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Important Resources
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Or text "CONNECT" to 741741
The Lifeline provides 24/7 free and confidential support for individuals in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
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Johnson County Mental Health
Crisis Line: 913-268-0156
Johnson County Mental Health Center maintains professional clinical staff on duty 24-hours-a-day to provide mental health emergency services.
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Behavioral Health Care Map
Services available in Johnson County; prepared by the Johnson County Suicide Prevention Coalition.

Other Resources
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Suicide Risk Screener for Parents
Parent version of the Suicide Risk Screener published by The Columbia Lighthouse Project to help identify risk and prevent suicide.
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Presentation from Parent Information Meeting, Sept. 13, 2018
This document is a copy of the presentation from the suicide awareness informational meeting for parents. The meeting was held on September 13, 2018.
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Lethal Means Survey
An important component of keeping youth safe following a stated or perceived risk for suicide is to assess the individual’s access to lethal means. While this is not an exclusive list, it is intended to help guide caregivers to assess their environment so that they may remove/restrict potential lethal means from the environment.