Finch Self Care App
Free – Finch is a virtual pet and self-care app designed to help you track your emotions and mental well-being. Through cute, interactive features, it encourages daily mental health practices and personal reflection.

MoodyGym
Free – MoodyGym helps users track and manage their moods with exercises, journaling, and mood assessments. It promotes emotional awareness and resilience.

ReachOut
Free – ReachOut provides helpful information and resources about mental health, including stories, guides, and support for young people. It offers practical advice for managing tough times.

ReachOut WorryTime
Free – This app helps manage anxiety by setting aside a designated 'worry time' each day. Users can record their worries and set boundaries to help reduce anxiety.

Mental Health Online
Free – Mental Health Online provides access to mental health assessment tools and evidence-based therapies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). It’s designed to support self-help and access to professionals.

Smiling Mind
Free – A mindfulness and well-being app offering programs to improve emotional regulation, mental fitness, and resilience for all ages, including students and adults.

eHeadspace
Free – eHeadspace offers confidential online support for young people dealing with mental health challenges. It provides resources, information, and support via chat and video.

Batyr App
Free – Batyr is designed to tackle the stigma around mental health by creating conversations through peer support. It encourages young people to reach out and share their experiences.

The Naked Truth
Free – This app is focused on building self-esteem and self-acceptance, providing educational resources around body image and mental health.

Wysa
Free (with in-app purchases) – Wysa offers an AI chatbot to support mental health through guided conversations and coping tools. It's a helpful tool for managing anxiety, stress, and emotions.

Happiness Chat
Free – This app is designed to help users enhance their well-being by chatting with a virtual assistant that provides support, positive affirmations, and mood-boosting activities.

eCouch
Free – eCouch offers self-help programs for depression, anxiety, and stress, providing users with online tools and strategies grounded in cognitive-behavioural therapy.

Recovery Record
Free – Focused on eating disorders, this app helps users track their recovery journey, offering insights, support, and tools to manage eating behaviours. 

Recovery Path
Free – RecoveryPath supports young people in managing their mental health by helping them track progress, set goals, and access personalised resources.

MoodLinks
Free – MoodLinks helps users track and manage their mood through journaling, mindfulness, and reflection to better understand their emotional well-being.

Youper
Free (with in-app purchases) – Youper uses AI to facilitate therapeutic conversations that support mental health. It helps users track their emotions, moods, and progress.

SuperBetter
Free – SuperBetter is a game-based app that helps users improve their mental resilience and build positive habits to tackle life's challenges.

Calm Harm
Free – This app helps individuals manage urges to self-harm by offering tasks and activities that help distract and manage overwhelming emotions.

BeyondNow
Free – BeyondNow is a safety planning app designed for people experiencing suicidal thoughts, helping users create a personalised safety plan with coping strategies and emergency contacts.

The Check In
Free – The Check In allows individuals to check in on their mental health, track their mood, and reach out for support when needed.

WayAhead
Free – WayAhead offers a range of mindfulness and self-care tools, focusing on improving mental well-being with educational resources and activities.

Stoic App
Free (with in-app purchases) – Stoic focuses on mindfulness and emotional control through daily journaling, exercises, and reflection inspired by Stoic philosophy.

Down Dog
Free (with premium options) – Down Dog provides various yoga and meditation sessions, helping users relax, improve focus, and practice mindfulness from beginner to advanced levels.

ClearlyMe
Free – ClearlyMe helps you track your moods, thoughts, and emotions with daily check-ins and mindfulness exercises that promote self-awareness and calm.

1 Giant Mind
Free (with in-app purchases) – 1 Giant Mind offers mindfulness and meditation practices, with a focus on making meditation accessible to all, regardless of experience level.

Insight Timer
Free (with premium options) – Insight Timer is a meditation app that provides thousands of free guided meditations, music tracks, and mindfulness practices to improve well-being.

Tide
Free (with in-app purchases) – Tide blends mindfulness with productivity, offering features like meditation, focus music, and calming sounds to promote concentration and relaxation.

Fabulous!
Free (with in-app purchases) – Fabulous is a self-care and mindfulness app that helps users build healthy routines through science-backed advice, challenges, and positive habit formation.

Calm Harm
Free – (As mentioned in the Mental Health Apps category)

Plant Nanny
Free – Plant Nanny helps users stay hydrated by combining plant care with personal hydration goals, encouraging regular water intake in a fun, interactive way.

WebMD
Free (with in-app purchases) – WebMD is a health resource that offers information on symptoms, medications, treatments, and general wellness. It’s a great tool for anyone looking to manage their health and get reliable information.

My Study Life
Free – My Study Life is a planner designed for students to manage assignments, exams, and class schedules, helping them stay organised throughout their academic journey.

What's Up
Free – What's Up is a mental health and personal development app, offering coping strategies for anxiety, stress, and depression. It also includes mindfulness exercises, helpful for students dealing with academic pressure.

Evernote
Free (with premium options) – Evernote is a popular note-taking app that helps students organise their study material, create to-do lists, and store important information in one place.

Grammarly
Free (with premium options) – Grammarly is a writing assistant that helps students with grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style, making it easier to craft clear and professional academic papers.

Zotero
Free – Zotero is a reference management tool that helps students collect, organise, cite, and share research materials and resources for academic writing.

Simple Mind
Free (with in-app purchases) – Simple Mind is a mind mapping tool that helps students brainstorm, organise, and visualise their ideas, making it easier to structure assignments and study materials.

