Apps News The 8 Best Mental Health Apps To Help Anxiety, Depression, And More

Six mental health apps that help manage anxiety

Mindshift - Helps teens and young adults gain insight into and basic skills to manage anxiety, including GAD, social anxiety, specific phobias and panic attacks. It’s also useful for managing worry, ... Read More

Best Mental Health Apps of 2025

A young man sitting on the street browsing his smartphone. Although stress is a natural part of life, sometimes it can be a lot to handle. Taking the right steps like speaking to a therapist can keep ... Read More

Best Mental Health Apps of 2025: Expert Picks for Stress Awareness Month

It's Stress Awareness Month, and while the pressure it brings is a part of life, becoming aware of it, acknowledging it and taking steps to tackle it are vital in keeping mental health concerns at bay ... Read More

We Tried Over 50 Different Mental Health and Self-Care Apps. These Are Our Favorites

We set out to find the best mental health apps that make self-care more convenient. Scroll our top picks and get started on a path to better mental health. Read More

Youth mental health? There’s an app – many apps – for that. But are they effective?

A little bird helps Sarah Mann deal with her anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder, but it isn’t a talkative parrot or a mockingbird. It’s a virtual avatar on Finch, a self-care app Mann has used ... Read More

Study: Can mental health apps reduce anxiety, depression symptoms?

The researchers — led by David C. Mohr, PhD, of the Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies at Chicago-based Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine — developed the app suite, ... Read More

Therapy app boosts mental health for people with psoriasis

A cognitive behavioral therapy program delivered by smartphone app improved the mental health and quality of life of people with psoriatic disease, data from a pilot study show.“People living with ... Read More

Addressing Uptake, Adherence, and Attrition in Mental Health Apps

Reminders and human support are effective strategies for improving adherence and reducing dropout rates in digital mental health interventions. Read More

Is Swiping Fatigue Real? How Dating Apps Are Reshaping Mental Health

A mobile phone with the Hinge dating app logo on its screen, in Athens, Greece, on 31 January 2024. Photo by Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Recent studies show what many daters already ... Read More

How the right digital app can help support employee mental health at scale

Too many people aren’t getting the mental health support they need. In the US, for instance, only about half of the 61 million people who needed mental health treatment in 2023 received it. Digital ... Read More

Mental health apps helpful but poor design, privacy concerns contribute to low engagement

A clinical review, published in Evidence Based Mental Health Month, suggests numerous issues, including poor app design and privacy concerns, have contributed to a low engagement rate for mental ... Read More

4 Free Ways You Can Improve Your Mental Health if Therapy Isn't in the Budget

Boosting your mental health doesn't have to cost anything. Although online therapy services may help you reduce costs, therapy can still be expensive. While you should always reach out for help if you ... Read More