Meanings
nouncrisis hotline (plural crisis hotlines)
plural crisis hotlines
- A telephone number people can call to get immediate emergency telephone counseling.
Each call to a crisis hotline and each response will differ depending on the unique circumstances associated with each call.
2009, Albert R. Roberts, Kenneth R. Yeager, Pocket Guide to Crisis Intervention, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52Synonyms: crisis helpline, crisis line
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA telephone number people can call to get immediate emergency telephone counseling.
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crisis helplinecrisis line
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