Resources for Public Service Professionals
Supporting yourself is essential to sustaining your work. Below are crisis lines, local supports (MS/MA), national organizations, readings, and tools for burnout, compassion fatigue, and ethical self-care. Resources are confidential where noted.
Crisis & 24/7 Support
State-Specific Support Resources
Massachusetts:
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Physician Health Services (MMS): Free confidential support for healthcare workers (617-910-5954).
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Massachusetts DMH Behavioral Health Center locator: https://www.mass.gov/find-a-cbhc
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NAMI Massachusetts: Peer support, classes (617-580-8541).
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Massachusetts Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL): Free confidential help for lawyers/judges/students (617-742-4444; lclma.org).
Mississippi:
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Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources: Local therapy/supports (601-268-6000, Hattiesburg/Purvis).
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MS Department of Mental Health: Provider directory (dmh.ms.gov).
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NAMI MS: Support groups (601-321-0180).
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Mississippi Lawyers & Judges Assistance Program (LJA): Free, confidential support for stress, burnout, mental health, substance use (601-948-0989 or 1-800-593-9777)
National & Virtual Resources for Professionals
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Lawyer Assistance Programs (LAPs): Free confidential help for attorneys
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Therapist Self-Care: Therapist Aid worksheets, burnout tools
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Compassion Fatigue Course and Compassion Fatigue Self-test from the Figley Institute
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Clance Impostor Syndrome questionnaire from Pauline Clance
Suggested Readings
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Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily & Amelia Nagoski
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Burnout: The Cost of Caring by Christina Maslach
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Compassion Fatigue in the Legal Profession (The Impact Lawyers)
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Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
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The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
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Charged by Emily Bazelon (systems stress)
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APA on Compassion Fatigue – Tools for clinicians to combat exhaustion and boost compassion satisfaction.
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APA Research Roundup: Burnout in Mental Health Providers – Evidence on emotional exhaustion and prevention.
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ACA on The Ethics of Self-Care – ASCA/ACA guidance on wellness as ethical duty for counselors.
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ABA Explains How to Diagnose, Treat 'Compassion Fatigue' – COLAP resources for lawyers in high-trauma fields.
Self-Care & Self-Help Tools
Apps
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Insight Timer (guided meditations for clinicians)
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Calm (self-regulation, meditation, and EMDR sounds)
Worksheets
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Greater Good Science Center (Berkeley)
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Compassion Resilience Toolkits (Eliminate Stigma)
Podcasts
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Therapy for Black Girls (burnout episodes)
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The Anxious Lawyers Meditations (Jeena Cho)
Disclaimer: These are external links; Emerge Calm does not endorse but curates based on utility.
Last updated Jan 2026.
