Non-evidence-based health Apps

Here are some apps that may be of interest to families but lack evidence. If you know of any published evidence for any of these resources, please let me know via email or feedback.

Breakup Shakeup App to help teenagers with breakups by planning activities with friends. Available on iOS for free. Created by Queensland University of Technology.

Recharge – Move well, be well, sleep well is a sleep app that allows the user to gradually wake up (and get to sleep) earlier over a 6-week program. Available on iOS for free. Created by Reachout.

Mental Health Online is a website that provides free online therapy, with or without clinician support for anxiety disorders (generalised, social, OCD, PTSD, panic) and depression. Created by Swinburne University.

Clear your vision is a free website to help teenagers quit cannabis.

 

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