Community Initiatives and Resources
Helps patients and families find resources at Children’s Mercy and in their community
Programs provided by clinical social workers and other staff to support infants and children exposed to substance use and other risks.
Helps prepare young-adult patients to manage their own health care and to successfully transition to the care of adult providers.
Trauma impacts each person in different ways. Trauma Informed care is how we acknowledge this and provide the best care.
Safety Alert:
Computer use can be monitored and is impossible to completely clear. If you are afraid your internet use might be monitored, call the Kansas City Metro Domestic Violence Crisis Line at 816-HOTLINE (468-5463).
Everyone deserves a safe and caring home. And when you’re in a relationship that makes you feel bad, your children are hurting too.
What is Intimate Partner Violence?
Resources and information that may be helpful for families:
KC Metro Domestic Violence Crisis Line
816 HOTLINE (468-5463)
24/7 help line that provides referrals for domestic violence resources.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Phone advocacy services offered 24/7:
1 800 799 SAFE (7233)
1 800 787 3224 (TTY)
1 855 812 1001 (video phone)
What is domestic violence?
LGBTQ Abuse
What does a healthy relationship look like?
Support for Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence
CMH and partnering agencies work together to provide specialized services and support for patients, family members, and employees who are survivors of domestic violence. Resources include safety planning, counseling, group programs, legal advocacy, financial advocacy, and shelter. These services are free and confidential.
To find out more about this program, talk to your child’s Children’s Mercy health care provider or a Children’s Mercy social worker.
KC Metro Domestic Violence Agencies
These agencies provide resources for domestic violence survivors and their families, including safety planning, counseling, group programs, legal advocacy, financial advocacy, transitional living, shelter, and children’s services.
Hope House
24-hour Crisis Line: (816) 461-HOPE (4673)
hopehouse.net
Mattie Rhodes Center
(816) 471-2536 (west side)
(816) 241-3780 (northeast side)
Phones answered during regular business hours
mattierhodes.org
Newhouse
24-Hour Crisis Line: (816) 471-5800
Telephone: (816) 474-6446
newhousekc.org
Rose Brooks Center
24-Hour Crisis Line: (816) 861-6100
Shelter: (816) 861-3460
Outreach Program: (816) 822-1299
Telephone: (816) 523-5550
rosebrooks.org
Safehome
24-Hour Crisis Line: (913) 262-2868
Toll Free 24-Hour Crisis Line: (888) 432-4300
safehome-ks.org
Synergy Services
(816) 587-4100
Domestic Violence 24-Hour Crisis Line: (816) 321-7050, or 1 (800) 491-1114
Youth Crisis 24-Hour Crisis Line: (816) 741-8700, or (888) 233-1639
synergyservices.org
MOCSA- Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault
24 Hour Crisis Line MO: (816) 531-0233
24 Hour Crisis Line KS: (913) 642-0233
mocsa.org
Jackson County Court House
Survivors of domestic violence (17 or older) can obtain an order of protection by going to the Adult Abuse Department at the Jackson County Court House 8am-5pm Monday-Friday.
415 E 12th Street, 3rd Floor
Kansas City, MO
(816) 881-3974
308 W. Kansas Ave, 2nd Floor
Independence, MO
(816) 881-4555
Children and Domestic Violence
Learn more about children and domestic violence from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network:
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Managing Challenging Behavior of Children Living with Domestic Violence
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Helping Your Child Navigate a Relationship with the Abusive Parent
- A Parent’s Self-Care and Self-Reflection
Learn about your child’s Amazing Brain from Futures Without Violence.
Adolescent Relationship Abuse
Love is Respect
Text LOVEIS to 22522
24-hour crisis line: (866) 331-9474
Go to the website for a 24-hour crisis online chat service
That’s Not Cool
Take a relationship quiz: CoolNotCool
Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline
(800) 392-3738 (When calling inside of Missouri)
(573) 751-3448 (When calling outside of Missouri)
Kansas Protection Report Center
(800) 922-5330 (when calling from inside of Kansas)
www.dcf.ks.gov
Court Appointed Special Advocacy for Children (CASA)
2544 Holmes St. Kansas City, MO 64108
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
jacksoncountycasa-mo.org
Call 911 if you or a person you know is in immediate danger.
The following crisis lines are available 24 hours/day:
- National Suicide Prevention LifeLine 1 (800) 273-TALK (8255)
- Behavioral Health Crisis Hotline in Missouri: 1 (888) 279-8188
- Johnson County Mental Health Crisis Line: (913) 268-0156
- Wyandot Center Mental Health Crisis Line: (913) 788-4200
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
2-1-1 is a national dialing code for free, confidential 24-hour access to thousands of health and human services, such as housing, shelter, food, legal aid, clothing, counseling, utility assistance, health care, transportation and more. During disasters, 2-1-1 also provides important public information that frees up 9-1-1 to handle life-or-death emergencies.
United Way of Greater Kansas City
(816) 474-5112 or toll free at (866) 320-5764
United Way of Greater St. Louis
(314) 421-4636 or toll free at (800) 427-4626
A partner of the Children’s Services Fund of Jackson County
Children’s Mercy is a partner of Children’s Services Fund of Jackson County, making it possible to provide more care for kids in our area.