Royal Berkshire NHS LibGuides: Health & Wellbeing: Mental Health

Mental Health Resources

Mental health refers to our cognitive, behavioral and emotional wellbeing. Below are a selection of reources, apps, books and websites to help with a variety of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, stress and supporting mental health at work.

Apps

Catch It

Learn how to manage feelings like anxiety and depression with Catch It. The app will teach you how to look at problems in a different way, turn negative thoughts into positive ones and improve your mental wellbeing.

Chill Panda

Learn to relax, manage your worries and improve your wellbeing with Chill Panda. The app measures your heart rate and suggests tasks to suit your state of mind. Tasks include simple breathing techniques and light exercises.

Cove

Create music to capture your mood and express how you feel with the Cove app. Instead of words, create music to reflect emotions like joy, sadness, calm and anger. You can store your music in a personal journal or send them to someone and let the music do the talking.

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-harming and suicide prevention.

Good thinking

Good Thinking UK - tools and resources to help yourself and others feel better.

Websites

Mood Zone - practical information, interactive tools and videos from the NHS to help you look after your mental health and avoid common problems like depression, anxiety and stress.
Good Thinking UK - tools and resources to help yourself and others to feel better.
NHS: Information and advice on low mood, sadness and depression.
Every Mind Matters: Information about low mood and how to improve your mood.
SANE: Factsheet on depression, symptoms and treatment and support options
Mind: Explains anxiety and panic attacks, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Royal College of Psychiatrists: Info on anxiety, panic an d phobias.

MindEd - a free, educational resource about children, young people and older people's mental health, aimed at all parents and carers.
Children and young people
Older people