Before you get started
The apps featured on this page have been shared with our clinicians from young people who have found them personally helpful. The list of apps should not be interpreted as approved by LPFT children and young people services or the NHS. The NHS has no control over the contents of those sites or resources. They have not been tested or assessed by the NHS. The apps have not been verified or approved by the NHS. The views expressed in the apps do not represent the NHS’s views or values. The app developer is solely responsible for their app's advertisement, compliance and fitness for purpose. Apps are not supplied by the NHS, and the NHS is not liable for their use.
If you wish to complain about any of the apps listed in this booklet, please contact the app developers. Please also contact us at lpft.CAMHSinvolvement@nhs.net to make us aware of the content which you are complaining about.
The list of apps is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You should speak to your clinician before taking or refraining from taking any action on the basis of the content of these apps. Although Children and Young People (CYP) services make reasonable efforts to update the list of apps, we do not guarantee that the list is accurate, complete or up to date.
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Calm Harm
Calm Harm is a free app available on all mobile devices. It is private and password protected. Calm Harm provides tasks that encourage you to distract yourself from the urge of self harm or unpleasant thoughts. It can help you manage your thoughts in a more positive way.
There are friendly characters throughout the app. You can also suggest activities that will help others!
Chill Panda
Chill Panda is a free app for children and young people who may want to learn how to manage stress and worries. It uses the camera to measure your heart rate and practice breathing techniques as well as 'POGA' (Panda Yoga). This app is available on all devices.
It can sometimes feel like it’s for younger children, but it’s still fun. It links physical feeling to emotions.
Eternal Sunshine
Eternal Sunshine is a free app but it is only available on IOS devices. This app include daily notifications of positive quotes, daily inspiration, meditation exercises and inspirational podcasts.
SAM App
The SAM app has been developed by the University of the West of England in Bristol. The SAM App is a free app which can help you to understand what causes your anxiety. It helps you monitor anxious thoughts and behaviour over time and manage your anxiety through self-help exercises and private reflection.
Worry Time
Worry Time is a free app that is based on a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) technique. It allows you to schedule ‘worry time’ to reduce constant worries that may be taking up a large part of your day.
The app has a feature where you are able to record worries. It can also alert you to your scheduled worry time. The app also allows you to set a password to keep your thoughts private.
Insight Timer
The basic package for Insight Timer is free. Insight Timer allows you to listen to guided meditation or music tracks. Insight Timer also allows you to time your own sessions, track your statistics and set reminders to meditate.
Kids Skills
Kids Skills is a free app available on the app store and Google Play. This was developed by Dr Ben Furman and his team to help children and young people overcome problems or difficulties. They focused on finding solutions and learning skills along the way.
Kids Skills follows a step-by-step method to support children to learn skills to solve their problems. This can also be helpful for parents and professionals.
STOPP
STOPP is a free app available on the app store and Google play. This app can support you in stopping cycles of low mood and anxiety, and other behaviours such as worry, self-harm and avoiding situations.
It uses CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) techniques to make changes in how you think, feel, act and your emotions.
Worry Tree
Worry Tree is an app based off a CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) approach of worry management. This app has been designed to help people record their worries, manage these and problem solve issues that arise. This is a free app available on the Apple and android app store.
MindShift CBT
MindShift CBT is an app which uses CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) principles to help manage anxiety and worry. The app helps with learning how to relax, mindfulness and developing effective ways of thinking.
This app can also be helpful to manage phobias and panic too. This is a free app available on iPhone and Androids.
Dailyo
Dailyo is a well known app which lets you create a journal of how you feel each day and the activities you have been doing. This can be a helpful therapeutic tool which could be used alongside professional support. This is a free app available on Android and iPhones.
Youper
Youper is an app designed by scientists and engineers, which uses AI (Artificial Intelligence) to personalise the app to suit your needs. This app can be helpful for anxiety and depression, and helping you reformulate thoughts and worries.
I am Sober
I am Sober is a free app that aids in staying 'sober' from a variety of different mental health problems. The app has a feature that allows you to track your 'sober' days and helps you to build new habits.
The app is for all ages and can be personalised to the individual. The app also includes milestone trackers, pledges, reminders of why you quit, and analysis of your triggers.
Calm
The basic version of this app is free. Calm has a daily 'Check-ins' feature. This allows people to record and track their mood, things they are grateful for, reflections and sleep. These are then compiled into a diary where trends can be observed. The app also has a simple breathing exercise, where the duration can be adjusted.
Smiling Mind
The app is for children, adolescents, adults and families who want to practice mindfulness and meditation. The app has meditations about different topics. You can choose from meditations on topics like sleep, sport, and school.
You can also set reminders to help you build a habit and choose to complete a wellbeing check in before a meditation to find out how your mindfulness practice is making a difference in your life. The program divides mindfulness exercises into various sections based on the time of day or time of the week – meal times, any time, bedtime, weekends, and on the go. This makes it easy to integrate the program into your routine. There are also sessions that take you from beginner practice to everyday habits.
Clear Fear
Clear fear is an app funded by teenage mental health charity stem4 to help manage the symptoms of anxiety. It was developed by Clinical Psychologist Dr. Nihara Krause MBE, in collaboration with young people and uses the evidence-based treatment CBT to focus on learning to reduce the physical responses to threat by learning to breathe, relax and be mindful as well as changing thoughts and behaviours and releasing emotions.
Go Noodle
GoNoodle encourages kids to get up and get their bodies moving, making screen time active with 300+ dance videos, yoga exercises and mindfulness activities for kids.
Kids can browse through a large library of short videos ranging from about two to five minutes long. Follow the demonstrations to dance, jump up and down, spin around, regulate breathing, get into yoga poses and more.
All content is created and curated to be safe for kids with the help of choreographers and mindfulness experts.
