Mental Health Apps For Children & Young People 

Our Generation - emotional resilience and exercise for wellbeing

The OUR Generation app is a gamified platform developed for children to improve emotional resilience and promote peace-building. Designed with age-specific levels, it offers interactive challenges to enhance mental health awareness, empathy, and coping skills. Kids choose buddies to guide them through activities and earn rewards as they progress, encouraging engagement and growth. Developed by Action Mental Health with input from young people, it provides tools for self-reflection, community-building, and emotional wellness.

Feeling Good Teens

Feeling Good Teens is here to help boost your confidence and motivation! It has 11 audio tracks, each 3 to 11 minutes long, to guide you through things like:

• Relaxing your body and mind

• Feeling calmer and less stressed

• Focusing better and improving concentration

• Building self-confidence

• Handling exam stress

• Sleeping well

Perfect for ages 10–15, it’s a great way to feel your best every day!

Worth Warrior - eating well & managing poor body image

Worth Warrior is a free app designed by the mental health charity stem4 to support young people in managing body image and self-worth concerns. Using cognitive behavioural techniques, it helps teens address negative thoughts, manage eating patterns, and build positive self-views. With features like journaling, mood tracking, and guided activities, the app empowers users to understand and navigate their triggers, fostering healthier body image perceptions and mental resilience.

Driven Resilience App

Driven Resilience App is a mental wellbeing and self-management tool designed to help users build resilience and manage symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression. It includes a mood tracker, daily learning activities, and access to a virtual AI coach that delivers small, regular tasks aimed at supporting mental health. The app uses the PR6 resilience model and is suitable for users of all ages.

Amaru: Self-care virtual pet

Amaru is a self-care and wellbeing app for teenagers and adults that uses a virtual pet to help users manage stress, anxiety and depression. It supports emotional wellbeing through interactive self-care activities such as breathing exercises, mindfulness practices and health journaling. By caring for their virtual pet, users are encouraged to engage regularly in healthy habits, making the experience both supportive and engaging.

Breathr: Mindful Moments

Breathr: Mindful Moments is a free mindfulness and meditation app designed especially for young people, including preteens and teenagers. It offers short, guided meditations and educational content to help users learn about mindfulness and manage stress. The app supports general mental wellbeing and encourages users to pause and reflect during their day.

Clear Fear

Clear Fear is a free app designed by Stem4, a teen mental health charity, to help you manage anxiety. Using proven CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) techniques, it helps you:

• Change anxious thoughts and feelings

• Handle anxious behaviors in healthier ways

• Calm down fear responses

The app also explains the different ways anxiety can show up and includes helpful tips and resources to manage it.

It’s perfect for ages 11–19 and a great tool to feel more in control of your emotions!

Calm Harm

Calm Harm is a free app created by Stem4, a teen mental health charity, to help break the cycle of self-harm. It offers quick, simple activities to help you manage difficult moments and stay in control.

You can try 5-minute or 15-minute activities in these categories:

• Distract: Learn self-control and fight the urge.

• Comfort: Focus on self-care instead of harm.

• Express Yourself: Let your feelings out in creative ways.

• Release: Find safe alternatives to self-injury.

• Random: Get a surprise activity from any category!

It’s designed to support you in tough times and guide you toward healthier coping strategies.

Tellmi: Better Mental Health

Tellmi is a peer-support app where you can share your thoughts, ask questions, or talk about your worries. Whether you’re feeling stressed, anxious, down, or dealing with relationship issues, the Tellmi community is here to help.

Here’s how it works:

• Post your questions or concerns and get replies from people your age.

• Every post is checked by a trained worker before it’s shared, so it’s safe and supportive.

It’s a great way to connect and find support for anyone aged 11 and up!

ForME: Childline App

Childline is here to listen when you need someone to talk to. It's a free and safe place for kids and teens to get help and advice anytime.

No matter what you’re going through, Childline is here 365 days a year to support you. Whether you're feeling worried, scared, or just need someone to talk to, we're always ready to help.

Since lockdown, we’ve been helping with around 17,000 counseling sessions every month, and we're here for every young person who needs us