Urgent Need?
Some situations are emergencies that require immediate action from emergency responders.
- Self-injury needing immediate medical attention
- Someone acting on a suicide threat
- Someone tells you they have recently taken an overdose or made some other suicide gesture
- A person is unresponsive
What to do in case of a mental health emergency:
Call the 24-hour crisis hotline at 816-584-6444 or the Campus Safety
Location: Lower Level of Thompson Commons
or
Take the person directly to the emergency room at St. Lukes Behavioral Health
Services Phone: (816) 891-6000, Emergency Crisis Line: (888) 279-8188
or North Kansas City Hospital Phone: (816) 691-2000.
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
- LGBTQ Helpline: 1-866-488-7386
- Veterans’ Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255, then press 1
- Crisis Text Line: Text MOSAFE to 741741
- Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860