St. Louis Children’s Hospital Resources
Answer Line
Phone 314.454.KIDS (5437)
Toll free (800) 678.KIDS (5437)
Provides information about local pediatricians accepting patients. Staffed by nurses to help guide parents with health concerns about their children.
Teen Helpline
Phone 314.454.TEEN (8336)
A help line for parents of teens which offers accurate and just-in-time information concerning adolescent development and behavior.
Family Resource Center
Phone 314.454.2350
Located on the 3rd floor of Children's Hospital. Provides literature on diverse topics related to parenting.
Community Resources
United Way 2-1-1
Phone 211
Toll free (800) 427.4626
http://www.211missouri.org/
2-1-1 is a fast, free and confidential way to get help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Behavioral Health Response
Crisis Hotline 314.469.6644
Toll free (800) 811.4760
Behavioral Health Response (BHR) is a professionally staffed, technologically sophisticated, accredited clinical call center. BHR provides expert behavioral health, crisis response, and corporate feedback services 24 hours a day, seven days a week to agencies and companies worldwide.
Provident Counseling
Life Crisis Hotline 314.647.HELP (4357)
Toll Free (800) 273.TALK (8255)
Office 314.371.6500
http://providentstl.org/
Life Crisis provides a suicide/crisis intervention hotline. Provident provides individual counseling and youth-based community services.
Kids Under Twenty-One (KUTO)
Phone 314.963.7571
Toll-free (888) 644.5886
http://www.kuto.org/
KUTO is a safe resource for youth where they are free to express their concerns, explore feelings, identify stressors, and realize effective coping mechanisms. The Helpline is staffed by trained youth Crisis Workers (CW).
St. Louis County Youth Connection Helpline
Phone 314.628.2929
Toll Free (877) 928.2929
Text 4HLP 31658
Crisis and referral help for children, teens and families.
The Children’s Advocacy Project
http://www.cap4kids.org/st_louis/index.html
Within this site you will find a user-friendly, comprehensive listing of many social service agencies that exist to improve the lives of families that need our help the most.