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Crisis resources

If you need help right now

Below are people you can call or text right now. They're trained to help. You don't have to give your name. You don't have to explain everything. They can listen.

If you're reading this for someone else — that's OK. The same numbers work.

If you're in immediate physical danger

Call 911.

911 is the right call when someone is being hurt right now, when someone is threatening to hurt you or themselves, or when a child is in active danger. The 911 dispatcher will ask where you are first. You can ask for police, fire, or medical — whichever fits.

Crisis hotlines

All of these are free, confidential, and 24/7 unless noted. You can ask for an interpreter. Calls and texts are not traced unless you explicitly tell them where you are and ask for in-person help.

What do you need to verify?

After (or instead of) calling a hotline, these are the most-used TruthMark paths for the situations the lines above handle. Every one of them deep-links to the authoritative source — TruthMark doesn't aggregate or store records.

  • Worried about a sex offender near a child?

    Sex Offender Registry directory

    NSOPW.gov national federated search + 50 states + DC + 5 territories. Search by name, by state, or browse the directory.

    Open Sex Offender Registry directory →

  • Worried about your kid's online presence — usernames, photos, who they're talking to?

    ShieldScan (companion app for parents)

    Free, no tracking. Username appearance checks tuned for kids' platforms, reverse image search, predator awareness, Family Digital Constitution builder, verified crisis resources.

    Visit ShieldScan (companion app for parents) ↗

  • Need to check if a username, photo, email, or message is real?

    Verify (OSINT toolkit)

    Username appearance checks (namechk), email breach checks (HIBP), reverse image search, domain WHOIS. Every result links back to the authoritative source.

    Open Verify (OSINT toolkit) →

  • Need a lawyer?

    Lawyers directory

    State bar verification across all 50 states + DC + 5 territories. Five states (CA, NY, TX, FL, RI) have full integration with coverage notes. Federal cross-reference includes the Federal Court Finder, SCOTUS Bar, PACER, CourtListener.

    Open Lawyers directory →

  • Worried about forced labor in a brand's supply chain?

    Supply Chain & Forced Labor

    Federal-anchored: DOL ILAB lists, CBP UFLPA enforcement, SEC EDGAR full-text search of corporate forced-labor disclosures, DOJ HTPU + Worker Exploitation Task Force.

    Open Supply Chain & Forced Labor →

  • Just want to look someone up — politician, doctor, anyone?

    Smart router

    Describe the situation in plain language and TruthMark routes you to the right module(s) with the search prefilled.

    Open Smart router →

Things that are true that might help

  • You don't have to give your name to call any of the lines above. You can hang up at any time.
  • If you're worried about being overheard, every line above has a text option or works alongside one. Crisis Text Line is text-only.
  • Hotline operators don't make you do anything. They listen and help you decide what you want to do next. The decision stays with you.
  • You can ask for an interpreter. Most hotlines support 200+ languages.
  • If you're reaching out for someone else, that's a real and legitimate reason to call. Operators are trained for that.
  • Calls and texts to these lines are confidential by law (with narrow exceptions for imminent danger to a child or to yourself, which the operator will explain).

This page is designed to print clearly — keep it on paper if you want, or share the URL. The Safety methodology page explains how TruthMark thinks about the line between verification and crisis response.

TruthMark routes; it does not replace a hotline operator, a clinician, or law enforcement. The numbers above are operated by organizations independent of TruthMark.

See also: Safety home · Smart router · TruthMark home