Mental Health

For immediate help, call 9-1-1

Call for help

• Johnson County Mental Health 24-hour Crisis Line — 913-268-0156 — a line answered by local mental health professionals who assess immediate needs.

• Suicide Prevention Lifeline — 1-800-273-8255 — a national line answered by mental health professionals.
  en Español - 1-888-628-9454
  TTY - 1-800-799-4889

You are not alone - En Espanól
 

To request suicide prevention materials, please contact spc@jocogov.org

Community mental health centers

• Kansas Community Mental Health Centers

Click for help

• JOCO Suicide Prevention Coalition Parent Video
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• Help for Young Adults
• Help for Veterans
• Ayuda en Español
• Mental Health.gov
• Stop a suicide.org 
• Stop Bullying Kansas

Coping with suicide loss     

• Common Reactions After a Traumatic Death 
• After a Suicide Toolkit for Schools
• Coping With Suicide Loss-Helping Children Cope 
• Explaining Suicide to Children by SAVE, Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
• Stress Reactions in Youth 
• Critical Incident Stress Reactions by Nancy Rich, MA
• Beyond Surviving: Suggestions for Survivors of Suicide by Iris M. Bolton, author of My Son, My Son

For additional resources on suicide prevention through our Johnson County Libraries online.

Tools for providing support

• Suicide Prevention Handout
• 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals And Objectives For Action
• Reducing Suicide: A National Imperative

Web resources

• The Trevor Project 
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 
• Kansas Suicide Prevention 
• Indian Health Service 
• Veterans Crisis Line
• SAMHSA 

Presentations and info

• Powerpoint Presentation from JCPRD & JCMHC - August 6, 2018
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Media, blogs, videos, apps

• Johnson County Suicide Prevention Parent Resource Video by Johnson County Suicide Prevention Coalition
• Suicide Rates on the Rise in Kansas and Missouri  by KCPT
• PSA made by St. Thomas Aquinas students
• The Tom Karlin Foundation
• The Suicide Prevention Resource Center's video series SPARK TALKS
• You are Not Alone - en Español