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IMMEDIATE CRISIS RESOURCES

LOCAL

Children's Crisis Hotline

Call: (816) 321-7060

 

Courage2Report Missouri

Call: (866) 748-7047

Website: www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/Courage2ReportMO/index.html

24/7. Confidential. Empowers adults and youth to share information regarding dangerous or potentially dangerous situations in their schools and communities. Tool for reporting real time concerns, including bullying, physical assault, weapons, human trafficking, planned school attacks or shootings, planned suicides, sexual offenses, extremism and terrorist threats.

 

Domestic Violence Hotline

Call: (816) 468-5463

Assistance and shelter from family violence in the Kansas City area.

 

Synergy Services- Domestic Violence

Call: (816) 321-7050

Call: (800) 491-1114

Knowledgeable and caring operators are available 24/7 to provide emotional support and information about shelter, counseling, support groups and other services available in our community.

 

First Call

Call: (816) 361-5900

Substance abuse crisis line

 

Harvester/SNAP

Call: (816) 929-3300

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, uses an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, to help eligible people stretch their food budgets and buy the healthy foods they need at authorized locations.

 

Hotline for the Homeless

Call: (816) 474-4599

Resources for those anyone experiencing homelessness, a housing crisis, or are in an  unsafe situation.

 

Rape/Sexual Abuse

Call: (816) 531-0233

The 24-hour crisis line is open to anyone who has questions or issues related to sexual violence. Crisis line advocates are trained to provide emotional support, crisis intervention, information, referrals, and problem-solving to victims of sexual violence as well as their friends and family members.

 

Safe Place

Ages 12-18

Text: 4HELP

 

Synergy Service (Youth)

Call: (816) 741-8700

The youth crisis hotline assists homeless and runaway youth. Young people can call the hotline directly or access help at Safe Place locations throughout the community where staff are trained to call our hotline.

 

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988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text: 988

Chat online: 988lifeline.org/chat

TYY Users: Dial 711 then 988

Website: 988lifeline.org

24/7 English or Spanish

Support for self, friend or loved one, emotional support.

 

Alcoholics Anonymous

Call: 800-839-1686

Trained phone counselors available to speak with you.

 

Domestic Violence Hotline

Call: (800) 799-SAFE(7233)

Text: START or 88788

Website: thehotline.org

TTY Users: (800) 787-3224

24/7 Spanish and other languages

Confidential support to anyone experiencing domestic violence or seeking resources and information.

 

Mental Health Crisis Line

Call: (888) 279-8188

24/7 mental health and substance use resource

 

National Runaway Safeline

Call: 1 (800) 786-2929

Website: www.1800runaway.org/youth-teens/get-help#get-help-chat

 

National Human Trafficking Hotline

Call: 1 (800) 373-7888

Text: 233733

Chat online: humantraffickinghotline.org/en/chat

 

National Sexual Assault Hotline

Call: (800) 656-HOPE(4673)

Website: www.rainn.org

Chat online: hotline.rainn.org/online

Español: rainn.org/es

24/7 Confidential. Offers access to free services.

 

SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline

Call or Text: (800) 985-5990

Español: Llama o envía un mensaje de texto 1-800-985-5990 presiona “2.”

Website: disasterdistress.samhsa.gov

Other languages: 

Deaf and Hard of Hearing ASL Callers: click the "ASL Now" button at www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline or call 1-800-985-5990 from your videophone.

24/7 Crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human caused disasters.

 

The Trevor Project (Youth Crisis Line)

Call: (866) 488-7386

Text: text
‘START’ to 678-678

Website: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/

24/7 We provide LGBTQ youth with 24/7 crisis counseling via phone, text, and chat.

 

Transgender Helpline

Call: (877) 565-8860

Español: Llame al (877) 565-8860 y presione "2"

Mon-Fri 12-8pm. Confidential

Call us if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in a crisis or if you’re not sure you’re trans.