When someone you love is struggling, you carry it too.
SHOR offers support by text for families and friends affected by addiction or mental health challenges. Check in with yourself, find words for difficult conversations, and stay connected with people you trust.
Start your free 7-day trialNo credit card required. Nothing to download.
- Two short messages a day
- A private circle, only if you want one
- Cancel anytime. What you've paid for keeps working until it runs out.
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Texts, not another app.
Simple
Nothing to download. It works over text.
Two short messages a day, and everything else is there when you reach for it.
What it is
Practical support by text, for you. Someone you love is having a hard time with drugs, alcohol, or mental health challenges, and you carry a lot of that weight. SHOR gives you words for the hard conversations, short lessons you can read in a minute, and a check-in on how you are doing. There is a private Circle if you want one.
It doesn't matter whether it's drinking, drugs, or a mental illness like bipolar disorder or depression. The texts are about you.
The texts are automated and arrive around 8:30 in the morning and 7:30 in the evening, your local time. Your replies are private: nobody in your family and no treatment center ever sees them. If you text something that sounds like a crisis, you get one reply pointing you to 988 and 911.
How it works
Start with your first name and mobile number. Texts begin tomorrow morning.
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Enter your first name and mobile number. Your free week starts now: two short texts a day, mornings and evenings.
Pick a few things that are just for you.
A walk. Calling a friend. Going to bed on time. Small things that help you get through a week. You choose a few in SHOR, and each week we check in on one, a quick text you answer in a word. We never ask for their name, diagnosis, or daily status.
Invite someone who already knows.
A sister. A friend. Someone who already gets it. They get a text they can tap. They join free. One person is enough.
You both keep going, in your own way.
Once a week you get a text: did you do that one thing? You can say done, later, or skip. If they joined, they get their own text for their own list. If you both answer, we send a small “you’re both still in it.” Lists stay private.
Get started
Start with your first name and mobile number. Texts begin tomorrow morning.
$129 a year or $14.99 a month. Everyone you invite to your circle joins free.
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