One screen. Three buttons. When you can't reach out, Almost Dawn reaches out for you — to the people you chose before the crisis, your Lights.
Three choices. "I'm struggling," "I need someone," or "I'm in crisis." Designed for a mind that can't handle more.
"I need someone" lets you choose who to notify. "I'm in crisis" notifies everyone automatically — with a 2-minute window to cancel. 988 is front and center.
Alex needs you right now.
The app shows the plan you wrote when you were feeling clear. Then it follows up — 2 hours later, and the next morning — asking how you're doing now.
Four things, and that's it.
Inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8. An animated circle walks you through it, even when you can't think straight.
Add a private note to any check-in. End-to-end encrypted. Your Lights see your level, never your words.
You decide what shows up at each level. Breathing when you're struggling, your people when you need someone, 988 when you're in crisis.
The app checks back — 2 hours later and the next morning. Research showed the safety plan plus follow-up was the full intervention.
Three levels because cognitive constriction limits choices under stress. A 2-minute cancel window because impulsive crises peak within 5 minutes. Warm colors because depression reduces contrast perception. Every design decision traces to peer-reviewed research.
You pick who they are. A friend, your mom, your therapist. They get their own experience — a real-time dashboard, one-tap call or text, and a brief training when they join.
You're her Light too.
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