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<p class="MsoNormal">This type of app is a bit of a passion of mine, so I have a lot of ideas for you. I’m not sure I would classify Headspace as a “mental health app” as it is mainly focused on mindfulness meditation. Marketing would have you believe it can
help with all things, but that’s not necessarily the case. Don’t get me wrong, I like Headspace for beginners of meditation, but it doesn’t have all the answers the student government may be looking for.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you’re looking for another option, one I like is “MindShift” which is a free app from the Anxiety Disorders Association of British Columbia. It has a much more comprehensive set of tools, and the app is more accessible. It still has
plenty of guided exercises using audio (much like Headspace).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’d like to recommend another app which I have used for years. It’s called SuperBetter, and it is a sort of self-help game. It lets you pick a goal to work on, then users are given simple everyday “Quests” and “Power-Ups” users can complete
which help to build emotional, mental, physical, and social resilience. It all builds up to reaching an “Epic Win,” or successfully reaching your goal. It enables people to be their own hero. I love it, honestly! This app is free to use, and there are multiple
ways to use it. There is a website, and an iOS/Android mobile app. Honestly the Android app needs work, and it’s best to sign up online then log in to the app, everything else works well.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hope this gives you some ideas. There are a lot of apps to help with mental health, but some are more efficacious than others.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Scott Marshall<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 18, 2019 3:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bossley, Peter A. <bossley.5@osu.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> ITAG <cio.itag@lists.btaa.org>; Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) <athen-list@u.washington.edu>; The EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility Community Group Listserv <ITACCESS@listserv.educause.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] [cio.itag] Accessible medetation and mental health application<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Pete - Don't know about accessibility of the app but the one in the same class as Headspace that's frequently mentioned is called Calm.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 1:41 PM Bossley, Peter A. <<a href="mailto:bossley.5@osu.edu">bossley.5@osu.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Our student government has approached us with a desire to procure an application that provides some supports around mental health issues to provide to students on our campuses.
Their initial ask was around <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.headspace.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cneal.sorensen%40mnsu.edu%7Cedd77896f34e4033e2fa08d695e51586%7C5011c7c60ab446ab9ef4fae74a921a7f%7C0%7C1%7C636861208475045541&sdata=M4BD2vS%2BVk9WacUYRpBXEBQg6cHhXF0nVuLliyxO5rM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Is anyone out there using something similar that you know to be accessible that you could share with us?<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">Peter Bossley</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
Director, Digital Accessibility Center<br>
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Student Life Disability Services<br>
950 Lincoln Tower, 1800 Cannon Dr, Columbus, OH 43210<br>
614-688-3028 Office<br>
<a href="mailto:bossley.5@osu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="background:white">bossley.5@osu.edu</span></a>
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