Behavioral Health Response Crisis Hotline / Youth Connection Helplines

Behavioral Health Response (BHR) provides confidential telephone counseling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to people in mental health crises. BHR also provides mobile outreach services, community referral services, and critical incident stress management. The crisis hotline and mobile outreach services are provided free of charge to the public by paid professional staff who have master’s degrees in their respective behavioral science disciplines. Youth Connection Helplines provide 24/7 crisis intervention, including mobile outreaches to home and/or community agencies to provide emotional support, referral information, and linkage of services for children, youth, and their families in the St. Louis County area.

St. Louis County Youth Connection Helpline | For St. Louis County residents 19 years and under or anyone concerned about these youth
CALL: (314) 628-2929 or Toll Free (877) 928-2929
*TEXT: 4HLP to 31658
WEB CHAT: www.keepingkidsfirst.org/GetHelpNow
GO: To see a list of National Safe Place sites to go to, visit www.nationalsafeplace.org

St. Louis City Youth Connection Helpline | For St. Louis City residents 18 years and under or anyone concerned about these youth
CALL: (314) 485-4635 or Toll Free (844) 336-2435
*TEXT: 2TALK to 31658
WEB CHAT: www.stlmhb.com

St. Charles County Youth Connection Helpline | For St. Charles County residents 18 years and under or anyone concerned about these youth
CALL: (636) 642-0642 or Toll Free (855) 642-0642
*TEXT: BSAFE to 31658
WEB CHAT: www.stcharlescountykids.org

GO: To see a list of National Safe Place sites to go to, visit www.nationalsafeplace.org

BHR Hotline: (314) 469-6644 or 1-800-811-4760

BHR: www.bhrstl.org
Youth Specific Help: http://bhrstl.org/youth-specific-help-2/
Youth In Need Servies: http://youthinneed.org/CHILDRENTEENS.aspx