Berlin-based app Aumio is bringing mindfulness to children, delivering coping strategies to aid in emotional regulation. While concerns over children’s mental health increase, apprehension as to the use of tech as a solution persists, leading to divided opinions on its potential benefits.

As parenting becomes an even greater challenge, stress and anxiety levels among caregivers are mounting. Hoping to alleviate these pressures is the ‘Parenting Guide’ self-guided app by Talkspace, which helps provide personal insight and tools that work to destigmatize parenting challenges.

As a mental health crisis mounts Down Under, young people are turning to their smartphones to cope with stress and anxiety. Boasting mindfulness programmes designed for a range of activities and moods, Smiling Mind is helping them instantly address their wellbeing at any time and place.

With more than 44 million adults having a mental health condition and rates of depression and suicide on the rise among younger generations, America’s mental health crisis shows no sign of easing in the near future. How might mobile apps enable people to better manage their wellbeing?