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Children's Mercy
POPS Peer Mentoring
What you get
A parent mentor matched to the experiences you want to talk about. Your social worker can ask whether requests are open.
- Who starts it
- You
- How it’s sent
- Online, on their website
- Your time
- About 15 minutes
- Last checked
- Aug 27, 2026
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What their form asksA preview, so you can gather things first. Fill it in on their site.
Open their application ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026What the form asks for
Request a POPS MentorFirst Name; Last Name; Primary Phone #; City; State; Zip Code; EmailChild First Name; Child Last Name; Date due to give birth; Date of Birth; Date of DeathPrimary Diagnosis; Secondary DiagnosisTo help us coordinate the best match, please share any additional medical information or experiences you may want to talk to another parent about (ie. tracheostomy, feeding tube, pump, surgeries, equipment, community resources, social/emotional, other)Preferred way to contactPreferred Time of DayDo you have additional children in the homePreference for a trained volunteer mentor to matchPlease specifySignature; Date; Relationship to ChildHave ready
- Completed and electronically signed POPS mentor-request form.
After you send
The POPS Specialist matches families based on the request form. For status, contact 816-816-9515 or POPS@cmh.edu. If you have not heard back in two weeks, write and ask whether it arrived.