Other resources
The following information will take you to various self-help materials outside the UMKC Web site that covers a wide variety of topics including relationship advice, stress management, procrastination, depression, etc. They are offered as a service only. The Counseling, Health and Testing Center, the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Missouri Board of Curators are not responsible for their content.
Academic & personal self-help
- Test Anxiety
- Transitioning to College-Level Academics (PPT)
- Time Management (PDF)
- Study Tips (PPT)
- Getting the Most Out of Class Lectures (PDF)
- Positive Body
Image (PDF)
Community resources
- Community Resource Guide
- United Way Helpline
Phone: 816-474-5112 or 2-1-1 - Emergency Assistance Coalition
Phone: 913-620-1421
Crisis hotlines
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Phone: 1-800-273-TALK - Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA)
24-hour crisis lines: 816-531-0233 or 913-642-0233 - COMMCARE Crisis Lines
Self-help and self-assessments: 1-888-279-8188 or 1-800-955-8339 (TTY) - Compassionate Ear
Warm Line: A peer-operated listening service for persons in need
of support
Offered by Mental Health America of the Heartland
Phone: 1-866-WARM-EAR (1-866-927-6327)
Available 4 pm - 10 pm, 7 days a week - The
Trevor Lifeline
Free and confidential, nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention lifeline for LGBTQ youth.
Phone: 1-866-4-U-TREVOR (1-866-488-7386) or click on link above for live chat with a hotline operator
Resources for coping with job loss
- Coping with Job Loss Resource List
- Employee Layoff Resource Guide (from UMKC Human Resources)
Resources for veterans and military families
- Information for Veterans at UMKC
- Military Mental Health Online Screening
- After Deployment
- The American Legion
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- GulfLINK
- Military One Source
- National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Phone: 1-800-273-TALK - Vet Centers
- Veterans of Foreign War