* Our review doesn’t examine scientific evidence or App Developer claims regarding the effectiveness of an app; rather, we rely on service users and peer support specialists lived experience using the app.
Peer Support Apps
A video chat app that allows people to join or start peer support conversations.
Online peer-to-peer support network for mental health.
Chat with friends, family, peers anytime using the What’s App.
Recovery Apps
With the WRAP App you can: Develop a wellness toolbox, create a daily maintenance plan, list things that bother you and create an action plan
Self-Care
The app features guided meditations, music, and talks posted by contributing experts.
Practice mindful breathing to create space between your thoughts, emotions and reactions.
On-demand help for stress, anxiety, and depression.
Meditation and sleep app (now free).
Free meditation app
Apps for those who are deaf or hard of hearing
Real-time transcription of speech and sound to text on your screen, so you can more easily participate in conversations going on in the world around you.
Live transcription for any conversation 24/7.
Free captioned cell phone calls.
Non-verbal communication with emergency services.
Gives you the ability to record your environmental and home sounds to alert you in case of events which are important for you like doorbells, Telephone Ringing, Microwave beeping, Thief Alarm and Intercom.
Interactive sign language translation of web pages.
Apps for Veterans
The app provides a self-guided training program for mindfulness practice.
Anger and Irritability Management Skills
Provides education, support, and tools to manage and cope with anger.
This app is for veterans who are concerned about their drinking and how it relates to PTSD, and provides tools for healthier drinking behavior.
Provides education about PTSD, information about professional care, a self-assessment for PTSD, opportunities to find support, and tools that can help manage the stresses of daily life with PTSD.
A comprehensive learning and self-management tool to assist members of the military community with common mental health concerns.
This app contains simple tools to help patients with coping, relaxation, distraction, and positive thinking.
This app is designed to help individuals quit smoking.
19-week weight loss program for Veterans, service members, their families, and others who want to lose weight