distrACT vs There & Back

Concerned about self-harm? Feeling suicidal? Not sure what to do next? Then this app is for you. The distrACT app provides easy, quick and discreet access to general health information, self-help tips and links to support and trusted resources for those who self-harm or feel suicidal - and those supporting them. Open the app and find the following sections with reliable answers to your questions in plain language – anywhere, anytime, and in private: ► ABOUT SELF-HARM: Check out what self-harm is, why people self-harm, and how to spot the warning signs ► SELF-HELP: Learn how to identify your needs, manage the urge to self-harm and use safer alternatives ► SUPPORT: Find out about how to get support, where to go for further help, and what to say when talking with others about self-harm ► CALM ZONE: Discover new resources that may help you feel better when you're struggling or feeling tense, including art, books, films, music, poems, quotes, stories and online videos ► EMERGENCY: Know what to do in an emergency, how to access help and how best to work together with health professionals The distrACT app was co-created by practising UK health professionals together with people with lived experiences of self-harm and experts in self-harm and suicide prevention. Development partners include Bristol Health Partners, Self-Injury Support, Self-Injury Self Help, the University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Bristol, with additional input from other local and national organisations. Expert Self Care Ltd (the app's lead developer) is certified by the Patient Information Forum 'PIF Tick', the UK's quality mark for reliable health information. We want to improve this app further for you and others. So please let us know what you think about it. We'd appreciate your feedback. You can comment and suggest improvements from within the app or through our website at www.expertselfcare.com. Please could you also comment on and rate the distrACT app on the App Store to give other people information about whether they may want to download the app too. Thank you!

There & Back turns the journey you already make every day into a thirty-day course of guided meditation, with one short session on your way to work and another on your way home, so the part of the day you usually just try to get through becomes the part that settles you. It's completely free, there's no account to create, and the app never asks for or keeps any of your details. You don't need to find extra time or a quiet room, because the sessions are made for the bus, the train or the walk to the station. Put your headphones in as you set off, press There and let the voice guide you through the journey, then press Back on the way home. When each session ends, you're invited to put your phone away for the rest of the trip and simply notice where you are. While you listen, the screen shows a slow, living landscape that asks nothing of you: a valley that brightens from dawn into morning on the way out, and a sky full of stars under the real phase of tonight's moon on the way back. If you like a little sound beneath the voice, you can add gentle rain that slowly gathers into a distant storm, or a calm ambient tone, each with its own volume. There are no streaks to keep up, no badges to collect, and no notifications unless you decide to set a daily reminder yourself. What's included · Thirty days of guided sessions, one for each direction · Rain and calm soundscapes that sit quietly under the voice · Lock screen and headphone controls · Optional daily reminders · Completely free, with no account and no personal details taken