JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Here Tomorrow has launched a sextortion crisis line in partnership with State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s office, the State Attorney’s Office for the 4th Judicial Circuit (SAO4) announced Tuesday, November 11, 2026. Victims and families can reach it through the nonprofit’s existing crisis hotline at 904-222-6988.
Here Tomorrow staff and volunteers now have training on how to respond to sextortion victims and connect them with resources during a crisis. The line extends the group’s suicide crisis hotline and is part of the SAO4 Sextortion Initiative.
What the crisis line offers
Here Tomorrow is a nonprofit focused on making suicide prevention available without barriers. Since it opened in 2021, its Certified Suicide Prevention Specialists have supported more than 5,000 people in crisis at no cost and with no wait. Services run 365 days a year for individuals and families.
The State Attorney’s Office said the crisis line moves the initiative “from awareness to prevention and protection.” Here Tomorrow and SAO4 also published webpages on sextortion that include guides on how to react if you or your child becomes a victim.
“This important partnership is an opportunity to immediately address the critical emotional consequences of sextortion alongside the criminal justice response,” said Terrie Andrews, Here Tomorrow President and CEO. Andrews also thanked the State Attorney’s Office for its leadership on the initiative.
A growing national problem
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received about 137 reports of financial sextortion a day in 2025. The State Attorney’s Office said those numbers have climbed exponentially since NCMEC began tracking sextortion in 2022.
NCMEC knows of at least three dozen American teenage boys who took their lives after being sextorted. Paul Raffile, an expert and member of the SAO4 Sextortion Initiative, estimates the true number is higher.
“When I first learned about sextortion and the criminal masterminds behind many of the schemes, I knew we had to take action,” Nelson said. “We cannot sit on our hands hoping to one day prosecute scammers, and pray our children survive those trying to exploit them. Awareness, prevention, and protection are key.”
About the SAO4 Sextortion Initiative
Formed in spring 2025, the initiative brings together law enforcement, experts and nonprofits. It focuses on financial sextortion, which the Department of Homeland Security defines as “when a predator demands money or gift cards in exchange for keeping the victim’s sexual content private.”
Typical schemes rely on coercion, manipulation and urgency. Criminals target American youth, particularly teenage boys, and student athletes are often among the adolescent victims.
Jaguars add $10,000 donation
Here Tomorrow and the Jacksonville Jaguars have partnered on suicide prevention awareness since 2024. The team’s foundation announced a $10,000 donation Tuesday to help fund the crisis line. Here Tomorrow signage with the line’s phone number and information is posted throughout EverBank Stadium.
“The Jaguars Foundation is proud to support Here Tomorrow with a monetary donation as they launch a critical sextortion crisis hotline and strengthen training for their team,” said Whitney Meyer, Jaguars Senior Vice President and Chief Community Impact Officer. “We have long championed suicide-prevention efforts and broader anti-trafficking initiatives at Jacksonville’s sports venues and across the city. This contribution brings these commitments together by strengthening the safety resources our community needs as new threats emerge.”
The State Attorney’s Office stressed that victims of sextortion are victims of crime and that help is available.