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

As well as the telesales company, he also co-founded a humanitarian organisation – called the Borderline Crisis Center – which provides deportees with food, shelter and support on their arrival back in Mexico.

From BBC

Mexican humanitarian organisations, including the Borderline Crisis Center, braced themselves for a huge influx of returnees.

From BBC

The tour is free, but donation jars will be set out at the gardens to support the Sheepfold, a crisis center for women and children that has long been the beneficiary of the foundation’s annual tours.

From Los Angeles Times

Already, the organization Border Line Crisis Center had printed fliers.

From Los Angeles Times

Natalia Abrams, president and founder of the Student Debt Crisis Center, said the back-and-forth rulings were causing enormous frustration.

From Los Angeles Times