Your Digital Mental Health Toolkit
When you’re overwhelmed, searching for help can feel like too much. This page brings together a small, carefully chosen mix of apps, websites, helplines, and directories in one calmer place.
It’s not a full global directory – that lives in the Support & Directories Hub – but it can help you find a starting point, a breathing space, or someone to talk to.
Digital tools, apps & websites
These suggestions are not medical advice or sponsorship — they’re simply tools many people have found grounding or helpful. It’s okay if you try something and decide it isn’t for you.
Safety first: if an app, website, or conversation ever makes you feel worse or unsafe, you’re allowed to close it, leave, or ask for extra support. You are not “too much” for needing help.
Calm Harm
ND-friendly app designed to help manage self-harm urges using grounding, breathing, and “ride the wave” activities you can do in short bursts.
Visit Calm Harm site ↗MindShift CBT
Anxiety and worry support using CBT-style tools, breathing exercises, thought-challenging, and gentle coping strategies you can practice over time.
Learn more about MindShift ↗Headspace
Guided meditations, short mindfulness practices, and sleep stories to support stress, focus, and winding down.
Visit Headspace ↗Daylio
Simple mood tracker using icons and habits – helpful for spotting patterns, tracking burnout, and sharing changes with therapists or supports.
Visit Daylio ↗Insight Timer
Large library of free meditations, sleep sounds, music, and talks – you can bookmark what feels safe and skip what doesn’t.
Visit Insight Timer ↗Finch
A gentle self-care companion app that uses a little bird avatar to encourage check-ins, goals, breathing, and rest.
Visit Finch ↗7 Cups
Online emotional support community with trained listeners, forums, and optional therapy – useful if you just need someone to listen.
Visit 7 Cups ↗Find A Helpline
Searchable global directory that shows verified crisis lines, text lines, and chat services based on the country you select.
Open Find A Helpline ↗Crisis Text Line
Free, 24/7 text-based support in several countries (e.g., US, UK, Ireland, Canada) – you text a keyword to connect with a trained crisis counsellor.
Visit Crisis Text Line ↗Your GP / Family Doctor
A familiar starting point for many people. They can help with referrals, check physical health, review medications, and connect you with local mental health services.
Add your local GP info ✎Quick list of well-known helplines & supports
These examples are here as a gentle reminder that there are people and services who want to listen. Availability can change, so please check each website for up-to-date information in your region.