BoosterBuddy vs BreathingRoom™

BoosterBuddy is a free app designed to help teens and young adults improve their mental health. Manage your personal wellness journey and earn achievements as your sidekick guides you through a series of daily quests designed to establish and sustain positive habits. •Check-in with how you are feeling each day •Use coping skills •Keep track of appointments and medications •Get started on tasks •Follow self-care routines •Increase real-life socialization As of April 30, 2021, Island Health, the entity that created the app, will no longer be able to support BoosterBuddy. With future operating system upgrades over time the app will cease to work. You are welcome to continue to use the app. For other resources to replace BoosterBuddy please visit www.HeretoHelp.bc.ca or talk with your physician or care team.

Feeling down? Stressed? Overwhelmed? If you’re ready to feel better about yourself and your life but aren't sure how, BreathingRoom might just be what you’re looking for. BreathingRoom is an award-winning* program packed with new ideas, videos, stories, meditations, practices and tools to help you feel better. You'll learn healthy ways to cope with challenges, deal with the past, and find what makes you come alive. Chill out with the guided meditations and challenge yourself with the activities – it’s all part of the experience. This 8 topic program offers practical strategies to help you better manage life. It’s for young adults, aged 13-24, who want to strengthen their existing coping strategies and learn new ways to manage symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety. If you’ve got an open mind and the willingness to try something new, BreathingRoom might just be what you need. Get ready to discover the real you! BreathingRoom was developed by The Canadian Institution of Natural and Integrative Medicine (Cinim), a Calgary-based integrative health and research institute and a registered charity cinim.org. This program was made possible by funders and supporters who shared their passion, expertise and resources to develop, test and implement BreathingRoom. *The success of BreathingRoom has led to Cinim being the recipient of the 2014 Lieutenant Governor Circle on Mental Health and Addictions, True Imagination Award for innovation in mental health and addiction.