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
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 Bulling 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
- Surviving a SUICIDE loss: A resource and healing guide by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
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
