Physician Support Line
1 (888) 409-0141
Psychiatrists helping our US physician and medical student colleagues navigate the many intersections of our personal and professional lives.
Free, Confidential & Anonymous
No appointment necessary
Call for any issue, not just a crisis
We report to no one
Open Monday to Friday (except federal holidays)
8:00 AM - 12:00 AM ET
Make a donation.
Physician Support Line is now classified as a non-profit organization and is able to accept tax deductible donations.
Your donation will help us:
promote the line and spread the word about our important work
maintain technical and organizational operations of the line
provide continuing medical education opportunities for both psychiatrist volunteers and physician callers
engage in advocacy efforts at state and national levels
sustainably recruit volunteers
Physician Support Line was created with the mission of physicians supporting physicians as we navigate the many professional and personal intersections of our lives.
For many of our colleagues, discrimination, bigotry, and intolerance towards disadvantaged and unjustly marginalized groups is an undeniable detriment to every aspect of their mental well-being.
We volunteer psychiatrists at Physician Support Line are from diverse backgrounds. We promise to provide emotional support and a safe space for physicians and medical students who are affected by discrimination, bigotry, and intolerance, which we absolutely condemn in all forms. We stand in solidarity with all our medical student and physician colleagues.
We also support full reproductive rights.
What Is Physician Support Line?
Physician Support Line is a national, free, and confidential support line made up of hundreds of volunteer psychiatrists joined together in the determined hope to provide peer support for our American physician and medical student colleagues as we all navigate our professional and personal lives.
No appointment necessary. Call our national support line at
1-888-409-0141.
Are you a physician or medical student who needs help?
Want To Help?
If you are a psychiatrist and would like to volunteer your time to Physician Support Line, we would love to have your help.
Fill out our quick-and-easy volunteer form where you will need to provide contact information, state of licensure, and some additional professional details.
Note: You do not need any special malpractice insurance to be a volunteer. If you are a retired psychiatrist with an expired license, you may still volunteer.
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