I Need Help

If you or someone you know is in crisis and in need of immediate assistance, the following resources can help:
 
9-8-8 or 9-1-1
If you are in crisis, call the suicide and crisis lifeline. When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary.

800-273-8255  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.

Text HOME to 741741 Crisis Text Line
The Crisis Text Line is available for any crisis. A live, trained crisis counselor receives the text and responds from a secure online platform.

MMA SafeHaven
The MMA now offers annual subscriptions to MMA SafeHaven, a suite of resources that offers support for physicians to reclaim work-life balance and joy. SafeHaven’s approach is founded on the expertise and Clinician Well-Being Resources of VITAL WorkLife and includes counseling sessions, peer coaching, work-life concierge, a WorkLife app, and financial and legal resources.   The MMA is proud to offer SafeHaven at a discounted rate of $99 to the first 75 actively practicing MMA members to enroll. That’s 75% off regular pricing of $395 annually. Benefits begin November 1, 2023 and end on December 31, 2024. Enroll here. (Sign In MN (safehavenhealth.org)

MMA Members who have an active practice should use promo code MMAMEMBER to get the discounted rate.

The Physicians Wellness Collaborative: 612-362-3747

The Physicians Wellness Collaborative, a program of Physicians Serving Physicians, provides independent, confidential counseling and peer support resources for all Minnesota physicians, residents, and medical students. 

Minnesota Health Professionals Services Program 651-642-0487

The Minnesota Health Professionals Services Program, a program of the State of Minnesota, is a professionally staffed, confidential program designed to monitor the treatment and continuing care of eligible, regulated health professionals. It promotes early intervention, diagnosis and treatment for health professionals with illnesses that may impact their ability to practice safely and provides monitoring services as an alternative to Board of Medical Practice discipline.

National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota 651-645-2948 or 1-888-626-4435

NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with mental illnesses and their families. 

University of Minnesota Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing

The University of Minnesota's Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing offers a free collection of quick activities and resources designed to address stress and enhance wellbeing in physicians and other front line workers. Click here to learn more.

American Medical Association

• Steps Forward Tool Kit – Stress First Aid for Health Care Professionals is an open-access toolkit that offers strategies to allow physicians and their staff to address burnout
• Medical Student Well-being offers topics on self-care and avoiding burnout
• Podcast: Reducing Burnout and Mental Health Stigma for Physicians with Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD

National Institutes of Health is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is the largest biomedical research agency in the world. Its scientists advance research in how physical illness, mental health conditions, caregiving, sleep, and stress impact emotional health and well-being

• Emotional Wellness Toolkit highlights evidence-based tips for living well and improving your health.
• Social Wellness Toolkit provides information on six strategies for improving your social health

The Physicians Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that empowers all physicians to provide high-quality care and take a leadership role in shaping the future of health care. Its resources include:

• Vital Signs: The Campaign to Prevent Physician Suicide empowers physicians, their colleagues and loved ones to check in on one another’s well-being.
• Open Your Heart Conversation Starter: Provides tips on how to approach discussions with those who may be in crisis.
• Documentary-Unspoken: Doctor Depression and Suicide – Provides information about, and a link to, a documentary on physician depression and suicide.

U.S. Surgeon General Advisory

• Addressing Health Worker Burnout: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Building a Thriving Workforce.  Call to action to prioritize health worker well-being.
• Health Worker Burnout Video
• Consequences of Health Worker Burnout Graphic – This graphic communicates how health worker burnout negatively impacts health workers, patients, health care systems, and communities.
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• Factors Associated with Health Worker Burnout Graphic – This graphic communicates the systems-level factors that contribute to health worker burnout.
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• Solutions to Health Worker Burnout Graphics – This graphic communicates how individuals, communities, and organizations can work together to reduce health worker burnout.
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