I don’t feel like myself
Stress, depression, anxiety, burnout, grief, anger, numbness, sleep problems, or something you can’t quite name.
Find mental-health supportBROTHERS IN HARM • FIND SUPPORT
You don’t have to carry it alone.
A free starting point for people across public service, emergency response, healthcare, military service, recovery, and other high-stress professions. No membership. No account. No explanation required.
NEED HELP RIGHT NOW?
Talk with a crisis counselor now.
In the U.S. and its territories, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 by call, text, or chat. If you or someone else is in immediate physical danger, call 911.
START WHERE YOU ARE
You don’t need to know what to call it.
Pick the sentence that feels closest. Brothers In Harm will point you toward trusted help — not diagnose you.
Something keeps coming back
A call, scene, loss, injury, deployment, patient, incident, or other experience that won’t stay in the past.
Find job-aware supportI’m drinking or using more than I want to
Find treatment and recovery options without needing to decide on a label first.
Find substance-use helpLife outside the job is falling apart
Food, housing, utilities, transportation, money, family strain, and other practical problems count too.
Find practical helpI need someone who understands the job
Start with resources built for your profession or service background.
Choose your fieldI don’t know what I need
That’s enough. Start with broad national tools that can help identify the next door.
Start with general support
I DON’T KNOW WHAT I NEED
Start with broad, trusted support.
If you want professional mental-health or substance-use treatment, enter a U.S. ZIP code. Your location is sent directly to SAMHSA’s FindTreatment.gov locator. Brothers In Harm DOES NOT store it.
Prefer to talk to someone?
SAMHSA's National Helpline provides free, confidential treatment referral and information 24/7. Referred treatment providers may have their own costs or insurance requirements.
Call 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
THE BIH RESOURCE STANDARD
The door is free.
Brothers In Harm DOES NOT charge visitors to use this directory. We prioritize resources that are free to access, free to call, or free to use as a locator/referral service.
Important distinction: a free resource may connect you with independent therapists, treatment centers, healthcare providers, recovery programs, or other services that charge for care, bill insurance, or have eligibility requirements. When we know that distinction matters, we label it before you click.
NO BIH LISTING IS PAID PLACEMENT. We would rather show fewer trustworthy resources than fill a category with paywalls, lead-generation funnels, or services we cannot reasonably verify.
HELP THAT UNDERSTANDS THE WORK
Choose the world you know.
These links go to established programs or organizations serving specific professions. Eligibility varies, so each card says who the resource is built for.
FIRE • EMS • RESCUE • DISPATCH
FREE RESOURCE ACCESS
NVFC behavioral-health provider directory
Free access to firefighter/EMS behavioral-health resources and a provider directory. Professionals found through a directory may charge for their clinical services or bill insurance.
Open NVFC resources Not what you need? Try general support →IAFF MEMBERS
ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS APPLY
IAFF Center of Excellence
A specialized behavioral-health and substance-use program for eligible IAFF members. Eligibility applies; treatment coverage and costs should be confirmed directly with the program.
Open IAFF resourceLAW ENFORCEMENT • CURRENT / FORMER • FAMILY
FREE HOTLINE
COPLINE
A free 24/7 peer hotline for current and former law-enforcement personnel and their families, answered by trained retired officers. Its information email is not a crisis channel.
Not what you need? Try general support →911 • PUBLIC-SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS
FREE RESOURCE ACCESS
APCO Health & Wellness
Free wellness information for 911 professionals, including a pathway to search for EMDR-trained therapists. Therapists located through an external directory may charge for care.
Open APCO resources Not what you need? Try general support →MILITARY • VETERANS • ELIGIBLE FAMILY
NO-COST ELIGIBLE SERVICES
Vet Centers
No-cost community-based counseling and support for eligible veterans, service members, and family members. Eligibility is determined by VA.
Not what you need? Try general support →HEALTHCARE • ER • TRAUMA • CLINICAL STAFF
FREE RESOURCE ACCESS
NIOSH Impact Wellbeing
Free CDC/NIOSH information and tools addressing healthcare-worker burnout, workplace stress, moral injury, and mental health at work. This is educational support, not individual treatment.
