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IMPORTANT: If you, a family member, or a friend are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 to speak/chat with a trained professional. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, please call 911 or go to your local emergency room to receive assistance.
Apps to Help Resist Self-Harm
Apps to Help Resist Self-Harm
The free Calm Harm app uses activities to encourage users to resist the urge to self-harm. The activities include: Comfort, Distract, Express Yourself, Release, Random and Breathe. Calm Harm was developed for teenage mental health charity stem4 by Dr Nihara Krause, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, using the principles of an evidence-based therapy called Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT).
MY3 aims to keep you connected to your core network, asking you to choose three close contacts (such as friends, family, loved ones, and/or your therapist) that you feel comfortable reaching out to whenever you feel down. In addition, MY3 helps you build your own Safety Plan, asking you to think through and list your own warning signs, coping strategies and support network, so that you can easily act when you recognize your warning signs.
Stay Alive was created by Grassroots Suicide Prevention, and is geared for people who may think of committing suicide, as well as friends and family who may want to help. The app comes loaded with resources, including customizable "My Safety Plan" of actions, places and people that can help calm you down when you're feeling suicidal, a “Lifebox” that you can fill with your personal inspirational photos and access to breathing exercises and grounding techniques.
Suicide Hotlines and Text Lines
Suicide Hotlines and Text Lines
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
This website provides a phone number to call if you’re thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support. The Lifeline network is available 24/7 across the United States. The number is 1-800-273-8255.
Crisis Text Line
Crisis Text Line
This website provides the information regarding risk factors and warning signs for suicide. Additionally, users can Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a trained professional to help them through a time of crisis.
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