Will anyone be told? No — never by us.
Many people avoid looking for help because they fear setting off something they can't control — a police visit, an immigration consequence, a child-services report, or the person they fear finding out. So this is the first promise EscapePath makes: using this site does nothing on its own. No report, no call, no notification, no disclosure. Every decision to seek help is yours.
What using this site never does
Nothing here happens automatically
Visiting or using this site never notifies anyone: not law enforcement, not emergency services, not family members, not employers, not schools, not shelters, not NGOs, not government agencies. Simply being here never triggers a report to authorities.
No one is watching how you use it
There is no monitoring of what you read or type, no risk scoring, and no “we detected you may be in danger” interventions. Well-intentioned automatic escalation is still surveillance, so this platform has none.
This site is not a mandated reporter
No law requires this website to report anything, and it never does. Visiting or using it never creates a report about you or anyone else.
Help is only ever contacted by you
Numbers and links here do nothing until you deliberately tap or dial them. The furthest this site goes is opening your phone's dial screen with a number filled in — you press call. It never places calls, sends messages, dispatches responders, or transmits your location to anyone.
What we will never claim
EscapePath is an informational and safety-planning platform, not an emergency service. It will never claim — anywhere, including advertising, partner materials, or press — that it can:
- monitor emergencies
- detect imminent danger
- dispatch emergency responders
- notify law enforcement
- secretly transmit a user's location
- guarantee intervention or rescue
Its role is trustworthy information, educational guidance, and direct access to verified resources — while you stay in control of every decision to seek assistance.
When you contact someone outside this site
Everything above is about what this sitedoes. The moment you call a hotline, open an organization's website, or walk into a clinic, you are dealing with someone else — and the boundary matters:
They are independent
Every hotline, shelter, hospital, and agency listed here operates on its own, with its own privacy policy, confidentiality practices, legal obligations, and reporting requirements. Contacting one means leaving this site and talking to them directly.
Their confidentiality is not ours
This site keeps almost nothing and never reports. An organization you contact may work differently — some professionals are legally required to report certain situations. Where we know an organization's confidentiality practices, the listing says so; when in doubt, ask them before sharing details.
We do not control how they respond
This site cannot direct what an organization does with what you tell it, and will never claim otherwise.
Some professionals are required to report
In many places, the law requires certain professionals — commonly physicians, nurses, teachers, social workers, licensed counselors, and child-protection workers — to report specific situations to authorities, particularly when they involve someone under 18. What must be reported varies a lot by country, by profession, and by the age of the person seeking help.
None of this is a reason not to seek help. It is a reason to know beforeyou contact someone, not after — so a report never takes you by surprise, and you choose whom to tell and what to share. It is always okay to ask first: “Are you required to report what I tell you?”
United States
In every U.S. state, certain professionals — teachers and school staff, doctors, nurses, therapists, counselors, social workers, and child-care workers — are legally required to report suspected abuse or neglect of a minor to child-protective authorities. Many states extend this to abuse of elders and vulnerable adults. Exactly who must report, and what, varies by state and profession.
If you are under 18
If you are under 18 and tell a teacher, school counselor, doctor, nurse, or therapist about abuse at home, they are almost always required by law to report it — usually to child protective services. That report is meant to bring help, but it does mean adults you did not choose will be told. Hotlines are often different: many can talk through your options first. Ask before you share details: "Are you required to report what I tell you?"
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United Kingdom
The UK has no single mandatory-reporting law for all adults, but professionals operate under statutory safeguarding duties: teachers, doctors, nurses, and social workers must act on safeguarding concerns about children, and in England and Wales teachers and health professionals must report known cases of female genital mutilation in under-18s to the police. Health and social-care staff also have duties toward adults at risk.
If you are under 18
If you are under 18, telling a teacher, school nurse, doctor, or social worker will normally start a safeguarding process — they must pass concerns to a designated safeguarding lead, and children's social services may be contacted. Childline (0800 1111, free, does not show on bills) publishes that conversations are confidential unless they believe your life is in immediate danger. Ask any service what they would do with what you tell them.
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México
En México, el personal educativo y de salud tiene obligaciones legales de dar aviso a las autoridades de protección ante indicios de violencia contra niñas, niños y adolescentes (Ley General de los Derechos de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes), y la norma de salud NOM-046 obliga a los servicios médicos a notificar al Ministerio Público los casos de violencia familiar o sexual que atienden.
If you are under 18
Si tienes menos de 18 años y le cuentas a personal de tu escuela o de un centro de salud, en general están obligados a dar aviso a las Procuradurías de Protección u otras autoridades. Ese aviso busca protegerte, pero significa que intervendrán personas adultas que tú no elegiste. Las líneas telefónicas listadas aquí pueden orientarte primero; pregunta antes de compartir detalles: "¿Qué harán con lo que les cuente?"
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Philippines
Philippine law requires certain professionals to report: doctors, nurses, and hospital staff must report suspected child abuse (RA 7610), and barangay officials and social workers have duties to act on reports of violence against women and their children (RA 9262). Teachers and school officials are expected to refer suspected abuse of students to the authorities.
If you are under 18
If you are under 18 and tell a teacher, doctor, or barangay official about abuse, they will usually be required to refer your case to the Department of Social Welfare and Development or the police Women and Children Protection Desk. The 1343 Actionline can explain what happens after a report before you decide whom to tell.
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These summaries are general education, not legal advice, and rules change. A local legal-aid organization (see Find help) can tell you exactly what applies to your situation.
If you are in immediate danger
The emergency numbers page lists your country's emergency services and national hotlines, and can open your phone's dialer with the number filled in. Calling them is — like everything here — your deliberate choice, never something this site does for you.
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