Help Texts is a discreet, easy way to receive expert support, straight to your phone. Personalized support is available for:

• Grieving the death of a loved one
• Grieving a pregnancy loss
• Grieving the death of a pet
• Caring for a loved one with a terminal diagnosis
• Improving your health and well-being
  (with optional texts for depression, loneliness, divorce and more)
• Facing burnout & fatigue as a healthcare worker
  (with occupationally-aware support for navigating grief and loss at work)

Yes! Text support is an an incredibly easy and effective way to get mental health support that works. Our published research shows that personalized text support is helpful for 95% of people who sign up for help navigating grief and other life challenges. All day, every day, Help Texts subscribers tell us that receiving texts feels good, and that our practical, personalized tips are helping them make small changes over time. Some even call text support life-changing.

Absolutely. Help Texts adheres to strict privacy and security guidelines. Your data will not be shared with any 3rd parties.

Help Texts is pleased to offer support in English (US), English (UK), Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yiddish.

Absolutely. Help Texts delivers text messages to people all around the world. As long as you have a mobile phone that can receive SMS messages, you can sign up.

Absolutely! Help Texts works with organizations around the world, including hospices, employers, healthcare providers, Employee Assistance Plans (EAPs), funeral providers, tissue banks, OPOs, government departments, churches and charities. We make it easy and affordable for organizations to care for people at scale.

No. It takes less than 5 minutes to sign up and your first text will arrive right away.

Help Texts works with a community of world-leading experts. Every text is evidence-informed and rooted in current research and theory.

Help Texts is not therapy, but our research shows that grief-informed texting is definitely therapeutic. You don't need to talk to anyone and can simply read your carefully tailored texts when the timing is right for you. Our subscriber support team members are all mental health professionals who read all inbound texts and will respond to technical questions or if someone is in crisis.

A full year of Help Texts is just $99.00. That's less than the cost of a single therapy session! And here's our package pricing for organizations.

Help Texts subscriptions make wonderful gifts. They last a lot longer than flowers and are a thoughtful way to show you care. When you purchase a gift subscription your recipient will receive an email inviting them to accept your gift and sign up for Help Texts. Their Help Texts subscription begins when they complete their welcome questionnaire, so they have the freedom to sign up when they're ready.

Yes, that's right. Research shows that receiving support from others helps people feel less alone during life's challenges, so each Help Texts subscription includes the option to add two supporters to also receive Help Texts messages. We'll send you expert tips and resources for coping with your unique situation and gently educate your supporters on how to be there for you.

Texts are sent twice a week, with extra texts in the first few weeks and on significant dates.

You don't have to share how your loved one died if you'd prefer not to, but our grief support service offers tailored messages for the following causes of death:

• Accident
• Alzheimer's/Dementia
• Cancer
• Cardiovascular Disease
• COVID-19
• Drug & Alcohol Related Death
• Homicide
• Natural Causes
• Other Illness
• Stillbirth
• Stroke
• Sudden Infant/Child Death
• Suicide
• Termination of a Pregnancy for Medical Reasons

You can text STOP at any time if you'd like to stop receiving Help Texts messages. Text START if you'd like to resume messages.