Educational scope & safety
Regulation Navigator helps people notice what they may need and choose a practical self-regulation step. It is designed to support reflection—not replace emergency, medical, mental health, or other professional services.
If safety is the issue, address safety first.
In the United States and U.S. territories, you can call or text 988 or use the 988 Lifeline chat for crisis support. If you or someone else is in immediate danger or needs emergency medical response, call 911 or your local emergency number. Outside the U.S., use the emergency or crisis services available where you are.
What Regulation Navigator is
- An educational framework for identifying an Immediate Need.
- A set of seven Navigation Points that organize different kinds of regulation-related support.
- A library of practical Anchor Actions that can be tried, adapted, stopped, or changed.
- A self-reflection assessment that describes recent availability of seven resources.
- A personal Profile and Log for noticing your own repeated observations over time.
- An automated Navigate Now matching tool that can suggest a starting Point.
What Regulation Navigator is not
- Not therapy, counseling, medical care, psychiatric care, or crisis intervention.
- Not a diagnosis or a diagnostic screening instrument.
- Not a substitute for a licensed clinician, physician, emergency responder, lawyer, social service professional, or other qualified professional when one is needed.
- Not a way to determine whether a person is objectively “safe,” “regulated,” mentally ill, medically stable, or able to make high-stakes decisions.
- Not a monitoring service. No clinician or crisis worker is watching your Assessment, Profile, Log, or Navigate Now entries in real time.
Automated and AI-assisted suggestions
Navigate Now may use AI-assisted classification to suggest a Navigation Point. It can be wrong. A safety flag or Harbor suggestion does not mean an emergency has been clinically assessed, and the absence of a safety flag does not mean a situation is safe.
Do not wait for the product to identify a crisis. If you believe urgent help is needed, use appropriate urgent support immediately.
Physical and physiological activities
Some Anchor Actions involve breathing, grounding, movement, temperature, muscle tension/release, sensory input, food, hydration, rest, or other body-oriented strategies. People differ in medical history, mobility, sensory needs, medication effects, pregnancy status, disability, trauma response, and physical tolerance.
Use only activities that are appropriate and comfortable for you. Stop if an activity causes pain, dizziness, breathing difficulty, faintness, panic, disorientation, worsening symptoms, or another concerning response. Seek individualized medical guidance when needed.
Relationships and conflict
Bridge activities do not require contacting a person who is unsafe, abusive, coercive, threatening, or part of the immediate problem. “Connection” can mean a safe person, professional support, community resource, practical assistance, or choosing appropriate distance and boundaries.
Regulation Navigator should not be used to encourage confrontation, reconciliation, disclosure, or continued contact when safety or coercion is a concern.
Assessment and pattern limits
Assessment scores are summaries of self-report. Reaction time and visual pattern-recognition checkpoints are exploratory and can be affected by device, motor speed, vision, attention, fatigue, practice, environment, and many other factors. Correlations in your Profile are associations in a small personal dataset, not proof of cause.
You can stop or change course.
You are not required to finish a checkpoint or Anchor Action. Skipping an optional assessment checkpoint does not change the Seven-Point score. During navigation, a Waypoint can mean staying with the Point, trying another action, changing course, beginning again, seeking another kind of support, or finishing.
For teens and caregivers
The product is designed for ages 16 and older. Regulation Navigator does not replace appropriate adult supervision, safeguarding responsibilities, school procedures, healthcare, or emergency support for minors. Parent/guardian involvement may be required by law or may be appropriate depending on the person and situation.