Handle calls from those who are troubled, stressed, and need someone to listen.
Volunteers are asked to commit to serving 8 volunteer hours each month.
Intervene in suicide threats, domestic violence, rape, and other endangerments to life and limb.
24,923 calls came into CONTACT the Crisis Line in 2023.
Thank you so much. I was apprehensive about calling because I didn't want to hear the
pity in anyone's voice, but you are much, much more than that.
You may have just saved my life, for sure.
CONTACT the Crisis Line now has ASIST Nationally Certified Suicide Prevention Trainers!
CONTACT the Crisis Line started as an interfaith ministry founded in 1971 by a group of mental health professionals and ministers who shared the conviction that no one should have to face life’s challenges without a caring, objective listener. While no longer a interfaith ministry, today it continues as crisis line answering all calls unconditionally. CONTACT the Crisis Line serves as the states main 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline call center serving 74 of the 82 counties in MS.
We are fully accredited by International Council for Helplines (ICH)
Because of the crisis line actions my children still have a mother, my students still
have a teacher, I still have a life.