Self Help & Apps
Big White Wall
Website: www.bigwhitewall.com
A safe online community of people who are anxious, down, or not coping who support and help each other by sharing what’s troubling them, guided by trained professionals. Also available as an app.
CBT Online
Website: www.moodgym.anu.edu.au
An interactive site that teaches people cognitive behavioural therapy skills to prevent and cope with depression.
Down Your Drink
Website: www.downyourdrink.org.uk
Down Your Drink is a free website based programme allowing people to look more closely at their drinking and examine ways of cutting down. Developed by a team of researchers at University College London and endorsed by Alcohol Concern.
Elefriends
Website: www.elefriends.org.uk
Run by mental health charity Mind, Elefriends aims to provide a safe, supportive online community where everyone can share experiences relating to mental ill health and get support from people with similar experiences.
FearFighterTM
Website: http://fearfighter.cbtprogram.com
A NICE guideline approved, evidence-based online program for generalised anxiety, panic and phobia. Uses CBT principles.
Get Self Help
Website: www.getselfhelp.co.uk
This website offer free cognitive behavioural based self-help and therapy resources, including worksheets and self-help mp3s.
Happyhealthy
Website: www.happyhealthyapp.com
Health app linking brief daily reflection exercises to allow people to make more mindful decisions about lifestyle, exercise, nutrition and sleep to manage mental wellbeing.
Head space
Website: www.headspace.com
App based around teaching mindfulness meditation principles to improve wellbeing.
Moodscope
Website: www.moodscope.com
Web-based mood tracking and management platform.
Mood panda
Website: www.moodpanda.com
Mood panda is an app-based platform allowing people to track their moods.
Scottish Recovery Network
Website: www.scottishrecovery.net
The Scottish Recovery Network explores mental health recovery using narrative or storytelling philosophical approaches to mental health.
Sleepio
Website: www.sleepio.com
App for sleep management combining cognitive behavioural principles and the latest in sleep research.
Stay Alive App
Website: http://www.prevent-suicide.org.uk
The Stay Alive app is a suicide prevention pocket app for the UK, developed by Grass roots Suicide prevention. It allows users to create a list of resources and strategies to stay safe from suicide and links into crisis support available.
The Tidal Model
Website: www.tidal-model.com
The Tidal Model is a philosophical approach/ mental health recovery model used by mental health nurses and people using mental health services.
Wellbeing Podcasts
Website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk/podcasts-and-videos
The Mental Health Foundation has created a series of free audio podcasts to improve wellbeing, including guided relaxation, mindfulness practise and overcoming fear and anxiety.
Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP®)
Website: www.mentalhealthrecovery.com
Provides information on using WRAP® as part of mental health recovery approaches.
WorkGuru
Website: www.workguru.org
Web-based stress management programme providing tools to build resilience and manage stress in a workplace setting.