Resources
If you need help right now
These lines are answered around the clock. You do not have to be in danger to call one.
- 988 Suicide & Crisis LifelineCall or text 988
- Veterans Crisis Line988 then press 1, or text 838255
- Crisis Text LineText HOME to 741741
- SAMHSA National Helpline, treatment referral1-800-662-4357
- National Domestic Violence Hotline1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788
First responder organizations
Confidential support built for people who work the calls. Each one links out to their own service.
- Code Green CampaignAll first responders, provider directory and peer support
- Safe Call NowConfidential line for public safety employees and families
- CoplineLaw enforcement, answered by retired officers
- NVFC Share the LoadFire and EMS helpline and text support
- IAFF Center of ExcellenceFire fighters, treatment for behavioral health and substance use
Free downloads
No email address, no form. Download them, print them, share them.
My Safety & Wellness Journal
A safety planning workbook by Dr. Ellen M. Riccio. Free to download, print, and share.
It is the practical output of her doctoral work on implementing structured safety planning in outpatient psychiatric care.
Download the journalPDF · 19 pages · 1.8 MB
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — copy and share it freely with attribution, but not for sale.
- What to expect at your first visitWhat happens in an initial psychiatric evaluation, what to bring, and what you will leave with.Download PDFPDF · 2 pages · 107 KB
- Sleep for people who work nights and rotating shiftsPractical sleep strategy for schedules that do not follow the sun.Download PDFPDF · 3 pages · 85 KB
- Starting a new psychiatric medication, what the first six weeks look likeA week-by-week guide to what is normal, what is not, and when to call.Download PDFPDF · 3 pages · 84 KB
- After a critical incident, the first seventy-two hoursFor first responders and healthcare workers, in the days right after a bad call.Download PDFPDF · 3 pages · 84 KB
Your personal size-up
These are short questionnaires clinicians use to start a conversation. They can’t diagnose anything. Think of it like a blood pressure reading: useful, and it means more when someone who knows what they’re looking at goes over it with you.
Everything is scored in your browser. Nothing is stored, sent, or tied to your name. These are screening tools, not diagnostic instruments, and completing one does not create a provider-patient relationship.
Books and workbooks
Kept separate from the free downloads so nobody has to guess which is which.
Workbooks
Workbooks are in development. When they are ready they will be available here.
Also recommended
The Alcoholic’s Survival Guide
Written by Dr. Michael McMullen, DNP, FNP, PMHNP-BC. Dr. Riccio served as clinical reviewer.
Available in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook.
Find it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)