I have an issue/problem percolating in my brain for years (what could I do to help?) and an idea formulated itself into a potential solution (product) a few days ago, so I thought I'd speak it into the world here and get some feedback.

I have an issue/problem percolating in my brain for years (what could I do to help?) and an idea formulated itself into a potential solution (product) a few days ago, so I thought I'd speak it into the world here and get some feedback.

Background/Issue:

Many people live in relationships filled with abuse and/or cohesive control. The National Domestic Violence Hotline reports that as many as 1 in 4 men and 1 in 3 women will experience some form of domestic abuse at some point in their lives. From physical, emotional, coercive control or other forms of abuse in intimate partner or domestic relationships, and horrifyingly, 3 to 4 times a week in the U.S., a woman is murdered by an intimate partner.

Problem:

The reasons that people don't leave those relationships are complex to say the least, and there isn't an “one solution fits all abuse issues” answer.

There are plenty of social services and a few localized or situational apps available for victims/survivors, and a few apps for family/friends who want to help, but considering the the size of this problem, there doesn’t appear to be a board digital solution.

Idea:

What is there was an app that:

-  helped everyone (victims/survivors, family members, and officials) identify abuse and coercive control

-  helped officials and family members find the right words to help

-  helped victims/survivors build the financial and emotional tools that they need to leave or resolve the issue:

- AI-driven locally-focused answers

- Therapy options

- Decision-focused questionnaires

- helped record incidents in a safe, secure, and legally admissible way.

- helped victims/survivors build a safe plan to leave (if that’s the right solution for them)

- allow victims/survivors to find local resources, counselors and more.

- helped victims/survivors with post-incident care

App could have multiple icons so a victim could choose to change the app icon to something that their partner wouldn’t look in to “hide” the app on their phone.

Content created by abuse and coercive control experts, counselors, lawyers, abuse advocates.

I’m going to pull this idea into a product doc/business plan and find some counselors and coercive control experts to get their feedback.  

I know a couple of VC funds that invest in community-focused socially-driven startups and I’ll be reaching out to them after I’ve got a demo built.

Does anyone has thoughts on the idea?