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Access YESS and Family Crisis Assistance

Agency: Youth Emergency Services and Shelter of Iowa (YESS)

04/14/2020 - COVID-19 Changes:
YESS continues to offer mental health therapy and behavioral health intervention services (BHIS) through telehealth.


ACCESS YESS provides an array of emergency assessment, crisis intervention, and mediation services to meet the needs of young people (birth throu...

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Boys Town National Hotline

Agency: Boys Town

24 hour nationwide hotline providing short-term counseling and crisis intervention to children and families experiencing any type of difficulty in their lives.  Provides information about help agencies and programs throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands, and Guam.

Website, www.YourLifeYourVoice.org, offers ...

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IowaCrisisChat.org

Agency: CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank

Provides Online Crisis Chat Services 9 am-2 am at www.iowacrisischat.org.

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Helpline

Agency: Children's Square USA

24 Hour Helpline for runaway, missing, or exploited children.

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Housing Services

Agency: Youth Emergency Services Inc

Services to runaway, homeless, near-homeless and street-dependent youth.  Array of services includes shelter, street outreach, transitional living, and maternity group home.

Emergency services include shelter program (short-term), Transitional Living Program (TLP), and Maternity Group Home (MGH) for up to 18 months.  A variety of support...

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1-800-RUNAWAY

Agency: National Runaway Safeline

Crisis Intervention: Operates a confidential hotline and online crisis service (live chat, emails, forum) 24/7/365. Texting is now also another option for kids in crisis to connect at 66008. A frontline team of staff and volunteers receive 40 hours of training to provide non-judgmental, non-sectarian and non-directive support, empowering callers to...

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Runaway/Homeless Youth Helplines

Agency: YSS

In a difficult situation, teens or their parents may call or drop in at the Center for immediate intervention. Our Center specializes in providing services to youth who are contemplating running away from home. We also provide services to homeless youth and young families. The Center provides immediate counseling and support in order to resolve ...

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Shelter Services

Agency: YSS

Available, for a short-term, out of home placement for children in crisis.

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Street Based Outreach

Agency: Youth Emergency Services Inc

Street-based outreach services to homeless, near-homeless, street-dependent, and runaway youth.

Drop-in center services include: provisions of food, basic first aid and hygiene supplies, advocacy, education and information, and referrals to appropriate community service providers.  A nurse is onsite three days per week and offers testing...

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