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Stress and Anxiety Companion
We’re Companion, the mental health app for workplace wellbeing.
We’re here to give you the tools, techniques and strategies to help you manage stress and anxiety at work and improve your mental wellbeing so you can make the most of every working day.

Apple store

Stress and Anxiety Companion app (Apple)

Google store

Stress and Anxiety Companion app (Google)


Chill Panda app
Play your way to a calmer day.
Family friendly relaxation, breathing exercise and activity app.

Apple store

Chill Panda app (Apple store)

Google store

Chill Panda app (Google store)

Catch it
Catch it offers a mood diary for teenagers and adults to help practice managing unhelpful and negative thoughts and turn them into helpful and positive thoughts.

Apple store

Catch it app (Apple store)

Google store

Catch it app (Google store)

Silver Cloud app
SilverCloud is an online course to help you manage stress, anxiety and depression.

Apple store

SilverCloud app (Apple store)

Google store

SilverCloud app (Google store


Move Mood
Feel weighed down by low mood? Download the free
Move Mood app

Apple store

Move Mood app (Apple store)

Google store

Move Mood app (Google store)

Prevent Suicide
This app contains helpful local information for those experiencing suicidal thoughts or those who are supporting someone with suicidal thoughts.

Apple store

Prevent Suicide app (Apple store)

Google store

Prevent Suicide app (Google store)

Better stop Suicide
Better Stop Suicide has been designed to help tackle the growing problem of suicide, which takes the lives of over 800,000 people every year.

Google store

Better Stop Suicide app (Google store)

Action for Happiness
Get daily actions and inspiration on your phone, connect with a like minded community

Apple store

Action for Happiness app (Apple store)

Google store

Action for Happiness app (Google store)

Stay Alive
The Stay Alive app is a pocket suicide prevention resource for the UK, packed full of useful information to help you stay safe.

Apple store

Stay Alive app (Apple store)

Google store

Stay Alive app (Google store)

notOK
notOK App® is a free digital panic button to get you immediate support via text, phone call, or GPS location when you’re struggling to reach out.

Apple store

notOK app (Apple store)

Google store

notOK app (Google store)

DistrACT
The distrACT app gives you easy, quick and discreet access to information and advice about self-harm and suicidal thoughts.

Apple store

DistrACT app (Apple store)

Google store

DistrACT app (Google store)

Calm Harm
Calm Harm is a free app that helps you manage or resist the urge to self-harm.

Apple store

Calm Harm app (Apple store)

Google store

Calm Harm app (Google store)


My Possible Self
Because your mental health matters

Apple store

My Possible Self app (Apple store)

Google store

My Possible Self app (Google store)


BlueIce
BlueIce is an evidenced-based app to help young people manage their emotions and reduce urges to self-harm.
This is a prescribed app. It should only be used alongside a face to face intervention provided by a mental health worker. Check with your local service to see if they subscribe to the app.


Pzizz
Get the world’s most advanced sleep and power nap system to fall asleep fast, stay asleep, and wake up feeling refreshed.

Apple store

Pzizz app (Apple store)

Google store

Pzizz app (Google store)


InsightTimer
1 app for sleep, anxiety and stress.

Apple store

InsightTimer app (Apple store)

Google store

InsightTimer app (Google store)


Apart of Me
A world built to guide you through your darkest moments

Apple store

Apart of Me app (Apple store)

Google Store

Apart of Me app (Google store)


Feeling Good app
For A Positive Mind

Apple Store

Feel Good app (Apple store)

Google store

Feeling Good app (Google store)

Mental Health National resources – digital

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Ditch the Label
Here to help young people aged 12-25 navigate the issues affecting them the most; from mental health and bullying to identity and relationships.

Ditch the Label


Anxiety UK
Anxiety UK was established to promote the relief and rehabilitation of persons living with agoraphobia and associated anxiety disorders, phobias and conditions, in particular, but not exclusively, by raising awareness in such topics.

Anxiety UK


NHS Inform Scot
Information and advice on the signs and types of anxiety.

NHS Inform Scotland


Young Minds
We’re the UK’s leading charity fighting for children and young people’s mental health.

