the date we read it.

Crisis line

211 Big Bend

Twenty-four hour crisis support and community resource referral for the Big Bend region of Florida, including suicide prevention and free, private crisis counseling. Dial 211 or call 850-617-6333, or text 898211.

Source checked 21 Aug 2026. See what we read.

State program

Florida Medicaid and Public Assistance

Where Floridians apply for Medicaid, SNAP food benefits, temporary cash assistance and refugee services, through the Department of Children and Families MyACCESS portal. One application covers all of the programs.

Source checked 21 Aug 2026. See what we read.

Florida Substance Abuse and Mental Health Program

The Department of Children and Families program that oversees Florida's statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illness or substance use disorders.

Source checked 21 Aug 2026. See what we read.

Nonprofit

Health Foundation of South Florida

Grantmaker working on health equity for low and moderate income communities in South Florida, with a racial equity focus area, an annual Black Health Summit, and a campaign on Black men's health in Lauderhill and Overtown.

Source checked 21 Aug 2026. See what we read.

NAMI Florida

Support groups and free education programs across Florida, including NAMI Basics, Family-to-Family, Homefront and Peer-to-Peer, plus advocacy and youth programs. For immediate help, call or text 988 at any hour.

Source checked 21 Aug 2026. See what we read.

Looking for a clinician, not a program?

Every listing in the directory self-identified as Black; 971 of 1158 license-checked. Listing is free, and we say so in the footer of every page.

In a crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or 911. These services are for ongoing support, not emergencies.