Service Members & Veterans

Veterans comprise of 22.2% of suicides.

Encourage Hope and Help is a suicide prevention website for youth (ages 10-24), parents, educators, LGBTQ, attempt survivors, loss survivors, veterans, and community members in the Kansas City area. 
Through education and prevention efforts, we strive to reduce youth suicide.

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Show your support for our Nation’s Veterans and their families by raising awareness of the Veterans Crisis Line View and download ready-to-use materials and share them to help spread the word about this toll-free, confidential resource that connects Veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) responders (Veterans Crisis Line website).

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The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text. Veterans and their loved ones can call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, chat online, or send a text message to 838255 to receive confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Support for deaf and hard of hearing individuals is available. 

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Encourage Hope and Help is a suicide prevention website for youth (ages 10-24), parents, educators, LGBTQ, attempt survivors, loss survivors, veterans, and community members in the Kansas City area. Through education and prevention efforts, we strive to end youth suicide.

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10 Tips for Building Resilience in Children and Teens! Tip 10: Change is a Part of Life Change often can be scary for children and teens. And even adults too! Help the kids and teens in your life see that change is part of life and new goals can replace goals that have become unattainable. Take opportunities to point out how they have changed as they move up in grade levels and discuss how that change has had a positive impact on them. Learn more at: http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/resilience.aspx

10 Tips for Building Resilience in Children and Teens!

Tip 10: Change is a Part of Life

Change often can be scary for children and teens. And even adults too! Help the kids and teens in your life see that change is part of life and new goals can replace goals that have become unattainable. Take opportunities to point out how they have changed as they move up in grade levels and discuss how that change has had a positive impact on them.

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7 Skills to help a friend in need! #EncourageHopeandHelp #YouMatter #ReachOut #ReachIn

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10 Tips for Building Resilience in Children and Teens! Tip 9: Opportunities for Self-Discovery Tough times are often the times when children and teens learn the most about themselves. Help the kids in your life take a look at how whatever they are facing can teach them what they are made of. Teach them that succeed or fail, everything in life is a learning opportunity. Providing opportunities where you can for children and teens to take safe risks is crucial! Learn more at: http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/resilience.aspx

10 Tips for Building Resilience in Children and Teens!

Tip 9: Opportunities for Self-Discovery

Tough times are often the times when children and teens learn the most about themselves. Help the kids in your life take a look at how whatever they are facing can teach them "what they are made of." Teach them that succeed or fail, everything in life is a learning opportunity. Providing opportunities where you can for children and teens to take safe risks is crucial!

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