Access Center | 941.552.1950 Crisis Center and Behavioral Health Mobile Response Team | 941.364.9355 Detox Addiction Receiving Facility | 941.953.2519 Get Help Now Give Now BILL PAY Transformation, Recovery, Hope Caring for our Community Dedicated to creating wellness and inspiring the first step toward a better tomorrow for those with mental health and addiction disorders. Our Programs Bid on items in the Caring Hearts auction Support for Caring Hearts still welcome Those who made it to the luncheon on Sept. 15 and those who didn't can still donate to First Step's Mothers and Infants program. You can bid to win a variety of great items offered in the Caring Hearts auction, which continues until Sept. 22. You can donate to First Step and specify that your donation support the Mothers and Infants program. Donate to the Mothers and Infants program Welcome to First Step of Sarasota A UNITED EFFORT SERVING SARASOTA, MANATEE AND DESOTO COUNTIES. For more than 50 years, we have been "Caring for Our Community" by providing affordable, evidence-based behavioral healthcare services to children, adolescents, adults, seniors and their families who struggle with mental-health and substance-use issues. July 2020 saw two organizations with this mission — First Step of Sarasota and Coastal Behavioral Healthcare — join to provide better service more cost-effectively. The leadership and staff of this new, stronger First Step of Sarasota Inc. know that while the job is never done, we succeed every time a family is reunited, a person with a mental illness is well again, or a child threatening suicide is saved. We celebrate every time an individual achieves his or her self-determined goals for health, life, and well-being. Our Programs Services Treatment & Prevention Programs First Step of Sarasota offers innovative and comprehensive mental-health and substance use programs for adults and children, including inpatient, outpatient and telehealth services. If you or someone you know is experiencing mental health or substance use challenges, First Step of Sarasota can help. We offer innovative treatment programs for both children and adults to help them transform their lives and conquer their challenges by providing customized mental health and substance use treatments to our patients. ADULT SERVICES CHILDREN'S SERVICES PREVENTION PROGRAMS ADDICTION TREATMENTS First Step Walk-In Access Center Immediate counseling and referral services to individuals who are experiencing a mental health or substance abuse crisis. Crisis counseling, referral resource, family intervention, substance use and mental health screening. Walk ins are welcome. Need Help? Call 941-552-1950 Do You Need Help for Someone Else? Get Help Now Immediate counseling and referral services to individuals who are experiencing a mental health or substance abuse crisis. Crisis counseling, referral resource, family intervention, substance use and mental health screening. Walk ins are welcome. Fees & Insurances More Client Resources & Forms More Frequently Asked Questions More Sign Up For Our Newsletter First Name * Last Name * Email * Submit Contact Us For more information about our programs, or to speak confidentially with one of us, please fill out the short form below. We look forward to hearing from you. Name * Email * Message Please note: this email is for general information purposes only and should not be relied upon for urgent clinical needs or questions. You will receive an auto-response once the form is submitted and received. Please wait for the page to refresh to ensure your message is sent successfully. Submit Our Community Partners: *Community partners are businesses that have chosen to support our organization as a community partner sponsor. If you are interested please click here for the sponsorship form. Mental Health Partners: FIRST STEP OF SARASOTA, INC. IS A 501 (C ) (3) ORGANIZATION. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON CH1573 MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL FREE 800 435 7352 WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. Our site uses cookies and other tracking technologies to assist with navigation and your ability to provide feedback, analyze your use of our products and services, assist with our promotional and marketing efforts.OkPrivacy policy