Abstract: A social media screening and alert method includes obtaining access to a first user's social media account. A text-based post is received from the first user's social media account. It is ascertained that an action verb from the text-based post is on a stored list of verbs. Found within a predetermined number of words of the action verb is either a noun identifying at least one person, or a time of day or time period. In response to the finding step, an electronic alert is transmitted to a second user.