Help someone else safely

Tell us what is happening without putting them at greater risk.

This private form is for a friend, relative, student, colleague or other person you are worried about. Share only what AfterTheChurch needs to understand the situation and decide what a safe next step could be.

Immediate danger

Do not wait for a reply from AfterTheChurch.

AfterTheChurch is not an emergency, medical, police or statutory safeguarding service. If someone may be seriously harmed now, contact the emergency or safeguarding service where they live.

Open Safety and Urgent Help

Before sharing details

Do not include a home address, passwords, identification numbers, medical records or information that is not needed.
If they do not know you are contacting us, do not give us their phone number, email or other direct contact details.
Tell us if their device, messages, location, finances or movements may be monitored.
Tell us about any risk of violence, suicide or self-harm, sexual harm, medical neglect, homelessness, child-safeguarding concerns or retaliation.

About the person

A first name, preferred name or initials are enough if giving a full legal name is unnecessary.

Name or preferred nameAge or approximate ageGenderCountry of residence

Contact them safely

Do not give us their contact details if they do not know about this request or if contact could expose them to monitoring or retaliation.

Do they know you are contacting AfterTheChurch?May AfterTheChurch contact this person directly?Safe contact instructions

What is happening?Describe the situationFocus on what you know or directly observed. You can say when something is uncertain.Anything we need to be especially careful about?I believe there may be a serious or urgent safety risk.

How can we follow up with you?

Your nameYour relationship to the person

Safe way to contact youThis is required when you do not want us to contact the person directly.

Before sendingI have shared only information that is reasonably necessary for this support request and I have not included passwords, identification numbers, private records or unnecessary addresses.I understand AfterTheChurch is not an emergency or statutory safeguarding service and I will use the appropriate local service if someone is in immediate danger.

Requests are kept private and reviewed only by authorised AfterTheChurch administrators. Read the Privacy Policy for information about data handling.

Tell us what is happening without putting them at greater risk.

Do not wait for a reply from AfterTheChurch.

Protect their privacy first.