If you need help...
If you are a child or teen experiencing crisis, or if you know of a child or teen who is, please call Youth In Need's 24-Hour Help Line at 636-946-3771. Collect calls are accepted and Youth In Need staff are on-hand to help you with whatever issue you might be facing.
Helpful Web Sites
Fact Sheets and Downloads
Be an Advocate
Support Groups
- Growing American Youth (for LGBT youth): 314-821-3524
- Youth In Need's Parent Support Groups: 636-946-0101
Emergency Crisis Services
- United Way of Greater St. Louis Information and Referral: 211 or 800-427-4626
- Rape/Incest Hotline: 314-531-2003
- Life Crisis Services: 314-647-4357
- Crisis Nursery: 314-768-3201
- Youth In Need 24-Hour Help Line: 636-946-3771
- Safe Connections: 314-531-2003 or 636-946-6854
Child Abuse Resources
- Missouri Children's Division Hotline: 800-392-3738
- Family Support Network: 314-644-5055
Drug and Alcohol Services
- Alcoholics Anonymous: 314-647-3677
- Narcotics Anonymous: 314-830-3232
- ALANON: 314-645-1572
- Drug and Alcohol Helpline: 800-662-HELP
- Bridgeway Behavioral Health: 636-757-2300 (St. Charles); 314-652-4200 (St. Louis City)
Counseling Services
- Catholic Family Services: 636-498-2273
- Crider Health Center: 636-332-6000
- Kids in the Middle: 314-909-9922
- Kids Under Twenty One (KUTO): 888-644-5886
- Lutheran Family & Children's Services: 866-326-LFCS
- Provident Counseling: 314-533-8200
- Stepfamily Resources: 314-644-3366
- Behavioral Health Response: 800-811-4760
- Youth In Need Counseling Program: 636-757-9424
Health Care Services
- Grace Hill: 314-898-1700
- Murphy Health Center: 314-522-6410
- Crider Health Center: 636-332-6000
- State Medical Assisstance Office: 800-392-2161
Runaway Resources
- Runaway Hotline: 800-621-4000
- Youth Emergency Services: 314-727-6294
- Children of the Night Hotline: 800-551-1300
- Youth In Need 24-Hour Help Line: 636-946-3771
- Youth In Need Street Outreach: 877-YIN-4HELP
Shelters and Homeless Services
- Salvation Army: 636-946-7966
- Covenant House: 314-351-8306 (Boys, 16-21); 314-231-5954 (Girls, 16-21)
- Housing Resource Center (City/County Homeless Hotline): 314-802-5444
- Hunger Hotline: 314-726-5355
- Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service: 636-441-1302
- Youth In Need 24-Hour Help Line: 636-946-3771
Birth Control, STD and Pregnancy Resources
- AIDS Hotline: 800-342-AIDS
- Birthright: 314-962-5300
- Child Day Care Association: 314-531-1412
- Planned Parenthood: 314-531-7526
- St. Louis County STD Clinic: 314-879-6300
- St. Louis Effort for AIDS: 314-645-6451
- Clayton VD Clinic: 314-367-8810
- Pregnancy Hotline: 800-848-5683
- Pregnancy Resource Centers: 877-773-4626
- Dream House/Faith House: 314-367-5400
- Youth In Need Teen Parent Program: 636-946-0101
- The SPOT: 314-535-0413