Mental Health Resources

The following is a list of mental health resources from outside DU that you may find helpful. Please note that the Health & Counseling Center is unable to endorse any particular resource that is listed or guarantee the accuracy of information provided.

• Apps & Websites

  Meditation & Relaxation

  • Simply Being – Guided meditation and soothing music or nature sounds (iOS)
  • Insight Timer – Guided meditations and a supportive online community (iOS & Android)
  • Breathe2Relax – Breathing exercises and stress management (iOS & Android)
  • Relax Melodies: Sleep Sounds – Nature sounds, white noise, guided meditations, and breathing techniques (iOS & Android)
  • Acupressure – Self massage and pressure points for relaxation (iOS)
  • Aura – Meditations, life coaching, and gratitude journaling (iOS & Android)
  • TAO – Mindfulness exercises
  • DU Law: Stress Busters – Puzzles, games, coloring, origami, and virtual animal therapy

   

  Anxiety

  • Mind Shift – Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) tools for anxiety, panic, and worry (iOS & Android)
  • PTSD Coach – Tools to manage symptoms associated with trauma (iOS & Android)
  • SAM – Understand and manage anxiety in an anonymous online community (iOS & Android)
  • Rootd – Panic attack and anxiety relief (iOS & Android)

   

  Mood

  • Happify – Evidence-based exercises and a tracker for emotional well-being (iOS & Android)
  • Mood Kit – Activities to improve and track moods plus a tool to help you check your thoughts (iOS)
  • Smiling Mind – Meditation and mindfulness exercises (iOS & Android)
  • Moody Me – Mood tracker and diary (iOS)
  • Penzu – Secure journaling (iOS & Android)

   

  Suicide Prevention

  • Virtual Hope Box – Coping skills and relaxation techniques (iOS & Android)
  • A Friend Asks – Information, tools, and resources to help with thoughts of suicide (iOS & Android)
• Podcasts

  Well-Being/Mental Health

  • Body Stuff
  • Made of Human
  • Terrible, Thanks for Asking
  • Mental Illness Happy Hour
  • The Overwhelmed Brain
  • Kristen and Ch(ill)
  • Other People's Problems
  • Therapy for Black Girls

   

  Anxiety

  • Not Another Anxiety Show
  • The Anxiety Guy
  • The OCD Stories
  • Social Anxiety Solutions
  • The Anxiety Coaches
  • Anxiety Slayer

   

  Substance Use/Addiction

  • Say Why to Drugs
  • On Drugs

   

  Depression/Grief

  • The Hilarious World of Depression
  • Grief Cast

   

  Mindfulness

  • Happier
  • On Being
  • 10% Happier
  • The One You Feed
  • Happy Place
• TED Talks on Mental Health

  TED Talks on Mental Health

• Local & National Resources

  DU Resources

  • HCC Counseling Services
  • Professional Psychology Clinic
  • DU Counseling & Educational Services Clinic
  • Student Outreach & Support
    • SOS Referral Form

   

  Local Resources

  • Colorado Crisis Services
  • Asian Pacific Development Center
  • Center for African American Health
  • Denver Indian Family Resource Center
  • Denver Indian Center, Inc.
  • El Centro de las Familias
  • The Center on Colfax
  • Therapeasy

   

  National Resources

  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
  • Crisis Text Line

   

  Resources for Black, Indigenous, & People of Color

  • The Steve Fund Crisis Text Line
  • Inclusive Therapists
  • Loveland Foundation
  • Ourselves Black
  • Therapy for Black Girls
  • AYANA Therapy

   

  Resources for LGBTQIA+

  • The Trevor Project
  • Trans Lifeline
  • LGBT Mental Health

   

  Further Information

  • ULifeline
  • National Institute of Mental Health
  • Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
  • The JED Foundation