When journalists are having a rough time, it can be hard to look for support - so we did the digging for you.

Here is a bunch of resources: places you can find financial support if your mental health is affecting your work. Organisations which provide training, advice, coaching and consultation. Guides to help you cover the subject. Or simply communities that you can tap into so you do not feel alone.

This is not a complete list and we welcome any other resources you know of. Let us know and we will add them in.

Committee to Protect Journalists: Journalist Safety and Emergencies • emergency financial support for living expenses, medical/psychosocial care, relocation, legal aid, post-prison support and mental health specialists • email to apply, global

Journalists' Charity: financial assistance and First Job Fund • circumstances-based support for journalists in the later and early stages of their career • online application, UK only

NUJ: NUJ extra • flexible, short-term financial support due to unforeseen circumstances • membership required, online application, UK and Ireland

Reporters Without Borders: financial assistance • emergency funds for journalists under threat for their safety • email to apply, global

The Rory Peck Trust: Therapy Fund • covers the cost of professional psychological support for freelance journalists • online application, global, response time 1-3 weeks

Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism: security grant • up to $8,000 available for "unanticipated and time urgent" safety risks to women and non-binary activists • email or online application, quick decision process, global

International Women's Media Foundation: IWMF Emergency Funds • grants available for psychological and medical care for crises related to journalistic work • US only, non-financial assistance also available

The Carter Center’s Journalism Resource Guide for Mental Health Reporting: Journalism Resource Guide for Mental Health Reporting • a regularly updated set of best practices, statistics, and guidance on sensitive topics like suicide and substance use

International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF): Mental Health Guide for Journalists Facing Online Violence • exercises and strategies to help journalists manage the mental health impact of online abuse and harassment

Headlines Network: a range of newsroom guides, including hybrid work, dealing with

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