Teen Resources

RESOURCES FOR TEENS, RESOURCES ABOUT SEXUAL/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH.
Youth Emergency Service (YES) Hotline

314-727-6294
Youth In Need
Provides a variety of services to youth, including emergency shelter, street outreach, drop in center, recreation programs, early education, transitional living, counseling, and employment preparation.
Agency Headquarters:
The Scheidegger Family
Youth In Need Center
1815 Boone's Lick Road
St. Charles, MO 63301
636-946-5600
Crisis Hotline:
636-946-3771 - www.youthinneed.org
St. Louis Children's Hospital Adolescent Center
314-454-2468 - www.stlouischildrens.org/tabid/89/itemid/173/adolescent-center.aspx
Cardinal Glennon Hospital Adolescent Center
314-268-6406
Children's Rights of America Youth Crisis Hotline
1-800-422-HOPE
Covenant House
Provides transitional housing and community service center for youth 17-21.
Crisis hotline: 1-800-999-9999 - www.covenanthouse.org
Kids Under Twenty One (KUTO) Crisis Line
Provides youth focused crisis prevention, suicide intervention and post-vention support to the community through awareness education and outreach.
Administration: 314-963-7571
Crisis hotline: 888-644-5886 - www.kuto.org
National Runaway Crisis Hotline
24 hour confidential crisis hotline for youth who are runaways or considering running away and their families.
1-800-runaway - www.nrscrisisline.org
RAVEN - Youth WAV
WAV provides violence prevention groups for youth aged 12-17. Youth WAV serves teens who are at risk for committing violence due to a history of witnessing violence, previous violent acting out or, living in a violent culture.
3960 Lindell Blvd Suite 110
St. Louis, MO 63110
314-289-8000 - www.ravenstl.org
St. Louis County Youth Programs
County Youth Programs plans, develops, and provides service for children and youth.

The Dropout Initiative has a multi-component program called Doors to Success which serves ages 16 to 24 in areas where the rate of high school dropout is high.

The Summer Food Service Program for Children provides nutritious meals at community sites

The Outstanding Student Leadership Program involves high schools in recognizing seniors considered leaders.

314-615-4429
- www.co.st-louis.mo/us/dhs/CYP.html
Teen Pregnancy Center
Clinic providing comprehensive medical care, education and developmental life skills to pregnant teens in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza
Mailstop # 90-21-400
St. Louis, MO 63110
314-454-8259
- www.barnesjewish.org
Americorps
AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country’s critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment.
AmeriCorps members address critical needs in communities throughout America by tutoring and mentoring disadvantaged youth, fighting illiteracy, improving health services, building affordable housing, teaching computer skills, cleaning parks and streams.
Educational awards and living stipends are provided for the year of service. - www.americorps.org -
Stop Bullying Now
Website with extensive resources and handouts on bullying for kids, adults, health care providers, and educators. - www.stopbullyingnow.hsra.gov - What To Do If Your Child is Being Bullied
***Sexual and Reproductive Health***
Growing American Youth
Growing American Youth brings gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth 21 and under in St. Louis and the surrounding areas together. Offers a place for youth to meet friends and to give and receive support in a safe environment. Growing American Youth meets every Thursday night from 8-9:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 600 N. Euclid in the Central West End. - www.growingamericanyouth.org
Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region
Health organization that provides sex education programs to youth and their parents and a wide range of reproductive and primary health care services.
1-800-230-PLAN - www.ppslr.org
PFLAG
Support for parents, families, and friends of lesbians and gays.
P.O. Box 410114
St. Louis , MO 63141
Phone Number 314-821-FLAG
- www.pflagstl.org
Project ARK
Project ARK is committed to providing services that enhance the lives of children, youth, young adults, women and families infected, affected and at risk for HIV disease through coordination of medical care, social support and prevention services.
Offers free HIV testing at Laclede location and 2 local coffeeshops.
Also provides support groups, peer mentoring, and one on one counseling about STI prevention for LGBT youth.
4169 Laclede Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
phone: 314.535.7275
fax: 314.535.1814
- http://projectark.wustl.edu
Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing
These sites offer free or sliding scale testing for sexually transmitted infections. - STI clinic sites