Guides for survivors.

If you're wondering whether what's happening to you counts as stalking or abuse — you don't need certainty, or a legal verdict, to start keeping a record of it.

Most people picture dramatic proof. Real cases are built from small, documented pieces — here's what actually counts, and why your job is to preserve, not to judge.

Texts can be lost in a second — a dropped phone, a deleted thread. Here's how to preserve them so they last and stay usable, without altering the originals.

Voicemails delete themselves. If someone left you one that matters, here's how to preserve it before it's gone — plus the recording-law caveat worth knowing.

Screenshots, notes, records scattered everywhere — the overwhelm is real. Here's a simple way to start organizing what you've gathered, one incident at a time.

The help that exists for survivors is real but scattered, and no one hands you a map. Here's how to tell an advocate from a lawyer — and where to find free help.

Filing a report can feel like stepping into a black box. Here's what typically happens next, what the words mean, and what's in your control — without pretending the system always works.

The honest short answer: it depends heavily on your state. Here's the general landscape of court orders that limit contact — and how to find what actually applies where you live.

The justice system runs on words no one explains. This plain-language glossary decodes the legal terms you'll actually run into — perpetrator, arraignment, subpoena, and more — with no law degree required.

Putting it into words is its own hard task. Here's how to write a clear, factual statement about what happened to you — structured the way the people who read it need, at a pace you can handle.

The moment you give your evidence to a lawyer or investigator is where organization pays off. Here's how to prepare it so a busy professional can actually use it — fast.

Not a list of features — a plain walk-through of how Evidence Companion helps you document what happened, preserve your evidence, and build a record, at your own pace.