Get help
Where to go when it’s more than a bad thread.
Crisis support, where to report crimes, and the free tools that take intimate images down.
Right now
In immediate danger? Call 911 or your local police.
Having a hard time? The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is free and confidential, day or night.
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988 is there around the clock
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline offers free, confidential support 24/7 by call, text or chat, for mental health, substance use and more.
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You don't have to be in crisis
You don't have to be suicidal to reach out to 988. Reasons people contact it include money worries, relationships, culture and identity, and loneliness.
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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Free, confidential support any time of day for suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, substance use and other hard moments. You don't have to be suicidal to reach out.
How to reach it: Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org. In Spanish, call 988 and press 2 or text AYUDA to 988. Veterans and service members can call 988 and press 1 or text 838255. Deaf and hard of hearing people can use 988 Videophone through 988lifeline.org.
Report a crime or a threat
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FBI tips (National Threat Operations Center)
The FBI's intake for public tips about violent crime, terrorism and national security threats.
How to reach it: Web: tips.fbi.gov
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Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
The central place to report cyber-enabled crime, including scams, fraud, cyber threats and hacking.
How to reach it: Web: ic3.gov. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911 or local police first.
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CyberTipline
The national reporting system for online exploitation of children, including child sexual abuse material. Anyone can make a report.
How to reach it: Web: report.cybertip.org. 24-hour hotline: 1-800-843-5678.
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Anyone can report child exploitation
Anyone can report suspected child sexual exploitation, including child sexual abuse material, to NCMEC's CyberTipline.
Source: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, CyberTipline
Take intimate images down
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StopNCII.org
A free tool for adults whose intimate images were taken when they were 18 or older. It creates a digital fingerprint (hash) of the image and shares it with participating companies so they can find and remove copies.
How to reach it: Web: stopncii.org
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Take It Down
A free service that helps remove or stop the sharing of nude or sexually explicit images or videos taken of you before you turned 18. You can stay anonymous and don't have to send the images to anyone.
How to reach it: Web: takeitdown.ncmec.org
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TakeItDown.ftc.gov
Where people can complain about platforms that ignored a valid request to remove intimate images shared without consent, or that never set up a way to ask.
How to reach it: Web: TakeItDown.ftc.gov
Guides worth keeping
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Resources for Individuals on the Threat of Doxing
A short guide to what doxing is, how to protect yourself, and what to do if it happens to you. It's available in several languages.
How to reach it: Web (PDF)
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Protective Measures to Reduce Doxing
A guide covering data brokers, social media settings, phishing, account security and steps to take if you're doxed. It's written for critical infrastructure workers.
How to reach it: Web (PDF)