These resources include national organizations, helpful websites, and personal safety apps that can be used to alert others if you are feeling unsafe.
Stalking Resource Center
Program of the National Center for Victims of Crime
Phone: (202) 467-8700
Email: src@ncvc.org
Website: victimsofcrime.org
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
Phone: 1 (800) 879 6682
Website: trynova.org
Who@
An organization dedicated to ending online abuse
Website: haltabuse.org
National Domestic Violence Hotline
24/7 hotline & online live chat
Phone: 1 (800) 799-7233
Website: thehotline.org
Legal Resource Center on Violence Against Women
Information on Legal Resources
Phone: (301) 270-1550
Email: lrc@lrcvaw.org
Website: lrcvaw.org
bSafe
System Support: iOS and Android
Description: Allows you to give specific "Guardian" contacts GPS location permissions in order to make sure you get to your destination safely, as well as has an SOS button that will set off a bright light, activate an alarm noise, and alert your emergency contacts to your location, call them, and/or text them that you may need help. It also has a "check-in" option that automatically alerts emergency contacts to where you are if you do not check-in after a certain amount of time.
Maker: Bipper
Kitestring
System Support: N/A. Text-message based
Description: Free system that checks in on you via text and sends emergency contacts a personalized alert message. Limited trips possible for free version, unlimited and more features for $3/month.
Maker: Kitestring
Website: kitestring.io.
Bugle
System Support: iOS
Description: Made for runners, hikers, and others who lead active lives and don't necessary have their phones on them for more regular check-ins. You set up an activity and what time you expect to be done, and if you do not check-in with the app at this time it sends your contacts an emergency text and email with a description of your set activity and that you may be unsafe. If you check in late, after the emergency message has been sent, it automatically notifies them that you are safe.
Maker: Inti, Inc.
Website: gobugle.com.
SafeTrek
System Support: iOS and Android
Description: Good for situations when you feel actively threatened, you place your finger on the in-app "Safe" button. When you release your finger, your phone prompts you to enter a 4-digit code. If you do NOT enter this code, the app automatically notifies the police. If you enter it, the notification is cancelled. Optimal for active pursuit scenarios wherein more obviously contacting the police via phonecall may provoke confrontation, orif you are unsure if there is a real threat.
Website: safetrekapp.com.