Open healthcare resources Not what you need? Try general support →CORRECTIONS • PUBLIC SAFETY
FREE RESOURCE ACCESS
NIOSH / National Institute of Corrections
Free government information on occupational trauma, stress, wellness, and peer-support approaches for corrections and other public-safety workers. These pages are educational resources, not clinical care.
Not what you need? Try general support →DISASTER • RESPONSE • RECOVERY WORKERS
FREE HELPLINE
SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline
Free 24/7 crisis counseling for emotional distress related to disasters, including responders and recovery workers.
TOW • RECOVERY
FREE STARTING POINTS
Looking for support specific to tow and recovery?
We have not found a current specialty resource for this field that meets our standards for inclusion. You can still use the trusted general support tools below to find help that fits your needs.
We’re continuing to review specialty resources for this field and will add reliable options as they become available.
Not what you need? Try general support →PUBLIC WORKS • UTILITIES • OTHER SERVICE ROLES
FREE STARTING POINTS
Looking for support specific to your field?
We have not found a current specialty resource for this field that meets our standards for inclusion. You can still use the trusted general support tools below while we continue reviewing career-specific options.
We’re continuing to review specialty resources for this field and will add reliable options as they become available.
Not what you need? Try general support →
SUBSTANCE USE
You do not have to figure out the next step alone.
FindTreatment.gov includes programs for alcohol, opioids, and other substance-use disorders, as well as mental-health treatment. You can search by location and service type.
EVERYDAY NEEDS
Food, housing, utilities, transportation & more
211 is free to contact and connects people with local health and human-service resources. Individual programs it identifies may have their own eligibility rules, availability, or costs.
MILITARY & VETERANS
Crisis support and the next step after it.
Veterans, service members, and loved ones can reach the Veterans Crisis Line 24/7. Vet Centers can also help eligible people with readjustment, transition, trauma, and other concerns.
FOR EVERYONE WHO ANSWERS THE CALL
Different roles. Same road home.
Military & veterans
Fire & EMS
Law enforcement
Dispatch & 911
Healthcare & ER
Corrections
Tow & recovery
Public works & utilities
Search & rescue
Other high-stress service roles
If your work puts you close to crisis, loss, danger, trauma, or the people living through it, this site is for you.
ABOUT BIH
Why Brothers In Harm exists
Brothers In Harm is a free support resource for people across public service, emergency response, healthcare, military service, recovery, and other high-stress professions. We connect visitors with trusted crisis, mental-health, substance-use, and practical support services.
OUR MISSION
Make finding help simple, fast, welcoming, and judgment-free.
We are not a crisis center, treatment provider, or medical service. Our job is to shorten the distance between “I need help” and a trusted place to get it.
You are not alone.
Support is out there. We'll help you find it.
Find support
NEED HELP FINDING A RESOURCE?
Questions about the directory?
Use this email for broken links, resource suggestions, corrections, or general questions about the directory. Do not use this inbox to request crisis counseling, medical care, or emergency assistance.
Email the BIH resource inboxNot for crisis help. This inbox is NOT continuously monitored and BIH DOES NOT provide counseling, treatment, emergency response, or case management by email.
This inbox is not a crisis line.
Brothers In Harm does not provide emergency response, crisis counseling, medical treatment, or clinical care. If you need immediate crisis support, call or text 988. If there is immediate physical danger, call 911.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Brothers In Harm is a doorway to resources — not a care provider.
Brothers In Harm is an independent resource directory. We do not provide medical or mental-health diagnosis, treatment, counseling, crisis intervention, legal advice, emergency response, or case management. Information on this site is for general informational and resource-navigation purposes and is not a substitute for care from a qualified professional.
Brothers In Harm DOES NOT control, supervise, endorse, or guarantee third-party services, availability, eligibility, pricing, insurance coverage, privacy practices, clinical decisions, or outcomes. A listing means we identified the resource as potentially useful; it is not a professional recommendation. Verify eligibility, cost, coverage, and important information directly with the provider.
DO NOT use the Brothers In Harm email address or social-media accounts for emergency or crisis assistance. They are not continuously monitored. In the U.S. and its territories, call or text 988 for crisis support. If there is immediate physical danger or a medical emergency, call 911 or your local emergency number.