- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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20 people are interested
Answer a Crisis Hotline
ORGANIZATION: Crisis Call Center
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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20 people are interested
Join our upcoming volunteer training for Crisis Call Center's 24-hour statewide suicide prevention and crisis intervention hotline. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! We will teach you the skills you need to help people who are suicidal or in crisis. Gain the skills you need to help people in your community while learning better communication skills and learning about what resources are available in your community.
Volunteer training is held three to four times a year. The classes take place on Wednesday evenings and over two weekends, one of which is for ASIST training and certification. Call us to learn more! 775-784-8085.
More opportunities with Crisis Call Center
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Crisis Call Center
Location:
Confidential location, PO Box 8016, Reno, NV 89507, US
Mission Statement
VISION: People in crisis will be able to find the support they need to become self sufficient. MISSION: To compassionately help people in crisis make healthy choices for a happier future.
Description
Crisis Call Center was created in 1966 as program in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno in response to the high rate of suicide in Nevada. One of the longest continuously-operating crisis call centers in the country, we are now an independent non-profit organization. Crisis Call Center plays an integral role in the community as the first point of contact for individuals in crisis; "the first call for help" providing intervention, education, and referral services. In many respects, Crisis Call Center is at the heart of the complex web of social and human services throughout Nevada.
Crisis Call Center provides 24-hour emergency telephone crisis intervention, support, information, and referral services throughout the state of Nevada. This service is provided free of charge for anyone in crisis, regardless of the nature of his or her problem, with the intention of offering callers the opportunity to discover learning and growth in their crisis. In addition to the 24-hour crisis lines, the Center also operates the Sexual Assault Support Services program, providing face-to-face crisis intervention and advocacy services for victims of sexual assault in Washoe County and neighboring rural communities.
Over the years, Crisis Call Center has developed a number of education and information programs for the purpose of preventing crises, particularly suicide, child and elder abuse, and sexual assault, as well as ongoing support groups for Survivors of Suicide Loss (SOSL) and adult and adolescent victims of sexual assault.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Confidential LocationP.O. Box 8016Reno, NV 89507
DATE POSTED
August 14, 2018
SKILLS
- Veteran Care
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
- Mental Health
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Crisis Counseling
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- One year commitment
- We ask our volunteers for one 4-hour shift per week, but we can work with your schedule.