KANSAS CITY METRO — CRISIS NUMBERS
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IMMEDIATE DANGER: 911 (call or text — say where you are)

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
  Phone: 988
  Text:  988
  Web:   https://988lifeline.org
  Hours: 24/7
  Note:  Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor. For Spanish, call 988 and press 2, or text AYUDA to 988. Interpreter services available in 240+ languages on call. No status, insurance, or documentation required.

Crisis Text Line
  Text:  741741
  Web:   https://www.crisistextline.org
  Hours: 24/7
  Note:  Text HOME to 741741. Free on most major carriers. A trained crisis counselor responds — they listen, help you think through what's happening, and connect you with local resources if you want.

Hope House (DV)
  Phone: 816-461-4673
  Web:   https://www.hopehouse.net
  Hours: 24/7 hotline
  Note:  DV shelter and services for eastern Jackson County (Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs). Two emergency shelters at confidential locations. Children's services on site.

MOCSA (Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault)
  Phone: 816-531-0233
  Web:   https://www.mocsa.org
  Hours: 24/7 hotline (KS: 913-642-0233)
  Note:  Sexual assault crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling, and forensic-nurse coordination. Free. Confidential. Walk-in clients are received. Hotline 24/7.

Newhouse
  Phone: 816-471-5800
  Web:   https://www.newhouseshelter.org
  Hours: 24/7 hotline
  Note:  DV shelter for women and children. Confidential location. Hotline 24/7. Counseling, legal advocacy, children's services. One of the oldest DV shelters in the metro.

Rose Brooks Center (DV)
  Phone: 816-861-6100
  Web:   https://www.rosebrooks.org
  Hours: 24/7 hotline
  Note:  DV shelter, hotline, advocacy. Confidential shelter location. Pets accepted at the shelter — uncommon for DV programs. Spanish-speaking advocates.

SAFEHOME (Johnson County KS — DV)
  Phone: 913-262-2868
  Web:   https://www.safehome-ks.org
  Hours: 24/7 hotline
  Note:  DV shelter on Kansas side, Johnson County. Hotline 24/7. Confidential shelter location.

SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline
  Phone: 1-800-985-5990
  Text:  1-800-985-5990
  Web:   https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline
  Hours: 24/7
  Note:  Call or text 1-800-985-5990. For Spanish press 2. Counselors trained in disaster-related distress — natural disasters, mass violence, public health emergencies. Free, confidential, no insurance.

Synergy Services
  Phone: 816-321-7050
  Web:   https://www.synergyservices.org
  Hours: 24/7 hotline
  Note:  Youth shelter, DV shelter, family programs. Hotline 24/7. Northland location for confidential shelter.

Trans Lifeline
  Phone: 877-565-8860
  Web:   https://translifeline.org
  Hours: 24/7
  Note:  Call 877-565-8860. Trans-led peer support — operators are trans themselves. Non-coercive: they do not call police or emergency services without your explicit consent.

The Trevor Project
  Phone: 1-866-488-7386
  Text:  678678
  Web:   https://www.thetrevorproject.org
  Hours: 24/7
  Note:  Call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678678. Specialized in LGBTQ+ youth crisis support. Counselors are trained in queer and trans-specific concerns. Fills part of the gap left by the federally defunded 988 Press 3 line.

Veterans Crisis Line
  Phone: 988
  Text:  838255
  Web:   https://www.veteranscrisisline.net
  Hours: 24/7
  Note:  Call 988 and press 1, or text 838255. Available to ANY veteran regardless of discharge status or VA enrollment. Family members and friends can call too. Counselors are veterans or trained in military culture.

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