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How this works

Connect. Options. Plan. Engage.

Four steps that hold everything on this site together. You can start at any of them, tonight.

  1. Connect

    Talk confidentially with a peer support specialist.

    • Text, call or video with a person who has lived it
    • Matched by substance, situation and stage
    • Nobody here is paid for where you end up
    Connect with a peer
  2. Options

    Understand coping skills, treatment options, and find additional support.

    • 33 coping skills, written as steps
    • Every level of care, explained in plain English
    • What treatment really costs, before you say yes
    See your options
  3. Plan

    Determine an individualized treatment plan, or identify the coping skills you need to overcome.

    • Your people, your warning signs, your next move
    • The skills you will reach for on a bad night
    • A written plan you can share with someone you trust
    Build my plan
  4. Engage

    Engage in treatment and actively participate in completing your plan.

    • Find care you can check, in your state
    • Show up, stay, and finish
    • A community that is still here after discharge
    Engage in treatment

Where you are right now is the right place to start.