Apps

A simple app to enable all young people to ask for help at the touch of a button – from known, non-judgemental, welcoming, and trusted adults and friends.

Get your self-esteem back on track with research-backed methods based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

MoodTools is a free, convenient, and easy-to-use smartphone app that provides six evidence-based tools to aid against clinical depression and negative moods.

Sleep Ninja® is a free, evidence based smartphone app shown to be effective in helping young people with sleep problems. Designed and developed at the Black Dog Institute in consultation with young people, their parents/carers, psychologists, counsellors, and sleep experts.

Beyond Now suicide safety plan. Link to app.

Calm Harm provides some immediate techniques to help break the cycle of self-harm behaviours and explore underlying trigger factors; build a ‘safety net’ of helpful thoughts, behaviours and access to supportive people; and provides the opportunity to journal and self-reflect. It also provides signposts to help.

Does someone you know have suicidal thoughts? We suggest you send regular texts OR start a WhatsApp Group of supportive people using our suggested texts. Tools for you to help if you don’t know how.

iBobbly is Australia’s first wellbeing self-help app for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians aged 15 years and over to manage sad and worrying thoughts. Developed by the Black Dog Institute in partnership with Indigenous communities members from the Kimberley, WA.