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Safety Notice and Disclaimer

Effective Date: [June 26, 2026] Last Updated: [June 26, 2026]

Family Next Step is an AI-guided support tool for parents, guardians, and adult caregivers.

It is designed to help you think through everyday family situations and generate a practical Next Step Plan.

Please read this Safety Notice and Disclaimer carefully before using the service.

1. Family Next Step is an AI-guided tool

When you use Family Next Step, you are interacting with an AI-guided tool.

Some responses, summaries, questions, and Next Step Plans are generated by AI systems.

AI may help organize information and suggest possible next steps, but AI output may be incomplete, inaccurate, inappropriate, or not suitable for your situation.

You should review all AI-generated content carefully before using it.

2. Family Next Step is for parents and adult caregivers

Family Next Step is designed for:

  • parents;
  • guardians;
  • grandparents;
  • and other adult caregivers.

It is not intended for children to use on their own.

If you are a child or minor, please do not use Family Next Step independently. Please ask a parent, guardian, or trusted adult for help.

3. Family Next Step is not an emergency service

Family Next Step is not an emergency service.

It does not provide real-time crisis monitoring or emergency response.

Do not rely on Family Next Step if there is immediate or serious risk of harm.

If there is immediate danger, please contact local emergency services or qualified real-world support right away.

4. When to seek immediate help

Do not rely on Family Next Step in situations involving immediate or serious safety concerns, including:

  • self-harm;
  • suicidal thoughts;
  • threats of harm to others;
  • physical violence;
  • domestic violence;
  • child abuse or neglect;
  • sexual abuse;
  • exploitation or grooming;
  • severe emotional or behavioral crisis;
  • severe medical symptoms;
  • unsafe home conditions;
  • or any situation where a child or another person may be in danger.

If any of these apply, please contact local emergency services, a crisis line, a doctor, a mental health professional, a school counselor, a child protection service, or another trusted real-world support person as appropriate.

5. Family Next Step does not provide diagnosis

Family Next Step does not diagnose any medical, developmental, learning, psychological, psychiatric, or mental health condition.

It cannot tell you whether a child has:

  • ADHD;
  • autism;
  • depression;
  • anxiety;
  • trauma;
  • a learning disorder;
  • a developmental condition;
  • a psychiatric condition;
  • or any other medical or mental health condition.

Family Next Step may help you organize what you are observing and think about when professional support may be appropriate.

If you have concerns about a child’s health, development, learning, behavior, safety, or mental health, please consult a qualified professional.

6. Family Next Step is not therapy

Family Next Step does not provide therapy, counseling, psychological treatment, psychiatric treatment, coaching by a licensed professional, or clinical care.

It is not a replacement for:

  • a doctor;
  • therapist;
  • psychologist;
  • psychiatrist;
  • school counselor;
  • social worker;
  • child protection professional;
  • legal professional;
  • or other qualified expert.

A Next Step Plan is general planning support, not professional treatment or professional advice.

7. Family Next Step is not legal, educational, or child protection advice

Family Next Step does not provide legal advice.

It does not determine custody rights, reporting obligations, school obligations, child protection duties, medical decisions, or legal responsibilities.

It also does not replace school counseling, educational assessment, special education evaluation, or professional educational support.

If your situation involves legal obligations, school procedures, child protection concerns, or professional education decisions, please seek advice from qualified local professionals.

8. Family situations are complex

Family situations can involve many factors, including:

  • child development;
  • school environment;
  • family communication patterns;
  • stress;
  • routines;
  • relationships;
  • health;
  • culture;
  • safety;
  • and recent life changes.

Family Next Step cannot fully understand every detail of your real-world situation.

The suggestions you receive should be treated as possible starting points, not final answers.

Use your judgment and seek professional support when needed.

9. AI output may be wrong or unsuitable

AI-generated content may:

  • misunderstand your situation;
  • miss important details;
  • make incorrect assumptions;
  • provide overly general suggestions;
  • use wording that does not fit your family;
  • fail to identify a safety risk;
  • or suggest something that is not appropriate for your circumstances.

You are responsible for deciding whether and how to use any suggestion.

Do not follow any suggestion that feels unsafe, inappropriate, unlawful, or harmful.

10. No guaranteed results

Family Next Step does not guarantee that:

  • a family situation will improve;
  • a child’s behavior will change;
  • conflict will stop;
  • communication will become easier;
  • a plan will work;
  • professional help will not be needed;
  • or safety risks will be detected.

A Next Step Plan is intended to help you start more clearly, not to guarantee an outcome.

11. Protect children’s privacy

Please avoid sharing unnecessary identifying information about children or family members.

Do not submit information such as:

  • a child’s full name;
  • school name;
  • home address;
  • exact location;
  • ID numbers;
  • medical records;
  • photos;
  • recordings;
  • or other highly identifying details unless truly necessary.

You can usually describe the situation without naming the child.

