By Christine Wincentaylo
With the new school season already in full swing, homework and trying to balance our lives as students can become difficult.
What better way to focus on our mental well-being than with a range of apps that can help provide resources, tools, videos, and much more?
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health difficulties have been at an ultimate high, especially for youth.
In any given year, 1 in 5 Canadians experiences a mental illness.
After accidents, suicide is the second leading cause of death for people aged 15 to 24
In 2018, suicide was the leading cause of death for children aged 10 to 14.
These alarming statistics provide an overview of the mental health crisis within Canada, but we must continue destigmatizing, advocating, and prioritizing our well-being.
Apps can be a great way to access help while living in a fast-paced world. Check these ten apps out, and share them with anyone you think may benefit!
This app offers journaling, mindfulness skills, sleep and nutrition, and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Provides reports and charts to view and recognize patterns. Lastly, it gives inspiration, reminders, and articles. There is so much more this app offers; check it out!
Online therapy at an affordable price. Provides accessible treatment through an online setting of web calls, and phone calls, while also having the opportunity to view and choose a therapist that matches your needs
Looking for a new way to manage your stress, low moods, and anxiety? Welcome to MoodMission. They provide this app on either an android or iPhone. Tasks are created for you; once you tell the app what you feel, you are given a list of 5 missions that are unique to you. The more missions you complete,, the more points you earn.
A tracker app that can help provide you with a visual of your health and wellness journey by having the ability to track medication, meds, sleep, food diary, and much more!
Learn how to improve your personal development, and sleep quality, reduce stress & anxiety, concentrate, or other options are available. Meditations & other forms of audio are offered to boost mental health.
Over 200 different activities to help change negative thinking and generally boosts mood through resources such as tracking, recognizing thought patterns, and much more on the app
It offers multiple breathing exercises & reduces stress with a range of resources.
Excellent training program for anyone wanting to learn how to manage panic attacks and general anxiety through audio downloads and guides
This app provides essential meditations, podcasts, meditations for specific health conditions, timers, and informational videos about mindfulness.
Guided meditations and teachings to help create balance and calmness in your life. Additionally, the newsletter provides advice and other insightful articles for connecting oneself to life
