Mobile Crisis Helpline
Posted October 1, 2021 by Adam in Information and Assistance
The Kansas Department for Children and Families Family Mobile Crisis Helpline is a great resource to know. As the flyer states: Services are available for all Kansans 20 years old or younger, including anyone in foster care or formerly in foster care. The helpline phone number is 833-441-2240.
Services available include:
- Over the phone support and problem solving to help resolve a child’s behavioral health crisis
- Over the phone support with referral to community resources or a recommendation to engage in stabilization services
- In-person support via mobile crisis response if the crisis cannot be resolved over the phone
- In emergency situations, EMS, law enforcement and/or the mobile crisis response unit will be contacted to assist
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