For example:

“My 10-year-old child has started refusing school in the morning.”

is usually better than:

“My child [full name] at [school name] refuses school.”

12. Safety-focused responses

If Family Next Step detects or receives information suggesting serious risk, it may provide a safety-focused response.

In that situation, the service may:

  • stop ordinary family guidance;
  • recommend real-world emergency or professional support;
  • suggest contacting local emergency services or a qualified professional;
  • avoid generating a normal Next Step Plan;
  • and mark the family topic as safety-related.

Family Next Step may not detect every safety concern.

If you believe there is danger, do not wait for the AI to identify it.

Seek real-world help immediately.

13. High-risk safety message

If there is immediate risk of harm to a child, yourself, or another person:

  • contact local emergency services immediately;
  • stay near the child or affected person if it is safe to do so;
  • reduce access to immediate means of harm if you can do so safely;
  • contact another trusted adult;
  • contact a qualified professional, school counselor, crisis line, doctor, or child protection service as appropriate.

Family Next Step cannot provide emergency help.

14. Do not use Family Next Step to harm or control others

You must not use Family Next Step to:

  • threaten a child or another person;
  • shame, humiliate, or coerce a child;
  • hide abuse, neglect, or exploitation;
  • generate harmful instructions;
  • intensify punishment;
  • manipulate another person;
  • violate privacy;
  • stalk or surveil someone;
  • or avoid contacting appropriate real-world support in unsafe situations.

Family Next Step is designed to support safer, calmer, more thoughtful next steps.

15. Feedback and reporting

Family Next Step may provide feedback options such as:

  • “Flag this response”;
  • “Report an issue”;
  • or similar tools.

You can use these tools if you believe an AI response is:

  • inaccurate or unhelpful;
  • unsafe;
  • too harsh or judgmental;
  • making a medical or diagnostic claim;
  • raising a privacy concern;
  • or otherwise inappropriate.

Feedback tools help us improve quality and safety.

They are not emergency channels.

If there is immediate danger, contact local emergency services or qualified real-world support.

16. Your responsibility

By using Family Next Step, you understand that:

  • you are responsible for the information you submit;
  • you are responsible for reviewing AI-generated content;
  • you are responsible for deciding whether suggestions are appropriate;
  • you should seek professional support when needed;
  • you should not rely on the service in emergencies;
  • and you should protect children’s privacy.

Family Next Step can help organize a situation, but it cannot replace your judgment or real-world support.

17. Short safety reminder for Chat page

Family Next Step uses AI to help organize your family topic and suggest possible next steps.

It does not provide diagnosis, therapy, emergency support, legal advice, or professional advice.

If there is immediate risk of harm, self-harm, abuse, violence, or medical emergency, contact local emergency services or qualified real-world support right away.

For privacy, avoid sharing your child’s full name, school name, home address, or other identifying details unless necessary.

18. Short safety reminder for Report page

This Next Step Plan was generated with AI.

Please review it carefully.

It is not a diagnosis, treatment plan, therapy, legal advice, emergency support, or professional advice.

Use your judgment and seek qualified professional support if the situation is serious, unsafe, persistent, or worsening.

If there is immediate danger, contact local emergency services or qualified real-world support right away.

19. Short high-risk warning

This may involve an urgent safety concern.

Family Next Step is not designed for emergency, medical, or crisis situations.

If there is any immediate risk of harm to your child, yourself, or someone else, please contact local emergency services or a qualified professional right now.

If possible and safe, stay close to the child or affected person, reduce access to immediate means of harm, and reach out to another trusted adult for support.

20. Acknowledgment before starting

Before starting your first family topic, users may be asked to confirm:

I understand that Family Next Step is not for emergencies, medical diagnosis, therapy, crisis support, legal advice, or professional advice.

Users may also be reminded:

For privacy, please avoid sharing your child’s full name, school name, home address, or other identifying details unless necessary.

21. Relationship to other terms

This Safety Notice and Disclaimer works together with:

  • our Terms of Use;
  • our Privacy Policy;
  • payment terms, if applicable;
  • and any additional notices shown in the service.

If there is a conflict between this Safety Notice and the Terms of Use, the Terms of Use will apply unless otherwise required by law.

22. Contact

If you have questions about this Safety Notice, please contact us at:

[support@familynextstep.com]

For privacy questions, contact:

[privacy@familynextstep.com]

Website: [www.familynextstep.com]

Plain-language summary

Family Next Step is an AI-guided tool for parents and adult caregivers.

It helps you think through one family situation and create a practical Next Step Plan.

It is not a doctor, therapist, emergency service, school counselor, lawyer, or child protection agency.

It does not diagnose or treat children.

AI output may be wrong or unsuitable.

Please review all suggestions carefully.

Do not use Family Next Step in emergencies.

If there is immediate danger, contact local emergency services or qualified real-world support.

Please protect children’s privacy and avoid sharing unnecessary identifying details.