Early Alert
Early Alert is a paid, web-based wellness check-in and support referral service for organizations.
What Early Alert is
Early Alert is a paid, web-based wellness check-in and support referral service for organizations. Participants register through their organization's web portal and receive text messages, typically weekly, with a single question about a wellness domain rated from 0 to 10. Organizations can change the frequency, choose domains such as mental, physical, relational, spiritual, and financial health, and provide support resources. When responses suggest a challenge, Early Alert can offer institutional referrals, self-help micro-interventions, or live crisis counseling. Its real-time dashboard aggregates de-identified responses to show patterns and clusters of distress, with customizable demographic data. The maker estimates setup at approximately 30 minutes and says ongoing operation requires no administrative time. Identifiable responses are not reported to organizations except for safety concerns; subscriber data is stored on a secure U.S.-based server with restricted login and multi-factor access. Early Alert is not an emergency response system, does not monitor responses around the clock, and cannot guarantee immediate review. For a potential safety concern, users are directed to emergency or organizational safety contacts, and a team member reviews information within two business days. Pricing is available on request.
Good
- Customizable wellness domains and schedules
- Text-based participant check-ins
- De-identified dashboard pattern reporting
- Offers support referrals and micro-interventions
- Setup estimated at about 30 minutes
Watch out
- Not an emergency response system
- Responses are not monitored around the clock
- Safety review may take two business days
- Pricing is available on request
Who it suits
It suits colleges, universities, hospitals, clinics, K-12 districts, employers, and other organizations supporting people experiencing distress. It is designed for ongoing wellness outreach rather than emergency response.
Verdict
Early Alert combines scheduled SMS wellness questions, referrals, and aggregate organizational reporting. Its privacy controls and customizable domains support structured outreach, but organizations must maintain separate emergency procedures.
The facts
Each one read from Early Alert's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access
- Early Alert says it is not an app: participants receive text messages and register through their organization's web portal.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The maker says Early Alert can serve colleges, universities, hospitals, clinics, K-12 districts, Veteran Serving Organizations and other organizations supporting people experiencing distress.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Check-ins
- Check-ins are typically a single question about a wellness domain, rated from 0 to 10, and their frequency can be customized from the weekly default.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Confidentiality
- The company says it shares only de-identified aggregate dashboard data with organizations, except when a safety concern requires sharing identifiable information.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Organizations can customize wellness domains, suggested support resources, check-in frequency and demographic data used for the dashboard.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Dashboard
- The wellness dashboard aggregates de-identified responses to help organizations identify patterns and clusters of distress.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Data retention
- Identifiable subscriber data is retained until the subscriber requests account deletion, while de-identified data may be retained indefinitely for analytics.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Data security
- Subscriber data is stored on a secure U.S.-based server with restricted access requiring individual logins and multi-factor authentication.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Demo
- A demo is available by texting “demo” to 650-670-4440.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Emergency limitation
- Early Alert says it is not an emergency response system and cannot guarantee review or response within a specific time; people facing immediate danger should contact emergency services or a hotline.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Emergency limits
- Early Alert says it is not an emergency response system, does not monitor responses around the clock, and cannot guarantee an immediate response to a safety concern.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations and resources
- Organizations provide their own support resources for assessed wellness domains, and Early Alert can help identify vetted external resources where gaps exist.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The company says Early Alert can serve educational institutions, employers, hospitals, and clinics seeking to identify and support people experiencing distress.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says individual identifiable responses are not reported to organizations except for safety concerns, and organizations receive de-identified aggregate dashboard data.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Product
- Early Alert provides weekly wellness check-ins by text, support referrals and an organizational wellness dashboard.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Early Alert checks in with students and connects people showing early signs of distress to support resources their organization offers.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Referrals
- When a response suggests a wellness challenge, Early Alert can offer institutional support resources, self-help micro-interventions and live crisis counseling.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Safety process
- For a potential safety concern, the maker says the user is prompted to contact 911 or organizational safety and a counselor may attempt contact and initiate a wellness check under an agreed protocol.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Safety response
- For a potential safety concern, users receive a text advising them to contact 911 or their organization's safety department, and a team member reviews the information within two business days.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy notice says subscriber data is stored on a secure U.S.-based server with restricted access requiring individual logins and multi-factor authentication.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Setup
- The maker estimates setup takes approximately 30 minutes to map wellness domains to support resources, and says ongoing operation requires no administrative time.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support limitation
- The maker says live crisis counseling is available as needed but is not intended to provide an ongoing therapeutic relationship.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Wellness domains
- Organizations can customize which wellness domains are assessed, including mental, physical, relational, spiritual, and financial health.checked 3 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- The maker identifies the company as Circles of Support, Inc. and names Dr. Eran Magen as its founder and CEO.checked 3 Oct 2026
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