crisis center

American  

noun

1. a central facility, telephone answering service, etc., where people may obtain informed help or advice in a personal crisis.

2. an office, building, agency, etc., serving as a central point for receiving information and coordinating action during a disaster or emergency.

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Etymology

Origin of crisis center

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

“Even if that sounds unusual to the crisis center worker, it is still a valid and acceptable answer.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The hotel she had booked had already been evacuated, she said, and she spent the night at a school that had been turned into a crisis center.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2023

The Tunisian Human Rights League called for a crisis center to address the tensions in Sfax.

From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2023

It called for buying a hotel to serve as a voluntary crisis center, expediting construction of involuntary stabilization centers, adding more mobile crisis teams and increasing pay for behavioral health workers.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023

As tourist attractions including the Eiffel Tower and the Versailles Palace closed, Transportation Minister Clement Beaune tweeted that officials were meeting at a crisis center to monitor public transport disruptions “hour by hour.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023