COVID-19 apps to support your mental health and wellbeing

New Zealand based apps to support you during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 and the impact on New Zealand is unknown territory for all of us. It is perfectly normal to feel worried, concerned and anxious when in a global pandemic. The following are New Zealand based apps designed to support your mental health and well being during these challenging times.

App Features Clinical score

Whitu 7 Ways in 7 Days 

  • A 7 day plan to provide young people, aged 16–25 years, with strategies to reduce their anxiety and improve their well-being
  • Available from Google Play and iTunes
  • Free
  • Read more about Whitu 7 Ways in 7 Days

Melon app

  • A health and wellness app with a variety of programmes. This review is of the COVID-19 programme.
  • Available from Google Play and App Store
  • Free
  • Read more about Melon app

Manaaki Ora

  • An app that aims to help others who might be going through hard times, distress or depression.
  • Available from Google Play and App Store
  • Free
  • Read more about Manaaki Ora

Aroha chatbot

  • A Facebook Messenger chatbot to guide young people through some activities to help them cope with the  COVID-19 pandemic
  • Web-based
  • Free
  • Read more about Aroha chatbot

Staying on Track

  • An online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) course covering a variety of CBT tools within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Web-based
  • Free
  • Read more about Staying on Track

The clinical score depends on the context in which Staying on Track is used.

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Credits: Health Navigator Editorial Team. Last reviewed: 17 Apr 2020