Good Guys Bad Thoughts presents

THE GOODGUYS
HOTLINE

Free peer support for Veterans, Police, Firefighters & EMS. Talk to someone who's actually been there. No suits. No scripts. No one left behind.

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▼ The Mission
Alex Bolicke, founder of Good Guys Bad Thoughts Alex on deployment

BUILT BY ONE OF US

Alex Bolicke spent years downrange and years more on the box as a paramedic. He came home to the same silence too many of us know — and decided to do something about it.

"We laughed through the worst days of our lives together. Nobody should have to face the aftermath alone."

ONE TAP TO A BROTHER

Talk Now

Hit one button and get connected to a vetted peer from your branch or service — not a call center.

Anonymous by default

No sign-up wall when you're in a bad spot. Zero friction between you and a real voice.

988 always one tap away

If no peer is available, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is wired straight into the app.

GoodGuys Hotline app in a firefighter's hand
01 — HOME

TWO BUTTONS.
ZERO RUNAROUND.

Open the app and you're one tap from a peer — or the crisis line. No menus to dig through when it matters.

02 — BRANCHES

EVERY UNIFORM
COVERED.

Army to EMT — nine service communities. And if you need help right now, Talk Now follows you everywhere.

03 — YOUR PEOPLE

WELCOME,
BROTHER.

Join your branch and talk or chat with someone who wore the same uniform and carried the same weight.

04 — THE SAFETY NET

988. FRONT
AND CENTER.

You are not alone. Help is here right now — call or text 988. Veterans press 1. Built into every screen.

Home — Talk Now and Crisis Hotline Branches — choose your service community Army branch — Welcome Crisis Hotline — Call 988

FOR THE ONES WHO ANSWER THE CALL

Military, law enforcement, fire, EMS — different uniforms, same weight. The Hotline pairs you with a peer who speaks your language.

ARMY+
VETERANSAll nine branches. All eras.
LEO
POLICEThe thin blue line shouldn't stand alone.
FIRE
Firefighters
FIRE & EMSFor everyone who runs toward it.

BE FIRST THROUGH THE DOOR

Drop your email and we'll ping you the day the Hotline goes live. No spam. Ever.

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Struggling right now? Don't wait for the app. Call or text 988 — the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Free, 24/7. Veterans: press 1.