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• Physician Support Line is a national, free, and confidential support line made up of 600+ volunteer psychiatrists to provide peer support for physician colleagues and American medical students. Call 1-888-409-0141. It’s open Monday to Friday, 8 am to 12 am ET, except federal holidays.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine offers free mental health support, Monday through Friday from 10 am to 10 pm ET. Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), text “HelpLine” to 62640 or email helpline@nami.org.

• Therapy Aid Coalition provides free therapy for physicians, health care professionals and first responders, including individual and group support.
• Each state also has its own Physician Health Program. To find your state’s, visit Federation of State Physician Health Programs.
• PeerRxMed is a free peer-to-peer program for physicians and other health care professionals that offers support, connection, encouragement, resources and skill building for optimal well-being.
• Start Your Recovery provides resources for people in crisis who may be struggling with substance use.

On Demand

• American Medical Association (AMA) Steps Forward: Preventing Physician Suicide is a learning module from the AMA which includes a toolkit and quiz about identifying risk factors and warning signs for suicide, applying standardized processes for physicians seeking support and creating an environment of support and wellness within an organization. It offers 0.5 CME credits.
• American Medical Association (AMA) Steps Forward: Recognize and Respond Early to Stress Injuries is a learning module from the AMA which includes toolkits and a quiz about how to recognize stress injuries in health care professionals, how to administer Stress First Aid at the individual level and how to use Stress First Aid as a method of peer support at the organizational level. It offers 0.5 CME credits.
• American Hospital Association Suicide Prevention in the Health Care Workforce Guide offers resources that make it easier for hospitals and health systems to discover proven strategies and deploy best practices that improve the mental health and wellbeing of their staff, including three main drivers of suicide in the health care workforce.
• Oath to Self-Care and Well-Being, created on behalf of the Collaborative for Healing and Renewal in Medicine (CHARM), is taken at key formal gatherings for physicians, medical students and residents.

Membership Programs for Workforce Wellbeing

• American Medical Association Joy in Medicine is a recognition program for health systems designed to spark and guide organizations interested, committed or already engaged in improving physician satisfaction and reducing burnout.
• Interactive Screening Program is an online intervention program from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention that medical schools, hospitals and health systems can sign up to implement as part of their ongoing mental health promotion and suicide prevention efforts.
• Schwartz Rounds offers healthcare professionals a regularly scheduled time during their fast-paced work lives to openly and honestly discuss the social and emotional issues they face in caring for patients and families.
• Stress First Aid provides a framework for psychological peer support, with a set of supportive actions designed to promote self-care and coworker support with the aim of mitigating the negative impacts of stress at work before they impair staff health and well-being.

Printed Materials

• People Matter, Words Matter provides guidance on using destigmatizing language about suicide.