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u.s. SUICIDE & CRISIS LIFELINE –

CALL OR TEXT:  988

Wellness Resources

Click on the name, link, or logo of each organization to go directly to their website

The resources below have been categorized as follows: Crisis Lines, Mental Health, Suicide, Abuse, and Other. However, many of the organizations overlap in addressing behavioral health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse. Organizations have been placed in the category where most of their services are provided. The organizations below represent national resources and resources in the Kansas City Metro area and Cass County, Missouri.

Crisis Lines

NATIONWIDE (USA) SUICIDE & CRISIS LIFELINE – CALL OR TEXT:  988

Suicide Prevention Hotlines

  • https://988lifeline.org/
  • 988 is the new national hotline. However, these lines will be active indefinitely
    • 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
    • 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)

First Call (substance abuse)

  • Crisis Line 816-361-5900
  • FirstStep Help Line: 1-888-279-8188
  • (also, Comcare Crisis Hotline) FirstStepForHelp.COM
  • Facility locations: Missouri/Kansas

Kansas Crisis Lines

  • Johnson County: 913-268-0156
  • Wyandotte County: 913-788-4200

Mental Health America WarmlinE

  • 913-281-2251 (9 am – 9 pm including holidays)

Missouri Crisis Line

  • 1-888-279-8188
  • Serving Missouri counties Jackson, Johnson, Cass, Lafayette, Platte, Clay and Ray Counties

Research Psychiatric Center

  • Emergency Line: (816) 235-8162

SAMHSA – Substance abuse & mental health services administration

  • SAMHSA’s National Helpline – (800)-662-HELP [4357]
  • http://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
  • SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (English and Spanish) for individuals/families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.

Wyandot Center Crisis Line

  • (913) 788-4200

 

Mental Health organizations

* These organizations are members of the Metro Council of Community Behavioral Health Centers in the Kansas City Metro Area

Center for Behavioral Medicine*

Comprehensive Mental Health*

  • www.thecmhs.com
  • 816-254-3652
  • 17844 East 23rd Street, Independence, MO 64057
  • Areas Served: Jackson County, Missouri

DBSA – Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

  • http://www.dbsalliance.org/
  • The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is the leading peer-directed national organization focusing on the two most prevalent mental health conditions, depression, and bipolar disorder, which affect more than 21 million Americans, account for 90% of the nation’s suicides every year, and cost $23 billion in lost workdays and other workplace losses.

Johnson County Mental Health*

Mental Health First Aid

  • https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/
  • Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that gives people the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it does build mental health literacy, helping the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness.
  • Mental Health First Aid – Missouri
    • mhfamissouri.org
    • 800-575-7480

mha – Mental Health America

  • http://www.mhanational.org
  • Our work is driven by our commitment to promote mental health as a critical part of overall wellness, including prevention services for all; early identification and intervention for those at risk; integrated care, services, and supports for those who need it; with recovery as the goal.
  • Mental Health America of the Heartland*
    • www.mhah.org
    • 913-281-2221
    • 739 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas 66101
    • Areas Served: Kansas and Missouri

NAMI – National Alliance of Mental Illness

  • https://nami.org/
  • Family Support Helpline: (816) 931-0300
  • NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
  • NAMI Missouri
    • www.namimissouri.org
    • (800) 374-2138
    • Missouri Contact: NAMI St. Louis
      • Christine Patterson
      • cpatterson@namistl.org

NIMH – National Institute of Mental Illness

  • https://www.nimh.nih.gov/
  • The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead Federal agency for research on mental illnesses. Their mission is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure.

ReDiscover* (multiple locations)

  • rediscoverh.org
  • 816-966-0900 or 844-99-4HEAL
  • 901 NE Independence Avenue, Lee’s Summit, MO 64086

Tri-County Mental Health*

  • tri-countymhs.org
  • 816-468-0400
  • 3100 NE 83rd Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64119
  • Areas Served: Clay/Ray/Platte Counties, Missouri

Wyandot Center*

  • http://www.wyandotcenter.org/
  • 913-328-4600
  • 1301 N. 47th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66102
  • Areas Served: Wyandot County, Kansas

mental health hospitals

Research Psychiatric Center

  • HCA Midwest Health
  • Access Line (844) 207-4511
  • Emergency Line: (816) 235-8162

Signature Psychiatric Hospital

  • 2900 Clay Edwards Dr., North KC, MO
  • (816) 691-5101

Swope Health Services*

  • www.swopehealth.org
  • 816-923-5800
  • 3801 Blue Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri 64130
  • Areas Served: Jackson County, Missouri

Truman Behavioral Health

  • trumed.org
  • Behavioral Health: (816) 404-5709
  • Medical Center: (816) 404-3800
  • 300 W. 19th Terrace, Kansas City, MO

 

Suicide prevention

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – 988

  • Suicide Prevention Hotline – (800) 273-8255 (1-800-273-TALK)
  • https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

IMAlive

  • 1-800-442-HOPE (4673)

The Trevor Project

  • Serving the LGBTQ community, ages 13-24
  • 1-866-488-7386
  • Trans Lifeline
    • Staffed by Transgender people for Transgender people
      • 1-877-565-8860

Veterans Crisis Line

  • 1-800-273-8255 or Text to 838255

 

Abuse

Hope House Crisis Line

  • Emergency shelter, legal, counseling
  • (816) 461-HOPE

MOCSA – Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault

  • Kansas Crisis Line: (913) 642-0233
  • Missouri Crisis Line: (816) 531-0233

Rose Brooks (Missouri)

  • Emergency shelter, legal, counseling
  • Crisis Line: (816) 861-6100

Safe Home (Kansas)

  • Emergency shelter, legal, counseling
  • Crisis Line: (913) 262-2868

 

Other

Catholic Charities

  • Missouri: (816) 659-8271
  • Kansas: (913) 621-1504

Jewish Family Services

  • 8080 Ward Pkwy, Suite 350, Kansas City, MO
  • (816) 333-1172

KCAVP – Kansas City Anti-Violence Program

  • (816) 561-0550

LGBT National Help Line

  • (888) 843-4564

Kansas City Care Clinic

  • 3515 Broadway, Kansas City, MO
  • (816) 753-5144

Missouri Recovery Network

  • 208 Metro Drive, Ste A, Jefferson City, MO
  • Morecovery.org
  • (573) 634-1029

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Caroline S. Cooper is a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) and not a licensed therapist. Caroline’s ministry, Mental Health Connect, offers educational and encouraging resources. The information contained on this site is not intended to, and does not, replace assistance from a mental health professional.

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