County Resources
The Oregon Wellness Program is not intended for emergent mental health crises. If you or someone you know needs immediate help, call or text 9-8-8 for the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
In Oregon, we have mental health crisis responders in each county. Find your county information below.
- Crook County: 541-323-5330
- Deschutes County: 541-322-7500 or 1-800-875-7364
- Jackson County: Mental Health 541-774-8201
- Jefferson County: 541-475-6575
- Lane County: 541-687-4000
- Marion County: 503-585-4949
- Multnomah County: (503) 988-4888
- Polk County: 503-623-9289 (days) and 503-581-5535 (after hours)
Other Industry Resources
Wellness Library
The Wellness Library offers personalized resources about healthcare providers for healthcare providers.
You will find tools to defuse stress, demonstrations of research-based innovations in the wellness arena, and life experiences being shared by your colleagues.
The Wellness Library includes links to a collection of current articles, studies, videos, and podcasts on the topics of physician burnout, stress, depression and general wellness.
Articles
- According to Medical Guidelines, Your Doctor Needs a 27-Hour Workday – 2023, The New York Times, Gina Kolata
- Physician Burnout Has Reached Distressing Levels, New Research Finds – 2022, The New York Times, Oliver Whang
- How Can I Tell If I’m Depressed or Burned Out? – 2022, The New York Times, Dani Blum
- Nurses Report Continued Mental Health Issues for Third Year in a Row – 2022, MedPage Today, Shannon Firth
- A nurse’s death raises the alarm about the profession’s mental health crisis – 2022, NPR, Rhitu Chatterjee
- Why So Many Doctfors Treat Their Mental Health in Secret – 2022, The New York Times, Seema Jilani
- Your Body Knows You’re Burned Out – 2022, The New York Times, Melinda Wenner Moyer
- Resident Doctor Who Attempted Suicide Three Times Fights for Change – 2021, Medscape, Jillian Mock
- Nurse Survey Spotlights Mental Health Difficulties During the Pandemic – 2021, MedPage Today, Shannon Firth
- Is That All There Is? Why Burnout Is A Broken Promise – 2021, Refinery29, Whizy Kim
- Venus Williams: The Thing That Has Really Made Me Tough – 2021, The New York Times, Venus Williams
- Working Less Is a Matter of Life and Death – 2021, The New York Times, Editorial
- Burnout: Modern Affliction or Human Condition? – 2021, The New Yorker, Jill Lepore
- The Good Fit — Why Medical Applicants’ Personal Statements Are Anything but Personal – 2021, The New England Journal of Medicine, Michelle H. Silver, M.D.
- “My Intern” – 2021, The New England Journal of Medicine, Richard E. Leiter, M.D.
- Physician, Heal Thy Double Stigma — Doctors with Mental Illness and Structural Barriers to Disclosure – 2021, The New England Journal of Medicine, Omar S. Haque, M.D., Ph.D., Michael A. Stein, J.D., Ph.D., and Amelia Marvit
- ‘Nobody Has Openings’: Mental Health Providers Struggle to Meet Demand – 2021, The New York Times, Christina Caron
- A Parallel Pandemic Hits Health Care Workers: Trauma and Exhaustion – 2021, New York Times, Andrew Jacobs
- Assessing And Addressing Practitioner Burnout – 2021, Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- COVID-19: ‘Striking’ Rates of Anxiety, Depression in Healthcare Workers – 2020, Megan Brooks
Books
- Brooks, A. (2022). From strength to strength: Finding success, happiness, and deep purpose in the second half of life. Portfolio.
- Brown, B. (2021). Atlas of the heart: Mapping meaningful connection and the language of human experience. Random House.
- Downey, K. (2025). White coats, courageous hearts: True stories of doctors reclaiming their humanity in a system that challenges it. Stand Up (for) Doctors.
- Eger, E. (2018). The choice: Embrace the possible. Scribner.
- Epstein, R. (2018). Attending: medicine, mindfulness, and humanity.
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Gibson, L. (2015). Adult children of emotionally immature parents: How to heal from distant, rejecting, or self-involved parents. New Harbinger Publications.
- Goldsmith, M. (2022). The earned life: Lose regret, choose fulfillment. Crown Currency.
- Harris, R. (2011). The confidence gap: A guide to overcoming fear and self-doubt.
- Johnson, S. (2008). Hold me tight: Seven conversations for a lifetime of love. Little, Brown Spark.
- Kishimi, I. (2024). The courage to be disliked. Atria Books.
- Levine, A. (2012). Attached: The new science of adult attachment and how it can help you find – and keep – love. Tarcher.
- McRaney, D. (2022). How minds change: The surprising science of belief, opinion, and persuasion. Portfolio.
- Richo, D. (1991). How to be an adult: A handbook for psychological and spiritual integration. Paulist Press.
- Whyte, D. (2009). The three marriages: Reimagining work, self, and relationship. Riverhead.
Web Resources
- American Medical Women’s Association – About Coaching ($) Provides members with access to certified coaches, peer-led group coaching, and specialized workshops on topics like leadership, work-life integration, and fertility challenges. This program supports the personal and professional group of women physicians, helping them gain clarity, overcome barriers, and advance their careers through forward-looking, strength-based.
- Good Inside ($ – HSA/FSA eligible)
“Meet Your 24/7 Parenting Coach”
- How We Feel – An Emotional Wellbeing Journal (app)
A free mood journal and emotional intelligence tool from a science-based nonprofit, designed to help users understand their emotions by using a Mood Meter to check-in daily.
- Portland Therapy Center
The Portland Therapy Center is an online directory connecting people in the Portland, Oregon area with mental health professionals for various services, including individual, couples, and family therapy.
- Psychology Today
The world’s largest online destination for expert-authored content on human behavior and mental health, featuring articles, blogs, and information centers covering psychology basics, therapy types, and specific conditions. It also hosts the largest directory of licensed therapists, psychiatrists, and treatment centers globally, allowing users to find mental health professionals by location, specialty, and other criteria.
- Tara Brach
Offers resources for spiritual and emotional healing, including guided meditations, audio and video talks, and books, all based on her approach that blends Western psychology with Eastern contemplative practices like mindfulness and compassion.
- Wellness Resources – OHSU School of Medicine
A great list of resources for healthcare professionals by topic – be aware that only OHSU SOM faculty and trainees are eligible to schedule directly with OHSU support services.
Podcasts
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Brackett, M. (Host). (2025—present). Dealing with feeling: Use your emotions to create the life you want. [Audio podcast]. https://www.youtube.com/@MarcBrackett
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Hurley, E., Sotelo, J. (Hosts). (2024—present). Create meaning in medicine. [Audio podcast]. https://www.youtube.com/@CreateMeaningInMedicine/podcasts
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Pho, K. (Host). (2020—present). The podcast by KevinMD. [Audio podcast]. https://www.youtube.com/@KevinMD
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Silverman, E. (Host). (2017—present). The nocturnists. [Audio podcast]. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nocturnists/id1322741272
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Caizer, L., Dinsmore, A., Morrison, K. (Hosts). (2022—present). Drive time debrief. [Audio podcast]. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drive-time-debrief-a-physician-wellness-podcast/id1616957334
