SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE 

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 to offer you free and confidential support whenever you need it. When you call 988, you will hear an automated greeting message that will prompt you to make a selection. You can either stay on the line for a crisis specialist, press one for the Veterans’ Crisis Line, press two for the Spanish network, or press three to speak with a gender-affirming crisis specialist. 988 offers crisis support in English and Spanish, as well as translation services in over 250 languages. After you’ve made your selection, you will hear music while being quickly routed to a trained crisis specialist in Missouri. The crisis specialist will answer the phone, introduce themselves, and listen to you to understand what you are experiencing and how it’s affecting you. They will work with you to address your immediate needs, offer support, and connect you to local resources. text/call 988.

CRISIS TEXT LINE 

Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7 support via a medium people already use and trust: text.

THE TREVOR PROJECT 

The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.

ENCOURAGE HOPE & HELP 

Encourage Hope and Help is a suicide prevention website for youth in the Kansas City area. Through education and prevention efforts, we strive to reduce youth suicide. No one is alone; we are all in this together.