Help & Safety Resources

If you’re overwhelmed, unsafe, or facing a situation you don’t know how to handle, you’re not alone. These hotlines and victim services can connect you with trained professionals who are ready to listen and help any time—day or night. Some offer crisis counseling, while others focus on domestic violence, abuse, mental health, or identity-based support.

Immediate Mental Health Support

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
   Call or text 988 (operates 24/7. Calls are transferred to cities all across the country to connect individuals with a trained professional who is based locally for the caller.)
• Crisis Text Line
   Text HOME to 741741 (24/7 text-based emotional support)
• Burrell Behavioral Health (Springfield area)
   417-761-5555
• COMPASS Health Crisis Line (Laclede & Pulaski Counties)
   1-888-237-4567
• Help-Line for Self-Injury
   1-800-366-8288
• Missouri Crisis Hotline for Hearing Impaired (TTY)
   1-888-380-3328

Veterans Support

• Veterans Crisis Line
   Call 1-800-273-8255, then press 1
   Text 838255

LGBTQ+ Support

• The Trevor Project Lifeline
   1-866-488-7386

Abuse & Violence

• National Domestic Violence Hotline
   1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
   TTY: 1-800-787-3224
• Missouri Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline
   1-800-392-3738
• Missouri Elder Abuse & Neglect Hotline
   1-800-392-0210

Victim Services

• National Domestic Violence Hotline
  1-800-799-7233
  Text BEGIN to 8878
• Greene County Family Justice Center
• The Victim Center
• Harmony House
  417-864-7233 (24/7 crisis number)
  Harmony House can help with other shelter information for the midwest, depending on location.