If you or someone you know is in crisis or needs help, call the KUTO Crisis Helpline:
Toll-free 1-888-644-5886
Open everyday after 4p.m. CST ~ Staffed by trained youth volunteers.
KUTO is dedicated to providing youth-focused programming throughout the greater St. Louis area. Our crisis prevention, suicide intervention and postvention support services include community awareness, outreach and education; a youth-staffed telephone hotline; Peer Helper Skills Training; and support for survivors of a completed suicide.
Our philosophy is simple; KUTO is teens helping teens help themselves.
We invite you to explore and use our website to learn about:
- KUTO’s unique peer-to-peer programs
- Risk factors and warning signs of adolescent suicide
- How YOU can prevent suicide
- Help for yourself or a friend who is struggling with thoughts of suicide
- Resources and referrals
- How to volunteer to become a “teen helping teens help themselves”
