Help beyond this app
Support outside Kin-Tikki
Sometimes talking with peers isn't enough, and that's ordinary. These are real services that exist outside Kin-Tikki. None of them are connected to Kin-Tikki.
Right now, for anyone
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988. Free, confidential, and available 24/7 in the US.
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741. Free, and available 24/7 in the US.
For physicians, medical students, and dentists
Physician Support Line
1-888-409-0141 — free, confidential peer support from volunteer psychiatrists.
Not 24/7. Current hours are listed at physiciansupportline.com.
The Physician Support Line serves physicians and medical students. Dentists can use 988 and Crisis Text Line above at any time.
For dentists
Call or text 988, or text HOME to 741741 for Crisis Text Line.
[CONFIRM RESOURCE] Contact your state dental association to ask about its wellness or well-being program and confirm availability, eligibility and confidentiality.
For nurses and all other healthcare professionals
The 988 Lifeline and Crisis Text Line above serve everyone, in any profession. Many hospitals and health systems also run confidential peer support programs and employee assistance programs — your organization's may be more accessible than you think.
What Kin-Tikki is and isn't
Kin-Tikki circles are peer support: healthcare professionals talking with each other, using aliases. They are not therapy, counselling or crisis care. Posts are not monitored in real time. You can report any post, and our team reviews reports within 24 hours. If you are worried about someone right now, call or text 988. This page exists because sometimes a person needs more than peers can offer — and reaching for it is a sensible thing to do.