1. Tell a grown-up you trust.
A parent, caregiver, teacher, school counselor, coach, relative, mentor, or another grown-up who can help.
Get Help
Some things need a real grown-up.
Mika can help you think about a small everyday problem. A website cannot keep you safe, tell what is happening in your life, or replace a grown-up who can help in the real world.
2. You can borrow these words.
“I need help with something. Can you stay with me while we figure out what to do?”
3. You do not have to type it here.
Mika’s World will not ask you to explain the private situation in a website box.
If someone may be in immediate danger
In the United States, call 911 or your local emergency service.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
In the U.S., call or text 988 for free, confidential crisis support.
Open 988 Lifeline ↗Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
Call or text 800-422-4453. Childhelp says you can text GO to that number to connect with a counselor for support, safety planning, and referrals.
Open Childhelp ↗These links leave Becoming Her Alliance and open services with their own privacy practices.
Your thoughts can be private. Unsafe things do not have to stay secret.
Getting a trusted grown-up involved is allowed. You do not have to solve something scary by yourself.