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Mental Health

On-Campus

Counseling and Psychological Services

Provides students with individual, couples, and group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and skill-building workshops

Off-Campus

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Free lifeline that aims to prevent suicide by providing 24/7 support for people in distress

The Harris Center

Organization that offers mental health services to Harris County including inpatient and outpatient treatment, education, and counseling

Hope and Healing Center and Institute (HHCI)

Organization that offers mental health support groups in Houston

Online

ACT iCoach

App that provides acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) exercises and mental health tracking

Aura

App that provides wellness soundtracks such as meditations, stories, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

Breathe2Relax

App that provides breathing exercises to manage stress

Calm

App that promotes mindfulness through meditations, sleep stories, relaxing music, and other lessons

Colorify: Coloring Book

Free coloring book app for adults

Daylio

App that provides a self-care bullet journal, mood diary, and happiness tracker

Forest

App that rewards the user by growing a virtual tree when they stay focused

Headspace

App that provides mindful sounds and articles such as meditations and sleep stories

Insight Timer

App that provides meditations, sleep soundtracks, breathwork, yoga, and journal entries

Mindfulness

App that offers meditations and mindfulness courses

PTSD Coach 

App that provides education and self-help tools for those who have or may have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Shine

App that provides daily mental wellness tools

Smiling Mind 

App that allows users to practice meditation or mindfulness in a few minutes

Wellnest

A self-care journaling app that provides daily prompts and voice journaling

What's Up?

App that utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) methods to help users cope with mental health