About Us
Initial Opening - After extensive research, planning and training by a dedicated group of community leaders, the Crisis Center opened in September of 1970. Operating from a cramped two-room office in the basement of Birmingham’s City Hall, volunteers devoted to the well being of community members began answering the phones. Dependent solely on private donations, the Center existed on a tenuous basis.
Permanent Funding - The Crisis Center was accepted as a Community Chest/United Way agency in September of 1973, and a sense of permanence was instilled. The Crisis Center began to look toward the future and to plan for the continuing growth necessary to serve the community’s expanding needs.
Scope of Services - The primary services provided by the Crisis Center include -
- Telephone counseling for adults, senior citizens, children and adolescents;
- Comprehensive care for victims of sexual assault;
- Suicide intervention and bereavement services;
- Community education, information and referral; and
- Mental health services.
