Leaves this page right away, and so does pressing Escape twice on a keyboard. It cannot erase your history, so if someone checks this device, use one they cannot reach.
Help Right Now
Need help right now?
- Immediate danger. Call or text 911.
- Someone is hurting, threatening, stalking or controlling you. 1-877-462-7474, Solace, 24/7 and free.
- You need somewhere safe to sleep tonight. Call 211. If you are leaving abuse or violence, 605-338-4880, Shelter for Family Safety, 24 hours.
- You might hurt yourself, or you are in a mental health crisis. Call or text 988.
- You need food, a place to stay, a ride, or help with utilities. Call 211.
Shelter for Family Safety covers Minnehaha, Lincoln, McCook, Turner and Union counties. If you are outside those, call them anyway and they will help you find the nearest shelter, or call 211.
What do you need?
- Help leaving an abusive or unsafe situation
- You think your phone or accounts are being watched
- You are cold, or someone outside is
- Somewhere safe to sleep tonight
- Food today
- Help keeping the heat or lights on
- A ride
- Medical care
- A protection order, or legal help
- Something else, or you do not know where to start
If the phone you are holding is not safe
Do not change anything yet. Deleting an app, changing a password, or turning off location sharing tells the person that you know. That can make things more dangerous, and it can erase the evidence you would need for a protection order. What to do instead.
Use a device they have never had access to. A library computer or a friend's phone. Clearing your history is itself something a person can notice.
If your line is on their account, you can get it taken off. Your carrier has to separate it, let you keep your number, and keep the request confidential. You have to show them a document first. What counts.
Talk to an advocate before you touch anything. Solace, 1-877-462-7474, 24 hours, free. They do this specific thing all the time.
Buuut,
none of this makes a device safe. The Quick exit button at the top of this page leaves immediately, and it still cannot erase where you have been. If someone checks this phone, they can see it.
What to expect when you call
You do not have to give your name to Solace or to the shelter. Both are free. Nobody will make you file a police report, and nobody will make you leave your situation before you are ready.
Buuut,
911 and 988 work differently. Calling 911 brings police. 988 is a crisis counselor, and in a small number of calls where someone is in immediate danger they may involve emergency services. If that matters to you, Solace and the shelter are the ones that will not call anyone on your behalf.