If You Are in Crisis Right Now

If you are in immediate or life-threatening danger, call 911 when it is safe to do so. If speaking could increase the danger, text-to-911 may be available where you are. Availability varies by location.

Confidential support, 24 hours a day

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 800-799-SAFE (7233), text START to 88788, or chat at thehotline.org for confidential support, safety planning, and local referrals.

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org, if you are in emotional distress or thinking about suicide.

Right now

• If it is safe, move toward a place where you can leave more easily.

• Contact a trusted person or an advocate. Use a code word or signal if you have one.

• Avoid confronting the person or announcing your plans if doing so could increase the danger.

• You do not need a perfect explanation or a complete story. “I do not feel safe” is enough to ask for help.

Protect your privacy when you can. Internet and device use may be monitored, and a quick-exit button does not erase browser history. When possible, use a safer device or account and ask an advocate to help you plan around digital safety.

The Fooled No More Foundation provides education and resource connections. We are not an emergency-response service and cannot monitor this page or respond immediately.