Setting Up a Daily Check-In: Contacts, Timing and Email
Set up Are You OK with a check-in window, contact email and a message prepared in advance.
Agree on a communication plan
A daily check-in gives family and friends an agreed signal. Ask your contact first, confirm their email and discuss how they should reach you after a notification. Are You OK sends an email when a check-in is overdue.
Choose timing around your routine
Choose a 12, 16, 24, 48 or 72-hour window. Checking in restarts the countdown. Consider sleep, work and travel, and enable reminders to help you remember.
Include enough information in the email
Prepare the notification yourself. Include your name, a contact number and the steps you want your contact to take, sharing only information you are comfortable with. Send a test email and confirm it arrived before relying on the setup.
Use it alongside everyday contact
Are You OK responds to a missed check-in; it does not determine whether an accident has occurred. Use it as a supplement to staying in touch. Review settings and the email whenever your routine or contact details change.
Walk through the setup once
Confirm the email address, timing and message, then send a test email. Ask your contact to check their inbox and spam folder. Check in once and confirm the countdown restarts. A test checks receipt and content; it cannot guarantee delivery of future notifications.
Review settings before a change of routine
Before travel, shift work or a different sleep schedule, review the check-in window and tell your contact. Update your arrangement if their email changes or they cannot respond for a while. Make this review part of your travel preparation.