The Memphis Crisis Center is a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week crisis hotline serving Memphis, Tennessee and the Western Tennessee area.. The phone number for the Crisis Center is 901-CRISIS7 (901-274-7477)
The Crisis Center's purpose is to provide phone counseling and referrals for callers experiencing personal crises. The Crisis Center has 150 volunteers who receive around 20,000 calls each year. Volunteers also answer calls for SeniorBsafe, Narcotics Anonymous, and the Mid-South Sexual Assault Resource Center (MSARC) during after hours and holidays. The Crisis Center is also the local affiliate for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-SUICIDE/1-800-273-TALK).
The Memphis Crisis Center was founded by Richard G. Farmer and Allen O. Battle in 1970 and was then called "Suicide Prevention Service." It was a program of Family Service of the Mid-South.
When Family Service closed in 2009, the Crisis Center submitted a proposal to the United Way of America for funding as an independent agency. In October 2009, the Crisis Center relocated to a donated building on the campus of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center
In April 2016, the Crisis Center received a cash gift of $30,000 from the Mystic Krewe of Pegasus from New Orleans.