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The Children’s Advocacy Resource Center (CARC) has been a part of Kansas Legal Services since 1999. CARC is a statewide program providing complete support and legal services to people serving and caring for homeless children and children involved in our state foster care system.
CARC operates a toll-free helpline for foster youth.
If you need to leave this page for any reason, please click on the "Quick Exit" red button here.
This guided interview will give you must-know info about Kansas protection orders -- Protection From Abuse (PFA) and Protection From Stalking (PFS).
Many pages and resources on this website have help for survivors of physical or sexual abuse, stalking, and other crimes. Here is list of links to pages that will help you or someone you care about deal with some of the issues faced by survivors of these crimes.
Can a Protection from Abuse order help me?
833-441-2240
Kansas Department of Children and Families launched the Mobile Crisis Helpline for additional support for eligible Kansans in need during a crisis.
Services are available for ALL Kansans 20 years old or younger, including anyone in foster care or formerly in foster care, though this service is not limited to children and youth in foster care.
Available resources include:
·Over the phone support and problem solving to help resolve a child’s behavioral health crisis
BY JENNA BARACKMAN KC STAR
MAY 21, 2024
Kansas teens aging out of the state’s foster care system are now able to choose a primary legal guardian whom they trust to represent them best, giving them another option when transitioning to independent living.
Since it began in early 2020, the Family First Prevention program in Kansas recognized the need for more intensive attention on prevention of placing children in foster care – specifically, keeping families together before a petition is filed to remove a child from the family. This puts a focus on family well-being, to give parents and caregivers support and access to needed resources to prevent or relieve a crisis in the family before it escalates.
Apply for crime victims compensation in Kansas through the Kansas Attorney General's office:
https://ag.ks.gov/victim-services/victim-compensation
Resources for victims of crime in Kansas: https://ag.ks.gov/victim-services
Know your rights as a victim of crime
Kansas VINE (Victim Information Notification Everyday) Service
Information and Notification for Offender Custody Status in County Jails.
The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) and Facebook have teamed up to offer tips for survivors of abuse so that you can still use Facebook but maintain safety and control over your information. This guide is aimed at helping survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking with how to use Facebook in a way that ensures that they stay connected with friends and family, but control their safety and privacy to help prevent misuse by abusers, stalkers, and perpetrators to stalk and harass.
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The Children’s Advocacy Resource Center (CARC) has been a part of Kansas Legal Services since 1999. CARC is a statewide program providing complete support and legal services to people serving and caring for homeless children and children involved in our state foster care system.
CARC operates a toll-free helpline for foster youth.
If you need to leave this page for any reason, please click on the "Quick Exit" red button here.
This guided interview will give you must-know info about Kansas protection orders -- Protection From Abuse (PFA) and Protection From Stalking (PFS).
Many pages and resources on this website have help for survivors of physical or sexual abuse, stalking, and other crimes. Here is list of links to pages that will help you or someone you care about deal with some of the issues faced by survivors of these crimes.
Can a Protection from Abuse order help me?
833-441-2240
Kansas Department of Children and Families launched the Mobile Crisis Helpline for additional support for eligible Kansans in need during a crisis.
Services are available for ALL Kansans 20 years old or younger, including anyone in foster care or formerly in foster care, though this service is not limited to children and youth in foster care.
Available resources include:
·Over the phone support and problem solving to help resolve a child’s behavioral health crisis
BY JENNA BARACKMAN KC STAR
MAY 21, 2024
Kansas teens aging out of the state’s foster care system are now able to choose a primary legal guardian whom they trust to represent them best, giving them another option when transitioning to independent living.
Since it began in early 2020, the Family First Prevention program in Kansas recognized the need for more intensive attention on prevention of placing children in foster care – specifically, keeping families together before a petition is filed to remove a child from the family. This puts a focus on family well-being, to give parents and caregivers support and access to needed resources to prevent or relieve a crisis in the family before it escalates.
Apply for crime victims compensation in Kansas through the Kansas Attorney General's office:
https://ag.ks.gov/victim-services/victim-compensation
Resources for victims of crime in Kansas: https://ag.ks.gov/victim-services
Know your rights as a victim of crime
Kansas VINE (Victim Information Notification Everyday) Service
Information and Notification for Offender Custody Status in County Jails.
The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) and Facebook have teamed up to offer tips for survivors of abuse so that you can still use Facebook but maintain safety and control over your information. This guide is aimed at helping survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking with how to use Facebook in a way that ensures that they stay connected with friends and family, but control their safety and privacy to help prevent misuse by abusers, stalkers, and perpetrators to stalk and harass.
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