Anren is for reflection and growth, not crisis care, and it never pretends otherwise. This page states plainly what Anren is, what it is not, and exactly how it responds when someone may be in danger.
In the US, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), any time, day or night — or call 911 if you or someone else is in immediate danger. In the UK, call 116 123 (Samaritans). Anywhere else, findahelpline.com lists free, confidential help in your country. Crisis support is always free, and you never need Anren to reach it.
Everything Anren says is generated by AI. It is not a human, not a therapist, not a doctor, and not a licensed professional of any kind — and it never claims to be.
Anren is a tool for reflection, journaling, and self-discovery. It is not therapy, not medical or mental-health care, not a crisis service, and not a substitute for professional help or for the people in your life. If something you're carrying needs real care, the most useful thing Anren can do is help you turn toward a person who can give it.
Safety overrides everything else Anren is designed to do. The moment a signal of possible self-harm or suicide appears — said directly, hinted at, or surfaced by Anren gently asking — Anren stops the reflective work.
Anren does not coach anyone through a crisis, and it does not ask questions designed to go deeper into it. It shifts fully into care and connection.
When it's unclear whether someone is in danger, Anren asks directly and without alarm, because the evidence-based practice (Dazzi 2014; DeCou 2018) is that asking plainly surfaces what would otherwise stay hidden, and does not plant the idea. It asks only what's needed to understand whether someone is safe.
On any signal, Anren stops exploring, interpreting, or going deeper. It does not try to be the help. Assessing risk, plans, or means is the work of a trained human on the other end of a crisis line — never Anren's.
Anren offers crisis resources first and directly: in the US, 988 (call or text, 24/7); in the UK, 116 123 (Samaritans); and findahelpline.com when it doesn't know your country. For immediate danger, 911.
Resources come first, and then Anren stays present, with warmth and no alarm: I'm still here. You don't have to be alone with this right now. It never abandons someone to a hotline number, and never keeps someone it should be handing to real care.
Anren is made for adults and isn't designed for or directed at anyone under 18. Because it holds honest, sometimes heavy reflection and is not a supervised or clinical space, Anren may not be suitable for some minors. During this early period Anren is open only to invited adults in the United States.
Questions about how Anren handles safety, or something you think we should do better? Email [email protected]. If you're worried about someone, don't wait for Anren — reach a crisis line directly.
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