MISSOURI
( updated 01/06/03)
MISSOURI
( updated 01/06/03)
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Bureau of Deaf Services
1706 East Elm Street
P O Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
County of Cole
(573) 751-0768 (Voice); (573) 526-1068 (TTY)
(573) 751-7814 (FAX)
E-Mail: hammers@mail.dmh.state.mo.us
Internet:
Steve Hamerdinger, Director
Host Institution: Office of Deaf and Linguistic Support Services
Year Established: 1989
Ownership: State/Local Government
Number of Staff: 6 Full-time; 3 Deaf; 6 American Sign Language
Skilled; 1 Multi-lingual
Interpreters: 3 Full-time
Services Offered: Coordinate state-wide services
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf: 3 Closed Captioning;
10 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served: More than 200+ served past
year.
Ages of Clients Served: All Ages
Populations Served: Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV
Positive People; People with Aids; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical
Abusers; Deaf; Medicaid; SSI/SSD
Financial Arrangements: SSI/SSD; Medicaid; We serve those
who don't have private insurance.
Other Drug Related Programs: Kansas City Community Center; Midwest L.E.A.D.
Institute; Western Region Office (816) 512-4306 (V); 4307 (TTY); Eastern Region
Office (314) 877-0326 (V); 0329 (TTY)
Satellite Regional Offices:
Bureau of Deaf Services - Western Region
610 E 22nd, East Annex #244
Kansas City, MO 64108
County of Jackson
(816) 512-4306 (Voice); (816) 512-4307 (TTY)
(816) 512-4627 (FAX)
Contact Person: Richard Bullard, Coordinator
Bureau of Deaf Services - Eastern Region
St Louis State Hospital
5400 Arsenal Street
St Louis, MO 63139
(314) 644-8057 (Voice); (314) 644-7817 (TTY)
(314) 644-7822 (FAX)
Contact Person: Karin Stout, Coordinator
Kansas City
Kansas City Community Center
1800 Wyandotte
Kansas City, MO 64108
County of Jackson
(816) 842-1805 (Voice)
(816) 471-3085 (TTY)
Jayne Montgomery, Program Director
Host Institution: Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Drug Treatment Program
Year Established: 1982; 1991 Deaf Program
Ownership: Private for profit; state/local government
Number of Staff: 4 Full-time; 1 Deaf; 4 American Sign Language
skilled
Interpreters: 2 Full-time
Services Offered: Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral;
Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Detox; Inpatient; Outpatient Treatment;
Aftercare; Halfway Housing
Interpreted AA Meetings: In Area (Varies)
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf: 1 Closed Captioning; 2
TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served: 170 in the Past Year; (Includes Deaf
and Hard of Hearing)
Ages of Clients Served: 18-65 and Over
Populations Served: Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV
Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled/Mentally Ill Chemical
Abusers; Deaf
Financial Arrangements: Self-pay; Medicaid; sliding fee scale;
private insurance; State Funded; residents' home states pay for out-of-state
residents on bed available basis
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Bureau of Deaf Services
600 E 22nd, Felix Building, Suite 509
Kansas City, MO 64108
County of Jackson
Richard Bullard
(816) 234-5921 (Voice), (816) 234-5925 (TTY)
Year Established: 1989
Ownership: State/Local Goverment
Number of Staff: 1 Full-time
Services Offered: Information/Referral; Prevention/Education
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf: 2 Closed Captioning;
3 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served: 55 Past Year
Ages of Clients Served: 25-50
Populations Served: Women; Deaf
Financial Arrangements: Medicare
This program has been developed in the course of an agreement among the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), Rochester Institute of Technology, and the Monroe County Department of Mental Health. Copying is freely allowed so long as credit is given and the copies are not sold.
