When People Search for Help

Name: When People Search for Help
Creator: GetHelp
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Demand side of the recovery access story: when people visit GetHelp looking for a meeting. All figures are privacy-safe aggregates, never individual users or search terms.

Last updated July 21, 2026 · 90-day window · Awaiting privacy floor / GA4 credentials

Charts publishing soon

GA4 credentials not configured. Set GA4_PROPERTY_ID, GA4_CLIENT_EMAIL, and GA4_PRIVATE_KEY (or GA4_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON).

Meanwhile, the supply report is live: only 1.5% of tracked meetings start late at night. Wire GA4 with GA4_PROPERTY_ID, GA4_CLIENT_EMAIL, and GA4_PRIVATE_KEY, then run npm run report:help-seeking.

Cite this report

Writing about recovery access? Use these numbers freely. Please credit GetHelp with a link so readers can find help.

Citation

GetHelp. (2026). When People Search for Help. Retrieved from https://gethelptonight.com/when-people-search-for-help

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<p>Source: <a href="https://gethelptonight.com/when-people-search-for-help" target="_blank" rel="noopener">When People Search for Help 2026</a> by GetHelp. Privacy-safe aggregate demand report from GetHelp site analytics.</p>

Methodology & privacy

Demand is measured as aggregated GA4 sessions by hour of day and day of week on gethelptonight.com. Buckets under 50 sessions are suppressed; remaining counts are rounded to the nearest 10. Published only when the lookback window has at least 500 sessions.

Aggregate session counts only. No user IDs, IP addresses, or search query strings.

Aligns with GetHelp's privacy policy: GA4 for reliability and aggregate operational metrics only, not advertising profiles. See Privacy.

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Help-seeking demand FAQ

When do people search for recovery help?: Demand charts publish once GetHelp has enough aggregate GA4 traffic to clear our privacy floor (at least 500 sessions in 90 days, with hour buckets under 50 sessions suppressed).
Does late-night help-seeking match late-night meeting supply?: Only 1.5% of tracked meetings start between 10 PM and 5 AM (see Recovery Access by Time of Day). Demand charts will compare against that supply gap once aggregate analytics clear our privacy floor.
Is this tracking individual people?: No. This report uses aggregated GA4 session counts only. We never publish user IDs, IP addresses, or search query strings. Hour and day buckets under 50 sessions are suppressed; remaining counts are rounded to the nearest 10.
Can I cite this help-seeking data?: Yes when status is published (CC BY 4.0). Methodology and citation are always available. Copy the embed only when charts are live so you do not cite empty numbers.

Charts publishing soon

GA4 credentials not configured. Set GA4_PROPERTY_ID, GA4_CLIENT_EMAIL, and GA4_PRIVATE_KEY (or GA4_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON).

<p>Source: <a href="https://gethelptonight.com/when-people-search-for-help" target="_blank" rel="noopener">When People Search for Help 2026</a> by GetHelp. Privacy-safe aggregate demand report from GetHelp site analytics.</p>

Methodology & privacy

Aggregate session counts only. No user IDs, IP addresses, or search query strings.

Aligns with GetHelp's privacy policy: GA4 for reliability and aggregate operational metrics only, not advertising profiles. See Privacy.

Help-seeking demand FAQ

When do people search for recovery help?

Demand charts publish once GetHelp has enough aggregate GA4 traffic to clear our privacy floor (at least 500 sessions in 90 days, with hour buckets under 50 sessions suppressed).

Does late-night help-seeking match late-night meeting supply?

Only 1.5% of tracked meetings start between 10 PM and 5 AM (see Recovery Access by Time of Day). Demand charts will compare against that supply gap once aggregate analytics clear our privacy floor.

Is this tracking individual people?

No. This report uses aggregated GA4 session counts only. We never publish user IDs, IP addresses, or search query strings. Hour and day buckets under 50 sessions are suppressed; remaining counts are rounded to the nearest 10.

Can I cite this help-seeking data?

Yes when status is published (CC BY 4.0). Methodology and citation are always available. Copy the embed only when charts are live so you do not cite empty numbers.