Apps to improve your mental health Please note: We are not responsible for the content or effectiveness of these third party apps. Suicide, Safety, and Self HarM Focus, Motivation, and Helpful Habits Mindfulness and Meditation substance use wellbeing Suicide, Safety, and Self Harm Suicide Safety PlanSuicidal thoughts can seem like they will last forever – but these thoughts and feelings pass with time. This safety plan helps you to start at the beginning and continue through the steps until you feel safe.Cost: Freelearn more My(Safety)PlanAn anonymous, interactive safety decision aid for people who may be experiencing abuse in their relationship. Available in English and Spanish.Cost: Freelearn more Calm HarmHelps you manage or resist the urge to self-harm. You will be able to track your progress and notice changes.Cost: Freelearn more Focus, Motivation, and Helpful Habits Flora – Green FocusStay off your phone, clear to-do lists, and build positive, life-changing habits.Cost: Freelearn more HabiticaA habit-building and productivity app that treats your real life like a game. With in-game rewards to motivate you and a strong social network to inspire you.Cost: Freelearn more Habit BullSmash through your goals! Easily break bad habits like smoking, drinking or nail biting, or build positive habits like fitness, meditation or reading.Cost: Freelearn more MyStudyLifeCut the mental clutterExperience the freedom of a clear and stress-free student life by easily tracking your schedule, homework, and exams.Cost: Freelearn more Structured Day PlannerA visual day planner app designed to help you take control of your life with just a few taps. It can be integrated with existing calendar and to-do lists.Cost: Freelearn more Mindfulness and Meditation HappierVideo courses and meditations on topics such as relationships, emotions, performance, focus, and stress. Plus a sleep section and access to meditation teachers.Cost: 7 day free trial then $99/year.Gift subscriptions may be available. If interested, ask your counselor.learn more HeadspaceFind hundreds of sessions on personal growth, physical health, stress management, and anxiety relief.Cost: Free 10-day trial. Then $9.99/year student ratelearn more Healthy Mindsssess, measure and improve your wellbeing with active and still meditations lasting 5-30 minutes.Cost: Freelearn more Insight TimerIncludes guided meditations, sleep tracks, music, talks, and discussion groups. Offers ability to track your progress.Cost: Basic Plan is Freelearn more Smiling MindSmiling Mind is a non-profit working to bring balance to people’s lives through this free mindfulness meditation.Cost: Freelearn more UCLA MindfulnessPractice mindfulness meditation anywhere, anytime with the guidance of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center.The app includes meditations in multiple languages.Cost: Freelearn more Substance Use Grounded: I Quit WeedWhether you’re here to quit cold turkey or to take a tolerance break (T-break), we have all the quit cannabis tools you need in your weed smoking cessation journey.Cost: Freeexplore I Am SoberThis app helps you to build new habits, analyze your triggers, count your sober days, and see how much time and money you’ve saved by being sober. It also connects you to a network of people all striving for the same goal.Cost: Freeexplore Saying WhenTake charge of how much or when you drink with step-by-step directions and tools to monitor and analyze your drinking patterns. It’s a self-help approach that can positively influence your health, academics, and relationships.Cost: Freeexplore Sober GridSober Grid is full of evidence-based tools to help anyone find and maintain their path to sobriety while avoiding traditional barriers to accessing support. It helps individuals achieve long term recovery with peer support coaching, an online community, digital therapeutics, and a digital library of mental health resources.Cost: Freeexplore This is QuittingAnonymous, private, 24/7 Text Messaging support. Text DITCHVAPE to 88709 for great quitting advice, tips, and encouragement from other young people who know what you’re going through.Cost: Freeexplore Wellbeing Belle – Your PMDD TrackerBelle’s App is your health ally in managing PMDD. Understand PMDD, monitor your symptoms, and receive tailored guidance.EXPLORE CBT-i (for insomnia)This app (designed by Veterans Affaires and available to all) features:• Education about CBT-i and how sleep works• Tips to help develop positive sleep routines and improve sleep environments• Sleep diary to track wake and sleep times• Tools to help relax while getting ready for sleep or when trying to go back to sleepCost: Freeexplore Clear FearFace your fear with this app! Learn how to reduce physical responses to threat, change thoughts and behaviours, and release unwanted emotions.Cost: Freeexplore Combined MindsHelp your family and friends who are struggling with mental illness using this strengths based approach.Cost: Freeexplore Daylio Self Care AppA self care bullet journal with goals, mood diary, and happiness tracker. Keep a diary and capture your day without writing down a single word!Cost: $39.99/yearexplore PTSD CoachThis app provides information on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and treatments that work.Features include tools for screening and tracking your symptoms and handling stress, direct links to support and help, guided relaxation exercises, soothing sounds and images, relationship tips, and more.Available in English and Spanish.Cost: Freeexplore Self-Help App for the Mind (SAM)SAM helps you to monitor and manage your mental health, with self-help techniques for anxiety, depression, loneliness and coping.Cost: Freeexplore TELUS Mental Health Support App24/7 chat, phone and video support. Self Assessments, Virtual Fitness Classes, and Teletherapy.Download the app or call 844-584-1027Cost: Free to URI studentsexplore What’s Up?What’s Up? can help you cope with anxiety, stress and feelings of depression. This app has interactive games, forums, thought tracking diary and helpful techniques to mange your feelings. Utilizes psychoeducation, CBT skills, grounding games, breathing techniques and has a diary section. Cost: Freeexplore
