Get help now
You don't have to hold this alone.
If you're in immediate danger, call 911. Otherwise, any of the lines below will connect you with a real person, quickly.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
24/7. Free. Confidential. For anyone in emotional distress or suicidal crisis. En español: llama al 988 y marca 2, o envía AYUDA al 988.
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 to reach a trained crisis counselor. Free, 24/7, confidential.
Emotional PPE Project
Free, confidential mental health support for healthcare workers — no cost, no insurance, no shift-schedule barriers.
SAMHSA National Helpline
24/7 treatment referral and information for individuals facing mental health or substance use disorders.
Nurse & Physician Peer Support
Confidential peer-to-peer support from other clinicians who get it. The Physician Support Line is free, 24/7, and staffed by volunteer psychiatrists — open to nurses and other healthcare workers as well.
Before it becomes a crisis
Burnout: signs and small resets
- — Dreading shifts days in advance, or feeling numb during handoffs.
- — Sleep that doesn't restore, and snapping at people you love over small things.
- — Skipping water, food, or breaks without noticing.
Small, repeatable resets help most: a two-minute debrief after a hard case, naming the feeling out loud, and a short ritual between the parking lot and your front door.
A note on what Nurse Focus is, and isn't.
Nurse Focus is a wellness and peer-support companion. It is not a therapist, not a medical device, and not a substitute for emergency care. If something in this moment feels like more than a companion can hold, one of the lines above is the right call.