How the help board works (and what it’s not for)
Rides, job leads, housing next steps, someone to talk to. The help board connects people who need practical help with people who can give it — with privacy built in.
Life after treatment is full of small, practical problems that are hard to solve alone: getting to an appointment without a car, finding a landlord who’ll give you a chance, rewriting a résumé with a gap in it. The HEAL help board exists so you can ask the community for that kind of help — and so people who’ve been there can offer it.
Asking for help
- Choose a category: rides, work, housing, career paths, peer connection, sponsorship or everyday life.
- Write a short title and a few sentences about what would help.
- Add a rough area if it matters (“East Austin”, not your address).
- Choose how you’d like to connect: through HEAL first, or by sharing your email only after you accept an offer.
Your first request is read by a moderator before it goes live. That keeps the board free of spam and solicitation.
Offering help
When you see a request you can help with, tap Offer help and say how. The person who asked sees your offer and decides whether to accept. Your contact details are never shown unless you choose to share them and they accept.
Some things don’t belong on a public board
If a request mentions things like withdrawal, medication, self-harm, overdose, abuse or a legal emergency, HEAL won’t post it publicly. Instead you’ll see the right professional and crisis resources straight away, and a person on our team will look at it. Members can share experience, but they can’t give medical or legal advice — and you deserve people who can.
Staying safe
- Meet in public places and tell someone where you’re going.
- Never send money to someone you met on the board.
- Use Block and Report freely — reports are reviewed by moderators.
Last updated October 28, 2026. Stories reflect personal experience and are not medical advice.
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