We have recently been made aware of a small number of users of the Android version of Calm Harm who are experiencing app crashes due to technical issues outside of our control.
We are urgently endeavouring to fix this and apologise for any distress this may cause our users.
In an emergency, please call 111 or 999 if in the UK (please contact relevant emergency number if abroad).
Alternatively, see here for additional sources of support: https://stem4.org.uk/further-advice/
Calm Harm is an award-winning app funded by teenage mental health charity stem4, to help manage the urge to self-harm. It was developed by Clinical Psychologist Dr. Nihara Krause MBE, in collaboration with young people and uses principles from an evidence-based psychological treatment called Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
The urge to self-harm is like a wave. It feels the most powerful when you start wanting to do it.
Learn to ride the wave with the Calm Harm app by choosing activities from these categories:
Comfort, Distract, Express Yourself, Release, and Random.
There is also a breathing exercise to help you be mindful and stay in the moment, regulate difficult emotions, and reduce tension.
When you ride the wave, the urge to self-harm will fade.
The Calm Harm app provides some immediate activities and techniques to help you break the cycle of self-harm behaviour and explore underlying trigger factors; the app supports you in building a ‘safety net’ of helpful thoughts, behaviours, and access to supportive people, as well as providing the opportunity to journal and self-reflect. The Calm Harm app also signposts to help.
The app is private, anonymous, and safe.
Please note that the Calm Harm app is not a substitute for the assessment and individualised treatment by a health or mental health professional.
Our app is for young people over the age of 13.
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