Steady Next is not an emergency service, a therapist, or a lawyer. The organisations below are. They are free, they answer this every day, and most of them can be reached without saying a word out loud.
Emergency and helpline numbers are national. A number that works in the United States will usually not work anywhere else. If you are outside the countries listed here, search for your own country’s emergency number and domestic violence helpline.
If someone is in immediate danger, call the emergency number for the country you are in. It is 911 in the United States, 999 in the UK and Ireland, 112 across the EU, and 000 in Australia. Elsewhere it differs.
Source: General guidance · checked 2026-09-15
Call 911 in the United States if you or someone else is in immediate danger. A dispatcher answers, asks where you are and what is happening, and sends police, fire or medical help.
Source: The National Domestic Violence Hotline: Get Help · checked 2026-09-15
Call or text 988, or chat online, to reach a trained counsellor. They introduce themselves, ask whether you are safe, listen to what is going on, and can point you to support near you.
Source: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline · checked 2026-09-15
Call, text or chat to talk with a trained advocate about what is happening at home. They listen, talk through options, and can connect you with services where you live. You do not have to be in immediate danger to reach out.
Source: The National Domestic Violence Hotline · checked 2026-09-15
A helpline for Native American and Alaska Native people dealing with domestic or sexual violence. Call, text or chat and an advocate will listen and help you find culturally appropriate support. Contact is anonymous and costs nothing.
Source: StrongHearts Native Helpline · checked 2026-09-15
If you are worried about a child's safety, call, text or chat and a crisis counsellor will talk it through with you. They can explain how the child welfare system works and how to make a report. This is not a reporting line and is not connected to emergency services. Call 911 if a child is in immediate danger.
Source: Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline · checked 2026-09-15
Free written guides on keeping your phone, accounts and location private when someone is monitoring you. Covers stalkerware, location tracking, passwords, smart home devices and how to document what is happening. There is no phone line.
Source: Safety Net Project, NNEDV · checked 2026-09-15
Free tools for someone being stalked, including a log for recording each incident, a victim handbook and safety-planning guides. SPARC states that it does not provide services or guidance directly to victims and survivors, so use a helpline alongside it.
Source: SPARC · checked 2026-09-15
Built into iPhone at Settings → Privacy & Security → Safety Check. It shows who and which apps you are sharing information with, including your location, and lets you stop all of it at once.
Source: Apple: Personal Safety User Guide · checked 2026-09-15
Enter your address or city and this lists the nonprofit legal aid offices near you that handle civil matters such as divorce, custody, housing and benefits. Those offices are free for people on low incomes, and each sets its own eligibility rules.
Source: Legal Services Corporation · checked 2026-09-15
Pick your state and this sends you to that state's legal aid website, where you can read plain-language guides on your rights and find free legal help near you. Run by the nonprofit Pro Bono Net.
Source: LawHelp.org · checked 2026-09-15
Internet and app use can be monitored, and history cannot be guaranteed erasable. Private or incognito browsing hides less than most people think, and it does not help at all if monitoring software is installed. If you are worried, the safest option is a device the other person has never had access to: a library computer, a work phone, a friend’s.
Changing a setting can itself be noticed. Turning off location sharing, changing a password, or removing a device from an account can send a notification or simply be spotted. That does not mean do not do it. It means the timing matters, and an advocate can help you think it through first.
Every entry above was checked against the organisation’s own website on the date shown. If something does not connect, check that organisation’s site directly. Details change, and this page can fall out of date between reviews.