1. AdHoc Violence Prevention Services

   AdHOC GROUP AGAINST CRIME PROGRAM -- The purpose of AdHoc’s comprehensive COMBAT-funded Violence Prevention Services is to reduce the impact of violent crime in Jackson County neighborhoods and the potential for further violence. These services correspond to the COMBAT Community Violence Prevention focus area and include Crisis Case Management, as well as free in-house trauma and grief counseling.

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2. Hope & Healing Support Program

   KC MOTHERS IN CHARGE PROGRAM -- The Hope and Healing Support Program of KC Mothers in Charge (KCMIC) helps families of homicide victims cope with the devastating trauma of a violent death; provides a range of support services to help them heal and develop resiliency; and, as part of their healing journey, empowers them to help others and to help build a community safe for all. At homicide scenes, KCMIC provides trauma-informed crisis intervention and peer-to-peer support to family members, explaining police procedures and helping manage grief, hostility, confusion and anger.

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3. Project Rise (TMC)

   TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER PROGRAM -- The RISE Program is a comprehensive, stepped-care treatment program that seeks to provide nonfatal shooting victims and their families with timely mental health supports in the immediate aftermath of a shooting. The RISE (Responsive Individualized Support and Early Intervention) Program consists of an interdisciplinary team of nurses, social workers, case managers, and behavioral health professionals working to make sure that people affected by gun violence have all the resources they need to recover.

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