A method for facilitating a safety check in emergency situations includes: storing a plurality of account profiles, each including a primary account number, account details, and sets of communication data; receiving a transaction message including a specific primary account number and an indication that an associated individual is safe; identifying a specific account profile that includes the specific primary account number; and transmitting a safety notification including the account details stored in the specific account profile the indication of the associated individual's safety for at least one of the sets of communication data stored in the specific account profile.