Tools, support, and real help.
Crisis resources, therapist directories, and daily practices you can start today. Built for men, free to use, no account required.
Crisis Support: help is available now.
If tonight is bad, use one of these now. Every one is free and answers around the clock.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Free, confidential support from trained counselors. Available 24/7 by call or text.
Call or text 988Crisis Text Line
Text-based crisis support for those more comfortable typing than talking. Free and confidential.
Text HOME to 741741SAMHSA National Helpline
Free, confidential treatment referral for mental health and substance use. Available 24/7 in English and Spanish.
1-800-662-4357Emergency Services
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.
Call 911You don't have to be sure it's an emergency to call.
Find a therapist who gets it.
We do not keep our own list of providers. A directory nobody verifies is worse than no directory at all. Below are the three that are maintained by people whose job that is, with a note on which to try first.
Small tools that make a real difference.
The basics. No app, no subscription, nothing to buy. If you're starting a routine from nothing, start with one of these.
Hear a Guided ResetBreathwork
4-7-8 breathing and box breathing for acute anxiety. Takes under 5 minutes.
Journaling
Simple structured prompts to name what you're feeling without needing to fix it yet.
Walking
Twenty minutes, alone or with someone. Outside if you can manage it.
Sleep Hygiene
Consistent sleep/wake times, reduced blue light, and wind-down routines.
Mindfulness
Short, guided, and built for men who have never tried it.
Connection
One check-in per week with someone who knows you. Small, but not optional.
Trusted external directories.
Three directories, each run by an organization whose job is keeping it accurate. Which to start with depends on what you need.
HeadsUpGuys Directory
Start here if you want someone who works mostly with men. Therapists with experience working with men, across the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and beyond.
Visit HeadsUpGuysPsychology Today
Start here if insurance is the deciding factor. Filter by insurance, specialty, and approach. The broadest network of the three.
Search Psychology TodaySAMHSA Treatment Locator
Start here if substance use is part of it, or if cost is the barrier. Confidential, federal, and free. Covers mental health and substance use treatment nationwide.
Find TreatmentQuestions about mental health resources.
Straight answers to common questions.