If you or someone else is in danger right now
Call your local emergency number: 911 in the US and Canada, 999 in the UK, 112 across the EU, 000 in Australia, 111 in New Zealand.
Crisis and emotional support
Free, confidential, and there to talk. Where a line says 24/7, it is.
- United States: call or text 988 (988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, 24/7; chat at chat.988lifeline.org). Text HOME to 741741 (Crisis Text Line, 24/7; text HOLA for Spanish).
- Canada: call or text 988 (24/7). Crisis Text Line: text 686868.
- United Kingdom and Ireland: call 116 123 (Samaritans, free, 24/7). Crisis Text Line: text 85258 in the UK, 50808 in Ireland.
- Australia: call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14 (Lifeline, 24/7).
- New Zealand: call or text 1737 (free, 24/7).
- Everywhere else: findahelpline.com lists verified helplines in 175+ countries, and the International Association for Suicide Prevention keeps a directory of crisis centres.
Eating disorder support
If food, weight or your body has started to feel like a fight, these organisations understand it. Hours are local and change; the links are the source of truth.
- United States: ANAD Eating Disorders Helpline, 1-888-375-7767 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 9pm Central; messages returned outside those hours). NEDA offers a free, confidential screening tool and treatment finder.
- United Kingdom: Beat helplines, 3pm to 8pm Monday to Friday: England 0808 801 0677, Scotland 0808 801 0432, Wales 0808 801 0433, Northern Ireland 0808 801 0434. beateatingdisorders.org.uk
- Australia: Butterfly Foundation, 1800 33 4673 (1800 ED HOPE), 8am to midnight AEST, 7 days. butterfly.org.au
- Canada: NEDIC, toll-free 1-866-633-4220 (1-866-NEDIC-20), Toronto 416-340-4156; phone weekdays from 10am Eastern, weekends 12 to 5pm; live chat and email on nedic.ca.
How Nishi behaves around this
Nishi is a food and wellness companion. She is not a crisis service, does not diagnose, and will not try to talk you through a crisis; she points you here.
- Hide the numbers. If calorie counts are hard to be around, tap the small info button on your Today counter and turn on Hide calorie counts. Nishi keeps helping in words: what to eat, how a meal sat, what to add, without the figures.
- A softer voice when it matters. If you tell Nishi that food or weight is a hard subject for you, she changes how she talks about them: no verdicts on a day, no pressure on a number. You can say so in chat at any time.
- Nothing is pushed. Nishi never sets a weight-loss pace below what your own targets allow, and never suggests skipping meals.
- Your data is yours. Everything you share can be deleted from Settings, medication details included. See the Privacy Policy and the Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy.
Tell us about a concern
If something Nishi said felt wrong, or a resource above is out of date, email support@meetnishi.com. A person reads it.