These services help people experiencing domestic or sexual violence, a mental health crisis, or another emergency. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
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Harmony House
Harmony House
Harmony House provides emergency shelter, advocacy, and support services for people and their children who are escaping domestic violence.
Who can use it: Survivors of domestic violence and their children.
- Emergency shelter
- 24-hour SAFEline
- Safety planning
- Case management
- Legal advocacy and help with orders of protection
- Support groups and on-site counseling
- Housing, childcare, and transportation assistance
- Hours
The SAFEline at (417) 864-7233 is answered 24 hours a day; call it to be assessed for shelter. The business office number is (417) 837-7700. Outreach case management does not accept walk-in appointments.
Information confirmed on the organization’s official website on October 29, 2026.
The Family Justice Center brings domestic and sexual violence services together in one place, including crisis intervention, safety planning, help with protective orders, and civil legal assistance.
Who can use it: Free and confidential services for victims of domestic and sexual violence; walk-ins are welcome.
- Crisis intervention and counseling
- Safety planning
- Help filing an emergency order of protection
- Help accessing emergency shelter
- Civil legal representation
- Help filing a police report
- Prosecution and court information
- Referrals for housing, Medicaid, and food assistance
- Hours
| Monday–Friday | 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
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| Saturday and Sunday | Closed |
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After hours, call the 24-hour SAFEline at (417) 864-7233 for help with shelter or an order of protection.
Information confirmed on the office’s official website on October 29, 2026.
The Victim Center
The Victim Center
The Victim Center provides free crisis response, advocacy, and counseling to victims of violent or sexual crimes and their families.
Who can use it: Free services for victims of violent or sexual crime, regardless of when the crime occurred.
- 24-hour crisis response
- Hospital and police station accompaniment
- Victim advocacy and court accompaniment
- Help with emergency orders of protection
- Individual, family, and group counseling
- Hours
Office hours are not published; please call before visiting. Crisis advocates are available 24 hours a day at (417) 864-7233.
Information confirmed on the organization’s official website on October 29, 2026.
The Behavioral Crisis Center is a walk-in site for adults in a mental health or substance use crisis, offering immediate crisis care, brief therapy, peer support, and short-term observation.
Who can use it: Open to adults 18 and older; no referral is needed.
- Walk-in crisis care
- Brief therapy
- Peer support
- Medication-assisted treatment for opioid use
- Psychiatric medication support
- 23-hour observation
- Adult crisis stabilization
- Referral to follow-up treatment
- Hours
Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For the adult crisis stabilization center at the same address, use the Rapid Access Unit entrance.
Information confirmed on the organization’s official website on October 29, 2026.
The Child Advocacy Center provides forensic interviews, medical examinations, family advocacy, and trauma-focused counseling for children involved in abuse investigations.
Who can use it: Children are served by referral from law enforcement or the Missouri Children's Division; to report suspected abuse, call the Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline at 1-800-392-3738.
- Forensic interviews
- Forensic medical examinations
- Child and family advocacy
- Trauma-focused mental health services
- Prevention education
- Hours
Visits are scheduled through the investigating agency. Hours are not published; please call before visiting.
Information confirmed on the organization’s official website on October 29, 2026.
Isabel's House provides free, around-the-clock care for young children while parents work through a crisis such as domestic violence, homelessness, unsafe housing, or a mental health emergency. Family advocates help parents plan next steps.
Who can use it: Free care for children from birth through age 12 whose families are facing a crisis.
- 24-hour crisis child care
- Family advocacy
- Resource referrals
- Hours
Care and the crisis line are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Information confirmed on the organization’s official website on October 29, 2026.