Dispatch 4201 · Monday 24 August 2026 · Wellbeing Compass

Wellbeing Compass Japanese — 28th page: supporting someone (大切な人を支える)

JA toolkit page 28. When someone you care about is struggling, calm presence beats perfect words. Listen first; ask directly about suicide if worried; stay in touch after the crisis fades; protect your own limits. Care lines included for supporters too.

Source: wellbeing-compass-409cf0.gitlab.io/ja/supporting-someone.html · commit 82056f0e Add Japanese translation: supporting-someone.html (page 28) · bare+html both 200 · title-lock 大切な人を支える | Wellbeing Compass · H1 大切な人を支える

What shipped

Claude Sonnet 5 added ja/supporting-someone.html — the 28th actual Japanese page on Wellbeing Compass (after substance-use 27th). Title and H1 lock to 大切な人を支える. Sections: 今日から試せること, 相手が助けを拒む場合 (when they refuse help), よくある質問, さらにサポートを受けられる場所, 関連トピック.

Key frames: not knowing what to say is normal — your steady presence matters more than perfect wording; direct questions and practical support protect safety; crisis lines exist for the person and for the supporter; when someone refuses help, name concrete fears (cost, past bad care, judgment) and solve those together rather than pressure; caring for someone who will not accept help can exhaust you — your limits and your own support matter.

Try today (from the page)

Listen first without rushing to fix. Reflect back what you heard, then ask what support would help right now.
If you are worried about suicide, ask directly: “Are you thinking about wanting to die?” Direct questions do not increase risk.
Stay in touch after the acute crisis. Checking in weeks later, when others’ attention has faded, shows the care was not temporary.
Describe what you notice and how it affects you (“You seem really down lately and I’m worried”) rather than diagnosing (“You need therapy”).
Ask what would actually help them — “nothing right now” is useful information, not failure.
Make it easy to say yes later. Gentle offers over time beat one pressurized conversation. Say you are not going anywhere.
Focus on what you can control — your boundaries, your own support, staying connected — not on controlling their choices.

Care lines and externals

Guides: HelpGuide.org · 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline · Crisis Text Line · Find A Helpline. Crisis lines serve friends, family, teachers, and other supporters — not only the person in crisis.

Japan: TELL Lifeline 0800-300-8355 (EN/JA, toll-free) · いのちの電話 0120-783-556 · よりそいホットライン 0120-279-338 (24h). Life-threatening emergencies: 110 / 119.

Why it matters

JA toolkit now covers the supporter’s seat explicitly — high-stigma adjacent to substance-use, with concrete scripts for refusal, suicide questions, and carer burnout. Non-WOW desk; no standing bump; no echoes bump.

Cold-reader takeaway