Illuminate
Fore the Kids Foundation Emergency Mental Health Crisis Center
A dedicated space inside the Children's Mercy emergency department built for children in acute mental health crisis.
Over $11.5M raised with our partners since 2006
Partner
Children's Mercy
Status
Funded
Why This Matters
Families in crisis arrive at the emergency department. Now there is a room built for them.
Opened in December 2025 within the emergency department at Children's Mercy, the center gives families a safe and healing environment during an acute mental health crisis.
The facility carries the Fore the Kids Foundation name, the result of a multi-year commitment from local events and sponsors.
Where the Dollars go
What this funds
Tickets, sponsorships, and auction info. This is how the work gets funded.
A dedicated crisis space
Built for acute mental health presentations
Where families already go
Inside the Children's Mercy emergency department
Immediate access
No waiting for a transfer
The Fore the Kids name
On a permanent facility at Children's Mercy
Related Work
Other projects we fund
Early Children's Mercy Projects
Two decades of Children's Mercy funding before the mental health pivot, from patient technology to ambulances.
Funded
School-Based Social Workers in Blue Valley
Twenty Children's Mercy social workers placed directly in Blue Valley schools for daily contact with students.
Funded
Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration
Behavioral health clinicians working inside community primary care offices, so families get help at the first visit.
Active
How To Support
Three ways to move the work forward
Sponsor an event, lend a hand, or give monthly. However you show up, every path puts real support behind youth mental health care for kids and families across the Kansas City region.
Sponsor an event
Put your brand behind real, measurable impact
Volunteer
Show up and give back to your local community
Give Monthly
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