You don't have to carry this alone.
Free, confidential support for the moments that feel too heavy to hold by yourself. No insurance, no waiting list, no forms. We're building free support tools, starting with A Quiet Word, an AI companion currently in private beta. If you need a real person right now, call or text 988.
In crisis right now? Call or text 988. Free, 24/7.
A place for you in what comes next.
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Solace is a founder-led initiative working toward nonprofit status. Contributions are not currently tax-deductible.
For the nights that feel too long to get through.
Sometimes the weight of everything is just too much. Maybe it's 2am and sleep won't come. Maybe the thoughts are getting loud. Maybe you only need one person, anyone, to listen without telling you what to do.
That's why The Solace Foundation exists. We're building free support that meets you exactly where you are. No appointment, no intake, no hold music. Someone on the other end the moment you reach out.
We're not here to replace a therapist or a crisis counselor. We're the bridge, staying with you until help arrives or until the moment passes. Because getting through the next hour is sometimes the whole victory.
Always free
Support in a hard moment shouldn't depend on what you can pay. It never will here.
Human at the center
AI lets us stay reachable for more people, more of the time. It always points back to a real person.
Yours to keep private
What you say stays between us. Nothing sold, nothing tracked, nothing kept to use against you.
Honest about where we are
We're early, and we say so. No invented numbers, no borrowed testimonials, nothing claimed before it's real.
How we're here for you.
When you reach out, it should feel simple. No complicated signup, no being put on hold. Just a conversation when you need one, built carefully around safety.
A Quiet Word
When the right person isn't there, or it's 3am, A Quiet Word is a calm, private place to talk it through. Peer-style support, free and anonymous, built safety-first. It says it's an AI, every time. It can't diagnose or prescribe, and it isn't a substitute for a person. In a crisis it points you toward real support.
In the registered app, you can add a trusted emergency contact. They must agree to be contacted, and a notification is only sent when you confirm it. Longer term, we hope to bring in peer-support volunteers and trained professionals for crises when no one nearby can help. That human support service isn't available yet.
- Private by default
- 988 one tap away
- Guides to choose from
- Says it's an AI, every time
A place to start.
A short preview, not therapy or a crisis service. Messages go to our AI provider to generate replies. This preview keeps no chat history after you leave.
What’s been on your mind? We can take it one thing at a time.
The preview cannot notify emergency contacts. In the registered app, a contact must consent and you must confirm before a notification is sent.
The full app remains in private beta. Clinical and legal review are still ahead of a public launch.
An honest look, not a highlight reel.
We're not going to tell you we've helped thousands of people. Here's the real state of things, written plainly.
Still building
We're in private beta. Real, but not finished, and we won't pretend otherwise.
A very small team
Right now, that's mostly one person, building the team as it grows.
Working toward always-on
The goal is 24/7 support. We're not there yet. We're getting closer.
Built in the open
Follow along, push back, and help shape what this becomes.
You don't have to do much to help.
Sharing this with one person who might need it already matters. And if you want to help us reach more people in their hardest moments, here's how.