There are a huge number of mental health resources available online whether you’re looking for websites or apps. Many of them are free, and many of them are high quality, but sometimes the biggest challenge can be finding what’s most useful and relevant to you. Please let me know what your favourites are, and what I should add to the list.
You might also find the following resource info on MH@H helpful:
- Free mental health worksheets & workbooks
- Mental Health Resource Directory, available as a free download on the MH@H Store
- Spread your writing wings: list of sites where you can submit your mental health story
Mental Health Websites
** For anti-stigma campaign websites, check out the Stop Stigma page.
Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)
Anxiety Canada: anxiety resources including My Anxiety Plan
Beat: a UK-based eating disorders charity
Beyond Blue: has a wide range of mental health and suicide prevention resources
CARMHA (The Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health & Addictions): has useful publications like the Antidepressant Skills Workbook
Centre for Clinical Interventions: mental health info and worksheets
DBSA (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance): resources for people with depression and bipolar disorder, including peer support groups
Heads Up Guys: a depression resource for men
Here to Help: mental health info, workbooks, wellness modules, and family resource, as well as a toolkit on dealing with psychosis
Mental Health America: has info on mental health conditions, screening tools, and other mental health-related tools
Mind: a major UK mental health charity – info and advocacy
My Compass: a self-help tracker and toolkit from the Black Dog Institute
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): a wide range of resources, including tips on getting help paying for medications (in the U.S.)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): has mental health info as well as info on clinical trials that are recruiting participants
National Self-Harm Network publications: The ‘hurt yourself less’ workbook and Cutting the risk: self-harm, self-care, & risk reduction
PositivePsychology.com: info on a variety of mental illnesses and psychology topics, as well as therapy-related resources
Psych Central: cover a broad spectrum of mental health and psychology topics
Recover Together by Google: a substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery resource
The Mighty: an online community for people with mental illness and other chronic illnesses
Therapy-Related Resources
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- ACT for Anxiety Disorders: worksheets based on the book by Dr. John Forsyth
- ACT Mindfully: Acceptance and commitment therapy resources from Russ Harris
- 6 ACT Conversations to build emotional intelligence from RMIT University
- Association for Contextual Behavioral Science: ACT videos and audio lessons
- Portland Psychotherapy Clinic: ACT exercises and audio files
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Anger Management Workbook: this workbook uses CBT to help you learn about and manage anger
- Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression: manuals/workbooks for several anxiety disorders, as well as OCD and PTSD
- Kelty’s Key: guided CBT-based courses
- Living Life to the Full: CBT-based modules pertaining to mental health and various other topics
- Moodjuice: CBT-based self-help guides for common mental health issues (e.g. depression, anxiety, PTSD) from the NHS
- Psychology Tools: primarily CBT-based self-help worksheets
Compassion-Focused Therapy
- Training Our Minds in, with and for Compassion: compassion-focused therapy info from Dr. Paul Gilbert
- The Compassionate Mind Foundation: exercises, videos, and audio related to compassion and compassion-focused therapy
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Resources
- ilovedbt.wordpress.com
- DBT Self Help: Life Skills for Emotional Health
- DBT Skills Application
- Mind Body Soul Therapy: free online mini DBT intro course
Mental Health Apps
These mental health apps are either free or have a substantial amount of free content in addition to premium content. They’re available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play unless otherwise specified.
ACT Coach: acceptance and commitment therapy-based info & tools
Calm in the Storm (App Store): stress management and safety plan tools
CBT-i Coach: CBT for insomnia tools
eMoods: a mood tracker for bipolar disorder
Health Storylines: track moods, physical health symptoms, and meds
Me v. PMDD: track symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
Mood Coach (App Store): track your mood, develop a values-based behavioural activation plan
Moodnotes: track your mood and the factors that influence it
Pixels (Google Play): track thoughts & emotions to see patterns
Quirk: CBT tool to examine thoughts and identify cognitive distortions
Rootd: panic attack and anxiety management
Self-help for Anxiety Management (SAM): tracking tools and anxiety coping strategies
TruReach: CBT audio lessons
What’s up – A Mental Health App: tracking tools, coping strategies, info on MH topics
Youper: an “emotional health assistant” that uses AI technology
Calm Harm: 5-15 minute strategies to help ride out self-harm urges
Catch It: mood tracking app from the NHS
Done: A Simple Habit Tracker (App Store): monitor healthy habits
FearTools: CBT tools for managing anxiety
Happify: build skills along chosen wellness tracks
InnerHour: self-help for anxiety & depression
MindShift: CBT–based thought tools, relaxation strategies, and coping activities
Moodfit: mindfulness, breathing exercises, factor tracking e.g. mood, sleep
nOCD: (App Store): self-help for OCD based on exposure and response prevention
PTSD Coach: tools for managing PTSD symptoms
Remente: goal setting, balancing different life areas, mood tracking
Sanvello (formerly Pacifica): mood tracking, CBT tools, and meditation
Therachat: tracking tools and journalling
Up! (Google Play): bipolar mood tracker
Woebot: a chatbot that helps with mood tracking and CBT-based exercises
Meditation & Mindfulness Apps
Mindfulness Exercises: Free & premium mindfulness courses and worksheets
Wellness Resources
- Action For Happiness: Ten Keys For Happier Living guidebook and monthly calendars suggesting wellness-promoting activities for each day of the month
- Passion Planner: downloadable journal pages
Suicide Prevention Resources
There’s a list of crisis chat services/hotlines here.
There’s also a fillable safety plan available free on the MH@H Store.
Websites
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: information and advocacy
- NAMI: Navigating a Mental Health Crisis
- Reporting on Suicide: guidelines for safer media reporting of suicide
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center: lots of info on suicide prevention; also has a safety plan template
- Trevor Project: supports LGBTQ+ youth
- WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan): websitehas crisis & post-crisis plan templates
Apps
The LifeLine: strategies and tools to cope with and interrupt suicidal thoughts, and 1-touch dialling to Canadian crisis lines
Suicide Safety Plan: guides you through safety planning
Suicide? Help!: has info, resources, and a safety planning tool
My3: helps you prepare a crisis plan and identify the top 3 people you would turn to for support in a crisis
Stay Alive: tools to use if you or someone you know are feeling suicidal