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Child Protection Center
The mission of the Child Protection Center (CPC) is to build a healthier community by leading the response to the prevention, identification and treatment of child abuse and violence. The CPC accomplishes its mission by providing forensic interviews, family advocacy and mental health services to children 3 to 17 living in Jackson County, who are victims of sexual or physical abuse, or who have witnessed violent crimes. CPC also conducts interviews with the children's non-offending caregivers. The CPC ensures children who are victims of child abuse or witness to violent crimes are properly identified, that their statements are made through forensic interviews, and that they are ensured access to all necessary mental health treatments and social supports as soon as possible.
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Full Employment Council Career SOS
The Kansas City Workforce Development Board will continue to use “Career Systems of Support” or “Career SOS” to provide job training, employment, and support services managed through the Full Employment Council. Career SOS utilizes the support services offered through the various programs funded and managed through the Full Employment Council, as well as the supports services offered through the various COMBAT-funded programs. FEC established the “SOS Partnership Portal” to allow partners to refer job-ready clients. The SOS portal enables referring COMBAT agencies to refer clients to FEC that have been determined “ready for job training, support and employment services." This unique portal allows COMBAT agencies to refer clients who meet the criteria established for career readiness, training and employment support services without interruptions that could be caused through recurrence of trauma episodes that result from them being a victim of crime.
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Hope House Prevention Project
Hope House's Domestic Violence Prevention Project partners with the Independence Police Department to address an identified need and bridge current gaps in services. Hope House's Co-Responding Advocate works directly with the Independence Police Department to ride along and respond with officers to domestic violence related calls for service. After the scene has been assessed for safety, the Advocate will meet with survivors to provide crisis intervention services and resource referrals and linkages. The Co-Responding Advocate will also coordinate revisits to victims' homes with Independence Police officers to offer additional support and resources.
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Jackson County CASA
When a child and siblings are removed from a family system affected by substance use, it becomes the job of CASA staff attorneys (also known as guardians ad litem), staff case supervisors, and agency volunteers to ensure that: A) Where the child is temporarily lodged is a safe home. B) The child's physical, emotional, and educational needs are being met while in foster care. C) These interventions lead to the child's improved physical, social, and emotional health. D) When no longer under court protection, the child has a permanent home where she or he can thrive. Ultimately, it is our goal to reunify and preserve families whenever possible and safe.
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KC Municipal Court Truancy Intervention
The purpose of the Kansas City Truancy Court is to ensure that children between the ages of 7 and 17 are in school as mandated by law. The Truancy Intervention Program (TIP) is designed to improve the school attendance of youths who are referred to the program by their school districts and to empower parents and guardians who were cited for their children not attending school. With COMBAT grant funding, Kansas City Municipal Court can contract with a community agency to provide needed case management services to Truancy Court parents-guardians and their children. The Case Manager provides case management services, linkages, resources and follow-up services to the families who choose to participate in the program rather than receive an imposed sanction by the Truancy Court Judge.
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Newhouse Bilingual Hotline & Support
Newhouse is an 88-bed emergency shelter facility offering safe housing and critical supportive services to domestic violence victims and their children. Within the heart of our shelter is the Hotline room, staffed by trained and experienced Hotline Advocates, who responded to over 9,500 calls last year. COMBAT provides vital funding to support client-centered, trauma-informed and culturally-sensitive emergency services for domestic violence victims in our community. Funds support enhancing the local 24/7 Domestic Violence Hotline and hiring experienced Hotline Advocates who provide immediate crisis intervention, lethality assessment, and trauma counseling for both Hotline callers and victims who arrive at our shelter.
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Reconciliation Services REVEAL
The REVEAL Program provides free, culturally competent services that seek to address root causes of poverty contributing to increased trauma, mental health issues, violence and substance abuse in the community. Through REVEAL, case managers and therapists encourage prosocial behavior to build community cohesion, and address unmet community and individual needs for social and mental health services.
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Rose Brooks Project SAFE
Project SAFE is Rose Brooks Center's school-based violence prevention program for children in Jackson County, reaching youth of all ages—from preschool through high school senior year. Project SAFE carries out the mission to end the cycle of domestic violence by reaching at-risk youth in grades pre-K through 12th before they make the life choices that can reproduce the cycle of violence. Project SAFE helps students identify and develop resiliency tools and emotional management skills necessary to build safety awareness, ultimately helping youth avoid future violence perpetration or victimization and other unhealthy, unsafe life experiences.
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Synergy Services BIP & Peaceful Path Diversion
In conjunction with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, Synergy Services developed a Diversion Specialty Court that focuses specifically on domestic violence offenders. Judges who have received domestic violence training will exclusively refer domestic violence (DV) offenders to Synergy's Jackson County BIP and Peaceful Path Diversion Program (BIP) to oversee the offenders’ progress. Synergy's BIP program staff provide individual offender assessments, group education treatment provided by the therapist and monitored case management provided by the Diversion Officer. Ninety percent of offenders will successfully complete the 42-week program.
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Kansas City Area Shelter Hotline
816-468-5463
Hope House Crisis Hotline
816-461-4673 • hopehouse.net
Rose Brooks Crisis Hotline
816-861-6100 • rosebrooks.org
MOSCA Crisis Hotlines
816-531-0233 • 913-642-0232
National Domestic Violence Hotline
800-799-7233
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Violence Prevention Programs