Help & Healing
The Church is here to offer support and healing.
Families today face many kinds of problems. Use this information as a starting point when you need to ask someone for help or find resources for a loved one. Not all of the resources listed here have help in Spanish, but we believe it is important for you to know that these services exist. Services that have a Spanish translator are marked "Spanish Help."
This list is by no means exhaustive. If you are looking for help and do not find what you are looking for here, please contact your priest or the Office of Family Life for additional assistance.
I see the Church as a field hospital after the battle. It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if they have high cholesterol and how their blood sugar is. First you have to heal their wounds. Then we can talk about everything else.
-Pope Francis
Addiction Support
Pornography Addiction
My House*
24-hour confidential hotline:
913.777.4809
myhousekcsj.org
offers support groups, clinical therapy, prayer and education.
Alcohol & Drug Addiction
Alcoholics Anonymous
816-471-7229 (24 hours a day)
kc-aa.org
First Call
816-361-5900
firstcallkc.org
Clinical, educational, and prevention services for individuals and families in the Kansas City metro area affected by alcohol and drug addiction.
St. Gregory Recovery Center
888-915-4295
StGregoryCtr.com
Center dedicated to helping people reconnect with God's love and work through a set of anti-addictive values, St. Gregory's helps people recover and thrive after substance abuse. Its holistic, Catholic-based approach allows people to find their true purpose and happiness in life.
FULLCIRCLE
816-500-0299
fullcircleprogram.com
Program that serves families with teens and young adults struggling with addiction and mental health challenges, by providing them with a faith-based peer support group. It has no cost and is long-term.
The Calix Society
calixsociety.org
(Local Contacts)
Neil: 913-645-7244 Mary: 913-747-5039
National Association of Catholics in Recovery 12 Steps and their family and friends affected by alcoholism and other addictions. We are members of AA, NA, Al-Anon, and similar organizations who have found that the spirituality of the 12-step process is greatly improved when practiced in the context of the richness, tradition, and dogma of our Catholic faith. One must have achieved a certain degree of sobriety to benefit from Calix. If you are currently active in a 12 Step group and would like to speak with other Catholics about incorporating Catholicism into the 12 Steps, please call for meeting details.
The Welcome House
816-472-0760
welcomehousekc.org
Welcome House is a sober living residential program open to recovering alcoholics and drug addicts who face the difficult transition after incarceration and homelessness, to treatment and reintegration into society as productive citizens, empowering them to live meaningful and productive lives.
Other Addictions
Kansas City Gamblers Anonymous
Sexaholics Anonymous International
Website: sa.org
LocalWebsite: sexaddictionkc.org
Computer Gaming AA
cgaa.info
A community of people who support each other to recover from problems resulting from excessive gambling.
Healing Support
Catholic Counselors & Therapists
For a more extensive list of counselors in the KC metro area including those who serve in Spanish, see the Catholic Counselors list compiled by the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas:
archkck.org: catholic counselors list
The Center for Healing
816-786-6063
centerforhealingkc.com
[email protected]
Women's Health and Infertility
Fertility Care Center of KC
816-858-0198
fertilitycarekc.com
Offers professionals and doctors who can assist in the identification and treatment of many reproductive disorders that affect women from adolescence through menopause; other services include fertility education and natural family planning.
Desert Stream Ministries
Living Waters Program
816-767-1730
desertstream.org
20-week education and prayer program to heal relational and sexual issues, including: marital issues, codependency, pornography, effects of abuse, gender identity issues, and unwanted same-sex attraction.
Gender Identity & Homosexuality
Apostolates Courage and Encourage Apostolates*
24-hour hotline: 913-428-9893 International
website: couragerc.org
Local website: kcsjfamily.org/courage-and-encourage
For those with same-sex attraction who want to find support from the Church and support for family members of people with same-sex attraction.
*Denotes apostolates directly supported and supervised by the diocesan Office of Family Life. All other service providers are independent. This list is provided to assist in the pastoral care of the faithful; however, no certification or endorsement by the Diocese of Kansas City-St.Joseph should be assumed.