A day to honor Show-Me Hope Crisis Counseling teams working to ease Missourians’ COVID-19 stress and anxiety!
A quiet presence of emotional support works throughout Missouri to address the psychological impact of the pandemic. Crisis counselors operate under the banner of Show-Me Hope, a program launched in June to teach coping skills and foster resilience during these unprecedented times. Friday, November 13, these counselors will be recognized in coordination with “World Kindness Day.”
“Thanks to Governor Parson, we’re pleased to celebrate the excellent efforts of the crisis counselors working statewide to serve all Missourians through our community mental centers,” said Mark Stringer, director of the Department of Mental Health (DMH). “The funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Missouri Foundation for Health makes it possible to operate this program in partnership with the Missouri Coalition for Community Behavioral Healthcare (MO Coalition).”
“Our crisis counselors are the frontline healers, teaching coping skills and fostering resilience during these unprecedented times,” said Brent McGinty, President and CEO of the MO Coalition. “We are fortunate to have some of the nation’s best crisis counselors here in Missouri and they certainly deserve a day of recognition.” A list of the agencies and contact numbers are at the end of this release.
Missouri’s Show Me Hope crisis counselors are leaders in addressing the emotional stress caused by disasters and critical events. They are connecting Missourians statewide to local mental health resources for immediate help and well beyond the pandemic. Any individual experiencing stress or emotional strain because of the pandemic may call or text the Disaster Distress Helpline 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 800-985-5990.
Missourians can honor the Show Me Hope Crisis Counselors by performing a “simple act of kindness” in coordination with World Kindness Day on November 13. This day offers an opportunity to identify ways to make the world a better place by celebrating and promoting good deeds and pledging acts of kindness.
Citizens are asked to share their simple acts of kindness through Twitter and Facebook by using #ShowMeHope.
Learn more about World Kindness Day at https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/world-kindness-day.
The Crisis Counseling provider agencies and counties are:
ALM Hopewell Center: 314-531-1770
St. Louis City, St. Louis County.
Arthur Center: 573-582-1234
Audrain, Callaway, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls.
BJC Behavioral Health: 314-206-3700
Iron, St. Francois, St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Washington.
Bootheel Counseling Center: 573-471-0800
Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard.
Burrell Behavioral Health: 417-761-5000
Boone, Carroll, Chariton, Christian, Cooper, Dallas, Greene, Howard, Moniteau, Morgan, Pettis, Polk, Randolph, Saline, Stone, Taney, Webster.
Clark Community Center: 417-476-1000
Barry, Dade, Lawrence.
Community Counseling Center: 573-334-1100
Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Perry, Ste. Genevieve.
Compass Health Network: 660-885-8131
Bates, Benton, Camden, Cass, Cedar, Cole, Crawford, Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Henry, Hickory, Johnson, Laclede, Lafayette, Lincoln, Maries, Miller, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski, St. Charles, St. Clair, Vernon, Warren.
Comprehensive Mental Health Services: 816-254-3652
Jackson
COMTREA: 636-296-6206
Jefferson.
Family Counseling Center: 573-888-5925
Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Pemiscot, Reynolds, Ripley, Wayne.
Family Guidance Center: 816-364-1501
Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, Worth.
Gibson Recovery Center: 573-332-0416
Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Mississippi, Perry, Ste. Genevieve, Scott.
Mark Twain Behavioral Health: 573-221-2120
Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Marion, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby.
North Central MO Mental Health Center: 660-359-4487
Caldwell, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan.
Ozark Center: 417-347-7600
Barton, Jasper, McDonald, Newton.
Phoenix Programs: 573-875-8880
Boone, Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau, Morgan, Pettis, Randolph, Saline.
Places for People: 314-535-5600
St. Louis City, St. Louis County.
Preferred Family Healthcare: 660-665-1962
Adair, Caldwell, Clark, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Marion, Mercer, Monroe, Pike, Putnam, Ralls, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Sullivan.
ReDiscover: 816-966-0900
Jackson.
Southeast MO Behavioral Health: 573-756-5749
Butler, Carter, Crawford, Dent, Douglas, Gasconade, Howell, Iron, Oregon, Ozark, Phelps, Pulaski, Reynolds, Ripley, Shannon, St. Francois, Stoddard, Texas, Washington, Wayne Wright.
Swope Health Services: 816-923-5800
Jackson.
Tri-County Mental Health Services: 816-468-0400
Clay, Platte, Ray.
Truman Medical Center Behavioral Health: 816-404-5700
Jackson.
For local detail, questions, comments, or concerns, please contact the Missouri Show Me Hope Crisis Counseling Program State Leadership at:
• Phone: 573-526-7821
• Email: showmehope@dmh.mo.gov
• Facebook: @MoShowMeHope
• Twitter: @MOShowMeHope
• Website: moshowmehope.org