At times during our lives things will happen to us that make us feel sad and how this looks can vary from person to person. You might know some friends who become withdrawn or tearful when sad, whereas others might become angry or try to hide how they’re feeling. Usually sadness is something that comes and goes, but sometimes it can hang around longer than we expected.

Sometimes feeling sad can impact your life and make daily tasks difficult, such as lacking motivation, not wanting to be around people and finding it hard to concentrate.

If you want to learn more about feeling sad, here are some apps, websites and downloads that you might find helpful.

  • Young Minds - Depression is the UK's leading charity committed to improving the emotional well-being and mental health of children and young people.
  • Childline - Depression and Feeling Sad is a counselling service for children and young people up to their 19th birthday in the UK provided by the NSPCC
  • Rethink Mental Illness - Depression provides help & support for people affected by mental illness.
  • Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress or struggling to cope.
  • Support Line - Depression offers confidential emotional telephone support in the UK for men, women, children and young adults.
  • MindMate​ - Do you feel very low or extremely sad? helps young people understand the way they are feeling and find the right advice and support.
  • Charlie Waller Trust​ is a charity was established to understand and talk openly about depression and support where young people know how to maintain positive mental health.
  • Heads Above The Waves​ is a not-for-profit charity that supports young people with depression and self-harm.
  • Kooth is an online counselling and emotional well-being platform for children and young people, accessible through mobile, tablet and desktop and free at the point of use.
  • Coping with Stress is a virtual phone app aimed at helping young people cope with stress.

  • MoodGym is an online cognitive behaviour therapy program for depression and anxiety.
  • Happify turns the latest innovations in the science of happiness into activities and games that help you lead a more fulfilling life.
  • What's Up utilises some of the best CBT methods to help you cope with Depression, Anxiety, Anger, Stress and more.
  • MoodKit uses CBT principles to help with low mood and anxiety.
  • Stop Breathe Think allows you to check in with how you’re feeling, and try short activities tuned to your emotions.
  • Cove lets you create music to reflect emotions like joy, sadness and anger to help express how you feel.
  • MeeTwo is a free fully moderated app for young people, which provides peer support, expert help, inbuilt educational and creative resources.
  • Check In helps take the fear out of having a conversation with a friend who might be struggling.
  • 1 Giant Mind is an app is for anyone who wants to feel less stressed, calmer and more present and experience greater health and well-being.
  • Think Ninja is an app from Healios, helps young people aged 11 to 17 years old with their mental health, emotional well-being and resilience and is being made available for free during the Coronavirus crisis.
  • Feeling Good Teen uses short audio tracks to help let go of worry, improve sleep, develop self-esteem, resilience and goal focused motivation. Access is free at the moment:
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