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We have collated below a list of useful resources on external websites to assist with Wellbeing and Mental Health
Parent Consultation Line - Free 30 minute phone/video consultation with an Educational Psychologist for parents
Emotional Wellbeing Teams Newsletter - December 2021
www.kelsi.org.uk - Wellbeing Support in Thanet
www.internetmatters.org - What age can my child start Social Networking
Below are some useful mobile apps
Anxiety and panic attacks
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Name |
Description |
Cost |
Platform |
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Anxiety United |
A social network to share experiences and gain information and advice, with a free resource centre. |
Free |
Android |
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Beat Panic |
Aims to help the user to calm and control breathing when experiencing panic. Guides the user through panic attacks and high anxiety. |
79p |
iOS |
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Hear and Now: Breathe for Stress & Anxiety Relief |
Uses biometric feedback to measure the effect of stress on the body. Users follow guided deep breathing exercises and learn to control stress |
Free |
iOS |
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SAM – Self-help for Anxiety Management
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Self-help methods for tracking and controlling worry, anxiety and associated unpleasant physical sensations. If they wish, users can share how they feel with others using the app. |
Free |
iOS
Android |
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Stress Tips |
Advice in the form of audio clips, from people who have also experienced stress and anxiety. |
69p |
iOS
Android |
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Stop Panic & Anxiety |
Focuses on Panic Disorder and controlling panic to relieve the fear of panic and panic attacks. |
Free |
Depression and mood changes
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Depression CBT Self Help Guide |
Screening test for depression, relaxation audios, a diary, articles and CBT suggestions. |
Free |
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MindShift |
Helps the user to identify and plan for situations that cause anxiety. Includes detailed information on perfectionism, worry, test and performance anxiety, social fears and panic. |
Free |
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MoodTools |
Questionnaire, videos on guided meditations, soothing sounds and TED talks focusing on aspects of depression. A comprehensive section on thought records and how to make them. Section on developing a safety plan. |
Free |
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Toxic Thinking |
A clear strategy: recognising the symptoms, knowing what action to take and knowing who to involve. |
Free |
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Mood Tracker |
A website/app which lets users track moods and sleep patterns helping to manage depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder.
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Free but in-app Products £1.99 per item
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Android |
Dealing with a crisis
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Wellmind |
An NHS app. Advice and tips on how to improve mental health and wellbeing. Functions to help monitor moods, get crisis help and use relaxation audio tracks. |
Free |
iOS
Android |
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What's Up |
Immediate ways to manage anxiety. Includes a catastrophe scale to put problems into perspective and forums to talk with others. . There is a personal section to track how you feel by keeping a diary, a positive habits and negative record. |
Free |
iOS
Android |
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Recovery Record
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An app for those recovering from eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, obsessive eating disorder, binge eating disorder and compulsive eating disorder.
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Free |
iOS
Android |
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Calm harm |
For young people who are self-harming, four strategies:
Distract - combat the urge by learning self-control; Comfort - care rather than harm; Express - get feelings out in a different way; Release - safe alternatives to self-injury.
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Free |
iOS
Android |
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Stay Alive App |
Quick access to UK national crisis support helplines for those who are having thoughts of suicide or those who are concerned about someone else. Includes a mini-safety plan that can be filled out by a person considering suicide A LifeBox to which the user can upload photos from their phone reminding them of their reasons to stay alive Strategies for staying safe from suicide How to help a person thinking about suicide Suicide myth-busting Research-based reasons for living
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iOS
Android |