Loading ...Crisis Line of Central Virginia, Inc. began operating on November 14, 1983. Prior to that date, a clearly established need for such a service was documented by an ad hoc committee of the region wide Correction Forum on Mental Health. The committee’s recommendation of a Crisis Line was supported by existing community surveys and agency consultation and was unanimously endorsed by the Forum as a necessary community service.
An initial fifteen member Board of Directors investigated operational procedures and functioning of the telephone counseling service. Start up funding was obtained by a Community Development Block Grant, a grant form the Central Virginia Community Services Board, and several volunteer organizations. In 1984, the agency became a United Way agency. The Crisis Line originally operated only from 6:00 p.m. – 12:00 midnight, seven days a week.
Crisis Line of Central Virginia, Inc. now provides assistance to anyone 24 hours a day. The programs offered include Crisis Line, Teen Talk, Chatterline, the Sexual Assault Response Program, and TeleCare. All services are provided under a volunteer Board of Directors, a small paid staff, and a large volunteer force which interacts with anonymous callers and/or sexual assault victims.
Crisis Line, Teen Talk, and Chatterline are telephone help-line programs. Well trained volunteers answering lines offer emotional support, referral information, and guided listening to help callers find solutions to their problems. The Sexual Assault Response Program volunteers offer the same services via telephone and face-to-face interactions. TeleCare volunteers provide reassurance to homebound residents, as well as assisting them with any additional needs.
Crisis Line is dedicated to providing assistance and crisis intervention. We will support, refer, assist in prevention, provide educational services to individuals seeking community information or help for their own or their family’s emotional, physical, and mental well being.
To contact our business office, please call, fax, mail, or email us at:
Crisis Line of Central Virginia, Inc.
P.O. Box 3074
Lynchburg, VA 24503
434-947-5921 Business Phone
434-947-5501 Fax
crisisline@crisislineofcentralvirginia.org
Please visit our website for more information: www.crisislineofcentralvirginia.org.
If you or someone you know is in a life-threatening situation, call 911 immediately.
To talk to a crisis counselor, call one of our hotlines:
(434) 947-HELP(4357)
National Suicide Hotline 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
