Digital Tools for Mental Health [downloadable]

High-quality digital resources can play a part in improving and maintaining mental and emotional health. Some are meant to be used independently, and others can be a valuable complement to professional care.

The following tools have been curated by experts from the Catherine T. Harvey Center for Clinical Services at CHC.

Digital Tools for Parents

Manatee (getmanatee.com/the-manatee-app)

• App
• Free + paid options; no subscription necessary.
• English & Spanish
• Free psychoeducational content for parents + self-care tools for kids Wide range of topics (e.g., suicidality, anxiety, family conflicts)
• Parents can set up their own home reinforcement system with the app Paid options include parent coaching, family therapy and individual therapy (ages 4-18)

GoZen! (gozen.com/tysupport)

• $197/year
• Unlimited access to interviews with 125 world-renowned experts on grit, motivation, resilience, courage, sleep, screentime and more.

  Brightline (hellobrightline.com)

• App
• Free; optional paid parent coaching
• Access to library of resources (articles, video, audio) for parents of kids ages 2-17 on a variety of topics (e.g., anxiety, school, mindfulness, family communication, self-esteem, tough transitions, depression, sleep, screentime, ADHD, speech + language, social-emotional skills, autism, racial & ethnic identity, gender identity, sexual identity, sex/dating)

Triple P (triplep-parenting.com)

• $84.95 for the entire course; access modules 24/7, go at your own pace. English & Spanish
• Triple P stands for Positive Parenting Program, but it does not tell you how to be a parent. It is more like a toolbox of ideas. You choose the strategies you need. You choose the way you want to use them.
• Triple P Online is for parents of toddlers to tweens (0-12 years), and Teen Triple P Online is for parents of pre-teens and teens (10-16 years).

Digital Tools for Kids

GoZen! (gozen.com/allprograms)

• $197/year
• Kids and teens ages 6-15 learn essential social-emotional skills including stress management, anger transformation, growth mindset, and more. Includes 8 research-based programs, 240+ animations, and hundreds of interactive resources that help kids regulate their emotions and learn the skills of mindfulness, resilience, and happiness.

Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame (commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/breathe-think-do-with-sesame)

• App
• Free
• Designed for parents and caregivers to use with young children ages 2-5 Learn how to calm down and solve every day challenges using research- based techniques, silly animations and playful interactions.
• Help a Sesame Street monster friend take deep breaths, think of strategies and try them out.
• English and Spanish
• Parent section is full of free resources such as tips and strategies and personalization options.

Smiling Mind (smilingmind.com.au)

• App
• Free
• Hundreds of free meditations tailored for ages 3+ to help practice mindfulness, stay present, combat stress, improve performance, sleep, attention, relationships and wellbeing.

Digital Tools for Teens and Young Adults

BeMe (beme.com)

• Free
• Mobile app developed with teens that supports the mental health of ages 13+.
• Feel-good, teen-centric content, mood-boosting activities and coaching to help build coping and resilience skills.
• Safe space, customized to meet individual teens’ needs and interests. Coaching, therapy and crisis services directly in the app as-needed.

Neolth (neolth.com)

• App is free but some paid services. ($9.99/month or $99/year)
• Helps teens and young adults manage stress and pressure by increasing access to care and empowering them to develop resiliency skills. Co-developed with 300+ students.
• Optimizes treatment matching by using neuroscience to determine the most effective behavioral technique for each individual.
• After a brief personalization survey, you’re matched with guided mental health content tailored to your needs.

TellMi (tellmi.help)

• Free
• Safe, anonymous, evidence-based app where you can talk about anything from anxiety to autism, dating to depression, self-harm to self-esteem.
• Moderators check everything to keep teens safe and in-house counselors are always on hand for extra support.

Clear Fear (clearfear.co.uk/#row1)

• Free
• Teen mental health app using evidence-based CBT treatment for anxiety. Learn to reduce the physical responses to threat through breathing, relaxation, mindfulness, changing thoughts and behaviors and releasing emotions.

CalmHarm (calmharm.co.uk)

• Free
• Award-winning app developed to reduce self-harm in teens using evidence- based principles from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
• Immediate activities and techniques to help break the cycle of self-harm explore underlying trigger factors; helps build a ‘safety net’ of helpful thoughts, behaviors, and supportive people; and the ability to journal and self-reflect.

Insight Timer (insighttimer.com | insighttimer.com/meditation-timer)

• Free, optional fee-based workshops
• Guided meditations and mindfulness exercises or a timer to meditate independently.

Calm (calm.com)

• $69.99/year
• Unique, evidence-based audio content that tackles mental health challenges like stress, anxiety, insomnia and depression.
• Includes 250+ Sleep Stories plus music, meditation and nature sounds.

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