Young Minds


Clear fear
Face your fear with the free Clear Fear app and learn to reduce the physical responses to threat as well as changing thoughts and behaviours and releasing emotions.

Clear fear


My Possible self
Mental health support created by world-leading healthcare professionals

My Possible self


Beat Panic
Beat Panic is designed to help you cope with panic attacks or anxiety while you’re out and about. It uses a series of flash cards in soothing colours to help you focus, slow your breathing, reduce your heart rate and release tension.

Beat Panic


GetSelfhelp.co.uk
Self help guidance and tools

GetSelfhelp.co.uk


ALISS – A local information System for Scotland
Search for services, groups and activities in Scotland by entering a postcode or your nearest town.

ALISS – A Local Information System for Scotland 


Signs of Depression in children and young people (NHS)

Signs of depression in children


MeToo
MeeToo makes it easy to talk about difficult things.

MeeToo


Happify
Overcome negative thoughts, stress & life’s challenges!

Happify


Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
Self-care is about the things we can do to look after our own mental health

Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families


PAPYRUS
PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.

PAPYRUS


The Calm Zone
CALM’S GUIDE TO SUICIDAL THOUGHTS

The Calm Zone


Action for Happiness
10 Keys to Happier Living

Action for Happiness


Harvard Health blog
Picking your skin? Learn four tips to break the habit

Picking your skin?


Self-Harm and Self-Care: Tips on How To Cope
Youtube video

Self-Harm and Self-Care


The Sleep Charity
We are one of the leading, independent expert voices on sleep issues in the UK and we are here to help everyone get a better night’s sleep.

The Sleep Charity


Sleepio
Let’s build your sleep improvement program

Sleepio


Sleep problems and insomnia self-help guide (NHS Inform)

Sleep problems and insomnia self-help guide


Good sleep in Kids and Teens
Youtube video

Good sleep in Kids and Teens


Red Cross
Get support for your wellbeing and mental health
Activities and advice to support your wellbeing and build resilience

Red Cross – wellbeing and mental health support


Beat Eating Disorders
Learn more about eating disorders, including different diagnoses and how diagnosis works.

Beat Eating Disorders


Anorexia nervosa (NHS Inform)
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder and a serious, potentially life-threatening, mental health condition.

Anorexia nervosa (NHS Inform)


Binge eating disorder (NHS Inform)
Binge eating is an eating disorder where a person feels they have to overeat through regular binges.

Binge eating disorder (NHS Inform)


Talk-ED real stories
Inspirational stories of recovery – Anorexia & Bulimia Care

Talk-ED Real stories


Recovery Record
Technology enabled best practice for eating disorder treatment

Recovery Record


Stonewall
Coming out as LGBTQ – advice for young people

Stonewall


Mermaid
A safe place for transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse young people to find support and help one another

Mermaid

LGBTQ – 8 Coming Out Tips
Youtube video

LGBTQ – 8 Coming Out Tips

Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service

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Access support if your child’s mental health difficulties are affecting their education

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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)

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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) – Referrals can be made through GP, school or other professionals involved

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)

Guide to CAMHS

Guide to CAMHS


NHS CAMHS Youtube channel
We use this channel to upload some of our training and resources.

NHS CAMHS Youtube


CAMHS Resources – Created for young people, carers and professionals collating lots of helpful resources from the internet that are available to support mental health and wellbeing.

CAMHS Resources


Anxiety self-help guide

Anxiety Self Help Guide

Panic self-help guide

Panic Self Help Guide

Barnardo’s Works Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

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Barnardo’s Works Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire – TRIBE Project aims to support young people experiencing low confidence, anxiety, low mood, isolation or have been impacted by Covid 19 to access training programmes, further education or employment. Offer 6 months, 1—1 support with a key worker to help you focus on the following areas: Widening your network: Communication, interaction with others and confidence building, building bridges: Supporting access to services that improve wellbeing, job opportunities and training: They offer help to explore local options  and increase job readiness skills. TRIBE will support individuals to improve confidence, wellbeing and to explore future opportunities. Referrals from schools, third sector.

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