Disclaimer: This article presents general information only, if you are in a crisis please dial 000 immediately.
There are 10,000+ MH and meditation apps and only a fraction of those have been professionally evaluated – to help with making a good choice, you may want to look at:
Depression and mental health apps: How to tell the good from the bad - ABC News
Beacon a portal to online applications for mental and physical disorders where a panel of health experts categorise, review and rate websites and apps.
Reviews of internet support groups are now also included.
Emergency Plus App
This is a national app that shows users their location coordinates using GPS built into smart phones. When users call Triple Zero (000) in an emergency, this app enables them to tell the emergency call-taker their exact location.
Australian Red Cross First Aid app – videos & checklists, including mental health
First Aid app | Australian Red Cross
3 Good Things – a free app recommended by leading psychologist, Michael Carr-Gregg - makes keeping a gratitude journal easy https://apps.apple.com/au/app/three-good-things/id1212999482
Three Good Things - Gratitude - Apps on Google Play
Check In – another beyondblue app that guides you through 4 steps to help you plan your conversation with someone you’re concerned about
Check-in – Beyond Blue | Kids Helpline
Calm Harm – an app for anyone you know who self-harms – some tools for “surfing the wave” or urge to self-harm using the 5 min rule or the 15 min rule
Smiling Mind – a mindfulness app - https://www.smilingmind.com.au/mindfulness-workplace
Moodkit– this app isn’t free but may be worth the investment – it’s a 4-in-1 integrated Mood Improvement Toolkit
ReachOut Recharge – Move well, Sleep well, Be well
ReachOut Breathe – an app that can be helpful for panic attacks
ReachOut Worrytime – an app to help manage anxiety
DrinksMeter - free app that gives you confidential, personal feedback about your alcohol use based on advice from doctors and Australian guidelines
Talking about your mental health at work – you may be wondering if you should talk to someone at work about your mental health. It’s a personal decision that can be a difficult one to make. The READY app is an evidence-based tool developed by researchers at the University of Sydney Brain and Mind Centre, with significant input from people with lived experience of workplace mental health recovery. It can help inform you about the decision to tell people in your workplace about your mental health concerns.
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