Is there a way of offering help and advice before someone asks for it?

Often times I’ll hear the story of someone’s life and I’ll think I recognize a pattern, such as one indicating a person has been abused. I’ll see the pain and I’ll want to help. But how? Most people won’t admit such things to strangers. And I probably won’t really have time to befriend the person and wait for them to confide in me. Is there any way of cutting this process short? Or do I just have to move on and hope that when they need it, someone else will be there for them?