Calm Harm – app for People Who Self-Injure
This free app, designed to help people cope with urges to self-harm, is available on both Android and Apple. You personalize the app by telling it what causes your urges and how long they last. The next time you feel the urge to self-harm, click the app, and it will give you suggestions to comfort yourself or release your emotions.
Tara Brach – Guided Meditation
Tara Brach is a psychologist and teacher of mindfulness meditation. She focuses on emotional healing and spiritual awakening through mindful, loving awareness as well as the alleviation of suffering in the larger world by practicing compassion in action. Her website contains dozens of guided meditations you can listen to.
Check out her guided meditations
SuperBetter – App for self care
SuperBetter is a free app designed by a game designer who suffered from depression and wanted to create a game to help others get through hard times. Playing increases resilience – the ability to stay strong, motivated and optimistic even in the face of difficult obstacles. It is available on Android and Apple.
The Trevor Project – Hotline, Chat, and Resources for LGBTQ+ Youth
Trevor has provided a national 24-hour, toll free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth since 1998. They have a phone line, chat, text, and a space to ask questions, all handled by staff and volunteers specifically trained on LGBTQ+ issues. You can call their hotline at 1-866-488-7386.
RAINN – The Rape, abuse, & Incest National Network
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. They have a safe, confidential hotline and chat. Call 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.
U.S. Career Institute
Health, Wellness, and Mindfulness Resources for Home
The U.S. Career Institute recognizes that overall health is a combination of physical, emotional, and psychological wellness. This resource features a compilation of how-to’s for healthy living.