crisis line
Urgent help number
A crisis line is a telephone service providing immediate support for people experiencing mental health emergencies, suicidal thoughts, or other urgent distress.
Trained counselors offer confidential help around the clock: She called the crisis line after her panic attack.
Also called a hotline or helpline, though crisis line emphasizes acute psychological emergencies rather than general information.
- helplinePhone service for assistance
- suicide hotlineEmergency mental health phone service
- peer supportAid from similar others
- lifelineEssential connection to safety
- emergencySerious sudden danger
assistance · suicide prevention · mental health support · advice · emergency hotline · cry for help · distress call · counseling · safe space · active listening · public safety · dispatch center · first responders · call center · befrienders · hotline · community outreach · rescue operations
- assistancehelp, help desk, aid, helpdesk, assistance
- supportsupport, emotional support, moral support, support group, stand by
- emergencies911, ambulance, emergency, emergency room, ER
- emergency help911, ambulance, EMT, paramedic, paramedics
- Emergency Safety911, 911 center, fire station, police station, ambulance
- personal guidancetherapy, coaching, mentoring, counseling, life coach