Victim Support Services | Jackson County Combat, MO

Skip to Main Content

Loading

Search

What Is COMBAT?
Prevention
Treatment
Justice
STRiVIN'
Funded Programs
How Do I...

Home
Funded Programs
Violence Prevention
Victim Support Services

COMBAT-Supported Victim Support Services

9

1

The purpose of AdHoc's comprehensive, COMBAT-funded Crisis Support for Victims of Crime program is to reduce the impact of trauma associated with violent crime in Jackson County neighborhoods—and the potential for further violence. These services correspond to the COMBAT Violence Prevention focus area. We seek to reduce the impact of violence and reduce the potential for retaliation or further harm by focusing on psycho-social healing using two main, existing prevention services: 1) Crisis Case Management and 2) Counseling with licensed therapists. Program clients are individuals and families living in high crime, economically-distressed neighborhoods. They have lost a loved one due to homicide, were victims of gun violence or other types of assault, were witnesses to violence.
Link to page
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.
Link to page
Community Connections Youth Project (CCYP) was created out of a need to support youth who were at risk of aging-out of the foster care system without having been adopted or placed with a family. Studies have shown youth who age out of foster care have a higher risk of facing homelessness, abuse-neglect, lack of employment and low education obtainment, among other factors. CCYP is a voluntary case management program offered by FosterAdopt Connect to serve older foster youth and young adults who recently aged-out of foster care (ages 17-26). The overall goal of the program is to connect clients to services and resources they need to be successful as adults—and to mitigate many of the circumstances that lead to negative lifetime outcomes for people who have experienced significant childhood trauma. CCYP's overall goal is to assist these young people in achieving the short-term goals that pave the way for future success and a lifetime of positive outcomes.
Link to page
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.
Link to page
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.
Link to page
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.
Link to page
The Survivors Will Heal Program was developed and launched by Kansas City Mothers in Charge in 2021 as a direct response to the growing and overwhelming number of non-fatal shooting victims in Kansas City. While clergy or mental health service providers may assist these victims, KC MIC offers much-needed community-based intervention, while bridging the gap between law enforcement, victims of shootings and neighborhood residents in order to prevent future acts of violence, making our communities safer.
Link to page
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.
Link to page
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..
Link to page
University Health Truman Medical Center's (UHTMC) RISE Program is a comprehensive, stepped-care treatment program that seeks to provide nonfatal shooting victims and their families with timely mental health supports in the immediate aftermath of a shooting. The RISE (Responsive Individualized Support and Early Intervention) Program consists of an interdisciplinary team of nurses, social workers, chaplains, and behavioral health professionals working to make sure that people affected by gun violence have all the resources they need to recover.
Link to page