Where are you in the journey?
Choose a stage if you know it. You can search or use the help below without choosing.
A place to start
Here are some useful next steps.
Lawmakers
Follow the sources and lived experience behind conditions, access, and accountability questions.
Help for the part you’re in.
Choose your connection if you want more specific guidance.
Public Records Request Builder
Prepare a clear request and keep track of the information you are asking for.
↗Issues & accountability notes
Keep a record of concerns, sources, and follow-up questions.
↗Communication Log
Keep dates, contacts, what was said, and the follow-up still needed together.
↗Find support resources
Search the existing HAB resource directory by need and place.
↗You don’t have to be okay yet.
A difficult conversation, a decision, another wait. Make a little room before the next step.
Help me through this moment →
If you are in a car, stay safely parked until you feel ready to drive. Check what you need in the next few minutes: a drink, a comfortable place, or someone to sit with you.
You can say, “I need a little time. Can you keep me company? I’m not ready for advice.”
You do not have to explain everything or make every decision now. Write down a question to return to later if it helps.
Find some company →If children are with you →