Mental Health Websites & Apps

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 workbooks: links to sites with free therapy-based workbooks and worksheets
• Psychological Tests: links to a variety of scientifically validated psychological tests
• Ways to share your mental health story: list of mental health sites that accept guest submissions

Mental Health Websites

• Healthy Place: has a broad range of mental health info; founded by mental health advocate Natasha Tracy
• 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
• Mental Health First Aid: US site – Canadian site – UK site
• Mental Health Foundation (UK): info on a wide range of conditions
• Mind (UK): info on a wide range of conditions

• 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

• PositivePsychology.com: info on a variety of mental illnesses and psychology topics, as well as therapy-related resources
• Psych Central: covers a broad spectrum of mental health and psychology topics
• PsychReg: has articles on mental health by professionals as well as personal mental health stories

• Rethink Mental Illness (UK): info on a wide range of conditions

• SANE (UK): info on a wide range of conditions

• The Mighty: an online community for people with mental illness and other chronic illnesses

Anxiety

• Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)
• Anxiety Canada
• Beyond Blue (Australian)

Depression & Bipolar

• Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)
• Beyond Blue (Australia): anxiety, depression and suicide prevention resources
• DBSA (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance): includes info on peer support groups
• Heads Up Guys: a depression resource for men

Eating Disorders

• Beat (UK)
• National Eating Disorders Association (US)

OCD

• International OCD Foundation
• Peace of Mind Foundation (US)

Psychosis

• Hearing Voices Network
• Schizophrenia and Related Diagnoses Association of America (SARDAA)

Self-harm

National Self-Harm Network harm reduction publications: The ‘hurt yourself less’ workbook and Cutting the risk

Stigma

Visit the Stop Stigma page for resources focused on stigma, including #Sicknotweak and Time to Change.

Substance use disorders

• Recover Together by Google: a substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery resource
• SMART recovery: mutual support based on rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT)

Suicide

There are suicide prevention apps below, and more resources on the Suicide and Mental Illness: Let’s Talk About It page.

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Therapy-Based Self-Help Resources

• My Compass: a self-help tracker and toolkit from the Black Dog Institute

• Positive Coping with Health Conditions: a self-care workbook to support people dealing with a health condition

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

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Anger Management Workbook: this workbook uses CBT to help you learn about and manage anger

• Centre for Clinical Interventions: CBT-based self help resources for a number of mental illnesses as well as traits like perfectionism

• 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

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Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)

• 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

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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

• ilovedbt.wordpress.com: DBT skills micro-lessons, handouts, and worksheets

• DBT Self Help: content is written by people who’ve been through DBT

• 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.

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Meditation & Mindfulness Apps

Mindfulness Exercises: Free & premium mindfulness courses and worksheets

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Suicide Prevention Resources

There are more resources on the Suicide and Mental Illness: Let’s Talk About It page.

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