AnkiApp
Free – AnkiApp is a flashcard tool that helps students memorise study material using spaced repetition, making learning more efficient and effective.

Quizlet
Free (with premium options) – Quizlet allows students to create and share flashcards for studying. It also offers games and quizzes to enhance learning and memory retention.

Forest
Free (with premium options) – Forest helps students stay focused by gamifying productivity. Users grow a tree as they remain focused, discouraging distractions while promoting time management.

Notion
Free (with premium options) – Notion is an all-in-one workspace for students to organise their notes, tasks, projects, and calendars, helping them stay productive and on top of their studies.

Obsidian
Free (with premium options) - Obsidian is a note-taking app that helps you organize thoughts and ideas through a unique linking system, making it easier to reflect and stay organized.

Helpful numbers - these are a list of numbers for you to put in your phone or bookmark as they can be helpful if you or someone you know is going through a hard time (in anyway! Physically, mentally, socially, occupationally, economically etc) as they provide essential support and guidance when its most needed.

13Yarn: 13 92 76 – A helpline for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, providing culturally safe support; hours vary.

Beyond Blue Information Line: 1300 22 4636 – Support for anxiety, depression, and mental health issues; 24/7.

Blue Knot: 1300 657 380 – Support for adult survivors of childhood trauma and abuse; 9 AM–5 PM AEST, 7 days.

Butterfly Foundation: 1800 33 4673 – Support for eating disorders and body image concerns; 8 AM–midnight AEST, 7 days.

Emergency Service: 000 – Police, fire, and ambulance for life-threatening situations; 24/7.

Headspace Cessnock: (02) 4993 3450 – Mental health support for young people (12-25); local business hours.

Headspace Maitland: (02) 4931 1000 – Mental health support for young people (12-25); local business hours.

Headspace National: 1800 650 890 – Online and phone support for young people (12-25); 9 AM–1 AM AEST, 7 days.

Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 – Free counseling for kids and young people aged 5-25; 24/7.

Lifeline: 13 11 14 – Crisis support and suicide prevention; 24/7.

MensLine Australia: 1300 78 99 78 – Support for men’s mental health and relationships; 24/7.

Mental Health Line: 1800 011 511 – Access to mental health services in NSW; 24/7.

Parentline: 1300 1300 52 – Support for parents and carers; hours vary by state.

Qlife: 1800 184 527 – Support for LGBTIQA+ people and their families; 3 PM–midnight AEST, 7 days.

Respect: 1800 737 732 – Support for people experiencing or affected by domestic and family violence; 24/7.

Sane: 1800 187 263 – Mental health support for people with complex needs; 10 AM–10 PM AEST, Mon–Fri.

Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 – Professional support for those affected by suicide; 24/7.

Transcultural Mental Health Line: 1800 648 911 – Mental health support for culturally and linguistically diverse communities; hours vary.

Helpful Websites – These websites provide a wide range of support and resources for mental health, relationships, family, and specific challenges, offering guidance and assistance when you need it most:

1800Respect - Offers confidential support, information, and counselling for individuals affected by sexual assault, domestic, or family violence, available 24/7.

Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement - Provides resources, counselling, and education to help individuals and families navigate grief and loss.

Beyond Blue - Delivers mental health and wellbeing support, including resources and counselling, to help people cope with anxiety, depression, and stress.

Black Dog Institute - Offers evidence-based information, tools, and programs for managing mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.

Butterfly Foundation - Provides support, information, and counselling for individuals experiencing eating disorders or body image issues, as well as their families.

Carer Gateway - Offers practical advice, emotional support, and connections to services for young carers supporting someone with health or disability challenges.

eSafety Commissioner - A resource for online safety, offering tools and advice to help young people manage cyberbullying, digital wellbeing, and safe online behaviours.

GriefLine - Provides free, confidential support and counselling for individuals and families experiencing grief, loss, or bereavement.

Headspace - The national youth mental heath foundation offering counselling, resources, and support for young people age 12-25 and their families.

Kids Helpline – Provides 24/7 confidential counselling and support for young people aged 5-25, helping with everything from emotional distress to family issues.

Lifeline Australia - A 24/7 crisis support service providing immediate assistance for anyone in emotional distress or experiencing thoughts of suicide.

MensLine - Offers confidential counselling, resources, and support specifically tailored for men dealing with mental health, relationship, or family issues.

MyCompass - An interactive online tool designed to help young people build resilience and manage their mental health through self-guided activities and tracking.

NSW Mental Health Websites - A thorough directory of mental health services and resources available across New South Wales for various needs.

Parent Line - Provides support, advice, and resources for parents and carers of children aged 0-18, including guidance on managing family challenges.

QLife - A free, confidential service for LGBTQIAP+ individuals offering peer support, information, and referrals for mental health and wellbeing.

ReachOut - A digital mental health service offering practical tools, information, and forums to support young people navigating life’s challenges.

ReachOut Parents – Offers mental health support and advice for parents of young people, with tools to help manage difficult conversations and challenges: parents.reachout.com 

RUOK? – A national suicide prevention charity focused on helping people connect and check in with others, particularly around mental health.

Sane - Focuses on complex mental health issues, providing information, support, and opportunities to connect with others who share similar experiences.

The Link – A peer support service for young people aged 12-25 who are experiencing mental health difficulties, focusing on building resilience and finding solutions.

Youth Beyond Blue – A section of Beyond Blue offering tailored resources, advice, and support specifically for young people dealing with mental health challenges.

WayAhead Mental Health Association - Provides mental health resources, information, and directories to help individuals access support services across NSW.