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Self Help Apps

MEDITATION	& MINDFULNESS
Headspace		Guided meditation for a variety of specific topics Mindfulness reminders and breathing Visualization Tracking and sharing progress
Stop, Breathe & Think		Emotion check-in with recommended short, guided meditations and mindfulness, yoga, and acupressure videos Mood and progress tracking Daily motivation tips and mini-practices Breathing exercises *Sleep help with soundscapes, meditation, and breathing
Calm		Guided meditation at various lengths with a variety of specific topics Mindfulness-based relaxation techniques Practice gratitude and forgiveness Breathing exercises Soundscapes and visuals for meditation Adult bedtime stories to help you sleep
Simple Habit		Guided meditation including on-the-go quick guided meditation For various specific symptoms and life situations Daily motivations Track progress
Colorfy		Adult coloring and creativity with different pictures every week Works offline as well
Liberate Meditation		Liberate is the #1 meditation app for the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color community

GENERAL MENTAL	HEALTH & WELLNESS

Mango Health		Reminders to take medication and get refills and drug interaction info Reminders for healthy habits like drinking water, tracking your mood, taking your blood pressure Health history chart and daily health journal Earn points to win rewards
Booster Buddy		Emotion check-ins Coping skills and self-care techniques Track appointments and medications Create self-care routines
What's Up?		Uses CBT and ACT methods for managing depression, anxiety, stress, etc. Lists common negative thinking patterns and strategies to combat them Metaphors, quotes, and affirmations to help you cope Diary and emotion tracking Grounding game Catastrophe scale for perspective Forums to speak with others Breathing techniques
Youper		Uses Artificial Intelligence to learn from your use Mindfulness and meditation techniques (connects to GoogleFit) Journal and mood tracking *Depression and anxiety screenings
Think Up		Positive affirmations Record personal affirmation to yourself *Set notifications and/or add music
Bliss Gratitude Journal		Recurring schedule of exercises Journal and writing exercises help you to focus on the positive

SLEEP
CBT- i Coach		For people who experience symptoms of insomnia, developed for veterans Sleep education, positive sleep routines, and improving sleep environment
Relax Melodies		Sleep sounds (mixable): white noise (hair dryer, airplane, dryer, vacuum, fan), water sounds (rainstorm, ocean, lapping water, slow waves), meditation sounds (voices, instruments, ambient noise), and nature sounds (wind, rustling leaves, birds, crackling fire) Guided meditation *Sleep timer
Sleep Timer		Sleep cycle timer to wake you up at the lightest sleep stage Tracking with sleep score and analysis to better understand your sleep *Variety of alarm sounds

SUICIDE &	SELF HARM
Calm Harm		Provides 5-15 min tasks to help you resist or manage the urge to self-harm Distract' helps in learning self-control Comfort' helps you care rather than harm Express yourself' gets those feelings out in a different way *Release' provides safe alternatives to self-injury ‘Breathe’ helps you calm down and get back in control
SAMHSA Suicide Safe		Preventions tool based on SAMHSA’s Suicide Assessment Five-step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE-T) guidelines for responding to suicidal ideation Review examples, explore resources, share crisis numbers, treatment locator
Operation Reach Out		Designed to prevent suicide among military personnel and veterans, but can be used by others Includes videos, activities, and a personal hotline *Enter phone numbers for support people

MOOD
Happify		Choose from over 30 different tracks such as conquer negative thoughts, cope with stress, build confidence, etc. to explore tools, activities, and games Guided meditation activities Track progress
eMoods		Mood tracking for Depression, Bipolar I or II and any other mood conditions for daily highs/lows, medication, sleep, and other symptoms Send a monthly PDF to your provider
Moodpath		An interactive two-week depression and anxiety screening that tracks your emotional and physical wellbeing and generates a personalized mental health assessment that you can discuss with therapists.
Daylio		Journal and track daily moods and activities without NO typing (just clicking) Customize the names of moods, share stats with friends, lock your entries
T2 Mood Tracker		Use sliding scale ratings to track and graph mood and anxiety Generates reports to share with providers Reminders to update your mood Locator for mental health resources
AIMS Anger & Irritability Management Skills		Designed for military personnel and veterans, but can be used by others Provides education about anger, tools for managing anger reactions, and opportunities for finding support Create an anger management plan and anger tracking

LGBTQ+ (For iOS Only)
Verena		Personal security system for the LGBTQ+ community Develop a network of emergency contacts who can be alerted without leaving a trace on your phone Emergency feature to guide you through your problem, giving you resources to get out of the emergency safely Create incident logs to keep track of abuse, hate crimes, or bullying for reference and later reportation Select the preferences that match your situation, such as using incognito mode to hide the app behind a math user interface, and shutdown which can permanently disable the app if found by an abuser Set the timer and if not canceled, the app will send an emergency alert to all contacts with your last known location
You Are Important		Hundreds of positive videos from the It Gets Better® and You Can Play® Projects of people from corporations, sports teams, universities, police, politicians, celebrities, and musicians, and others just like you

Recovery
SoberTool		For substance and behavioral addictions Sobriety counter that tracks days and money saved Relapse prevention support and discussion forum Strategies for managing emotions and cravings Daily motivational tips
Sober Grid		Connects you to sober people nearby and around the world Remain completely anonymous or choose what you want to share

Anxiety
Worry Box		Diary to help you determine how to cope with the worry; If it’s controllable, list the steps you can take to maange the worry; If it’s not controllable, select from a list of coping statements to think about it differently Audio coach to guide you through exercises like imagery and self-talk *Read articles
Stop Panic & Anxiety Self Help		Focuses on the fear of having a panic attack and the fear of the sensations when having panic Articles about panic and anxiety Diary to challenge fearful thinking Audio with emotion regulation training for calming *Panic coach to guide you through panic
Tactical Breather		Repetitive practice and training to learn to gain control over physiological and psychological responses to stress Tutorial and practice mode to help you learn breathing strategies
PTSD Coach		Designed for veterans and military service members with Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but can be used by others Provides education about PTSD, information about professional care, opportunities to find support, and tools that can help users manage the stresses of daily life with PTSD for relaxation, anger management, and positive self-talk Includes a self-assessment for PTSD
Pacifica: Stress & Anxiety		Provides tools to address stress, anxiety, and depression at your own pace Audio exercises for mindfulness meditation, breathing, relaxation, visualization Journaling and mood/health tracking Daily challenges and goals *Peer support community
SAM: Self help Anxiety Management		*Range of self-help options covering: Information about anxiety, thinking and anxiety, physical/muscle relaxation, mental relaxation, health and anxiety