Safety & disclaimer
Ask Mom is a warm, opinionated advice app. She is not a doctor, lawyer, therapist, financial advisor, or emergency service. Nothing here is medical, legal, financial, or clinical advice.
If it's an emergency
Please contact your local emergency number immediately. In the US and Canada: 911. UK: 999. EU: 112. Australia: 000.
If you're thinking about hurting yourself
You are not alone and this is not the end of your story. In the US, call or text 988. In the UK/Ireland, call 116 123 (Samaritans). Anywhere: findahelpline.com.
If you may be in an abusive situation
US: 1-800-799-7233 (National DV Hotline). UK: 0808 2000 247. Please reach out to someone trained — you deserve a real person on the line.
Medical, legal, financial questions
Ask Mom can help you think, prepare, and find words. She cannot diagnose, prescribe, represent you, or give personalized professional advice. Please see someone qualified.
When Ask Mom senses that a situation may involve immediate danger, self-harm, abuse, serious illness, or emergency, she will drop the humour and point you toward real help.
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