Self-Harm Focussed Apps
Self-Harm Focussed Apps
Calm Harm
Calm Harm is an app developed for teenagers by the mental health charity stem4 and by Dr Nihara Krause, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, using the basic principles of an evidence-based therapy called Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT).
Calm Harm provides tasks to help you resist or manage the urge to self-harm. You can make it private by setting a password and personalise the app if you so wish. You’ll be able to track your progress and notice change.
Self Heal
Self-Heal – A free app to help with the management of self-harm. Includes distraction task suggestions, useful contacts, information on self-harm and a gallery of inspirational images.
DistrACT
The distrACT app gives you easy, quick and discreet access to information and advice about self-harm and suicidal thoughts.
The content has been created by doctors and experts in self-harm and suicide prevention.
Related Resources
Taking Control of Self-HarmWhat leads you to self-harm? Increasing your understanding of the situations, feelings or thoughts that are likely to trigger the urge to self-harm can help you begin to make changes.
Short-Term Solutions to Self-HarmingA ‘safety list’ of solutions that might help you to stop self-harming.
- Self-Help Guide for People who Self-HarmA self-help guide people who deliberately harm themselves and wish to do something about it.
- Self-Harm a Self-Help GuideThis brief self-help guide was developed by the Lothian Psychological Interventions Network. It provides information on what self-harm is and some tips on how to manage it.
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