Tellmi: Better Mental Health vs Stay Alive Usage & Stats
Feeling low or anxious? Worried about your mental health? You’re not alone. Life can be tough, but Tellmi makes it easy to talk about whatever is on your mind. Share your problems anonymously, and get the help and advice you need from our amazingly supportive community. Whether you are struggling with stress, anxiety or depression, having problems with friends, or hurting from a messy break-up, the Tellmi community is here for you.
Tellmi is completely safe because every single post and reply is checked by a human before it is published, and we have in-house counsellors if you need extra support. There are no AI bots. Just real people who really care about you. Tellmi is available 365 days a year and we will never let you down.
Tellmi is age banded, so you are always talking to people your age. Filtering the feed lets you connect to people who have had the same experiences as you, so they get what you are going through. From self-harm to eating disorders, insomnia to autism, the Tellmi community can help you to understand, accept and address the things that are bothering you.
Developed by experts, Tellmi is the only peer support app that the NHS in the UK considers safe for children as young as 11. In 2021 an independent study by University College London found statistically significant evidence that using Tellmi helps young people to feel better and less alone. The app increases confidence, connectedness and helps you to manage your mental better.
With Tellmi you can:
• Ask anonymous questions, vent about your day, and talk through any struggles.
• Manage your anxieties and build confidence.
• Get support from other people of a similar age. You’ll soon find out that you are not the only one struggling with a particular issue.
• Help others. Share your experience and help others who are in the same situation.
• It’s completely free…with no annoying add-ons.
• Stay safe. Every post and reply is checked by our moderators before they go live, so there is no bullying, grooming or harassment. We make sure that everyone gets the loving support they need.
• Learn about wellbeing, mental health, sexual health, relationships, friendships and a whole lot more.
• Get published on an award-winning app. Send us your artwork, personal stories and poetry.
Please remember that Tellmi cannot provide medical or crisis support. Feel free to reach out to us directly if you have any questions: support@tellmi.help
When you can’t tell anyone else. Tellmi.
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Stay Alive is a pocket suicide prevention resource for the UK, packed full of useful information and tools to help people stay safe in crisis. You can use it if you are having thoughts of suicide or if you are concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide.
Some of the app’s evidence-based features include:
• Find Help Now - Quick access to a large database of UK national and local crisis support, and online support services.
• LifeBox - A place to store life-affirming photos, videos, and audio.
• Safety Plan - A customisable plan that can be filled out by a person considering suicide.
• Wellness Plan - A place to store positive thoughts, inspiration, ideas.
• Reasons For Living - A place to keep statements reminding you why you should stay alive.
• Worried about Someone - Guidance and advice for those supporting others in crisis.
• Myths about Suicide – A place where common myths about suicide are debunked.
Stay Alive is a confidential app, free to access and does not contain any advertisements. Stay Alive is currently available in 14 languages: Bulgarian,
Danish, English, Finnish, French, Italian, German, Norwegian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, and Welsh.
Stay Alive is an award-winning app designed and developed by charity Grassroots Suicide Prevention, with clinical expertise provided by Sussex
Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. During development, extensive consultation took place on the content of the app through local focus groups of people with lived experience, a team of mental health professionals, along with an online survey with 300+ participants. Since launch the app has gone through numerous iterations, with ongoing developments in terms of functionality and user-interface, in response to user testing and feedback.
We aim to respond to all reviews within two weeks. If you have any questions or experience any issues with the app, please email us at app@prevent-
suicide.org.uk and we will endeavour to work quickly to resolve any problems as soon as possible.
All guidance and information within the app are reviewed and updated every 6 months to check all resources are updated and links are in working order. The app is fully compliant with GDPR and international data management standards.
Testimonials:
• “Just downloaded and looked through your Stay Alive app which is excellent (I’m a GP putting together information resources to give out to patients who may be at risk of suicide). It’s really, really good and I’m so impressed, particularly by ability to add photos from camera roll.” - Dr Helen Ashdown.
• “This is the next best thing to a friend sitting with me, holding my hand when I am down and out.”- Dr Sangeeta Mahajan.
• “The Stay Alive app is a life saver. This is not just a turn of phrase, but it actually saves lives of those who have thoughts of suicide” – Ian Stringer.
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Tellmi: Better Mental Health VS. 
Stay AliveDecember 23, 2024