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You Do Not Have to Figure Everything Out at Once

You may not know exactly what kind of help you need. You may only know that something has to change. That is enough reason to reach out.

Are you in immediate danger?

Call 911 or go to a safe location if you can do so safely.

If someone may be monitoring your phone, computer, or internet use, consider using a safer device when seeking help.

National Resources

Help Available Now

These are established services. Smilee Kylee does not operate these hotlines.

Domestic Violence

The National Domestic Violence Hotline can help with safety planning, abuse concerns, shelters, local services, and support.

800-799-7233

Text START to 88788.

Visit The Hotline

Mental Health & Crisis Support

If you are struggling emotionally, experiencing suicidal thoughts, or feel like you cannot make it through the moment alone, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

Call or Text 988 Visit 988 Lifeline

Sexual Assault

RAINN's National Sexual Assault Hotline offers confidential support and can help connect survivors with additional resources.

800-656-4673

Text HOPE to 64673.

Visit RAINN

Substance Use & Treatment

SAMHSA's National Helpline provides treatment referrals and information for people dealing with mental health or substance use concerns.

800-662-4357 Visit SAMHSA

Housing, Food & Local Assistance

211 can help connect you with local resources for housing, shelters, food, transportation, health care, utilities, and other basic needs.

Dial 211 Find Local Help

Find Mental Health or Substance Use Treatment

FindTreatment.gov lets you search for treatment programs in your area for mental health and substance use concerns.

Find Treatment

If You Are Experiencing Abuse

Your Safety Comes First

Leaving an abusive situation can be complicated and sometimes dangerous. You do not have to make every decision today. A domestic violence advocate can help you think through your options and create a safety plan.

Use a safer phone or computer if you believe your device is being monitored.
Consider telling someone you trust what is happening.
Keep important documents, medication, keys, and emergency contacts accessible when possible.
Do not confront someone about leaving if doing so could increase your danger.
Contact a trained advocate for help making a plan specific to your situation.

Safety Planning Resources

What Smilee Kylee Believes

Help Should Not Disappear When Life Gets Messy

Smilee Kylee was created around a simple belief: people often need the most support during the moments when everything feels hardest.

Ask for Help You do not have to wait until everything has completely fallen apart.

Try Again A missed appointment, setback, or difficult day does not erase your worth.

Keep Going Progress may not happen in a straight line.

Important

Smilee Kylee Is Not Yet an Operating Shelter

Smilee Kylee is currently a developing memorial, advocacy, and future support project.

We are not yet operating an emergency shelter, residential program, crisis hotline, counseling service, or emergency response service.

Our long-term vision is to build supportive housing and practical programs for women, but anyone who needs immediate assistance should contact an established service listed on this page.

As Smilee Kylee develops programs, partnerships, and services, this page will be updated.

For the Woman Who Needs Someone to Stay

We're Not Giving Up on You.

Kylee's story is one of the reasons Smilee Kylee exists. We cannot change the help she did or did not receive.

We can work toward a future where another woman has somewhere safe to turn before her worst day becomes her last.

Her memory becomes someone else's hope.