crisis hotline

English

Noun

crisis hotline (plural crisis hotlines)

1. A telephone number people can call to get immediate emergency telephone counseling.

   Synonyms: crisis helpline, crisis line

   • 2009, Albert R. Roberts, Kenneth R. Yeager, Pocket Guide to Crisis Intervention, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52:

     Each call to a crisis hotline and each response will differ depending on the unique circumstances associated with each call.

Further reading

• crisis hotline on Wikipedia.Wikipedia