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Mental Health Resources

A curated list of resources and tools for managing mental health in the software industry

A curated list of awesome articles, websites and resources about mental health in the software industry.

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Applications

MoodpathInteractive, app-based screening, created to recognize symptoms of depression
Nyxo– Open source sleep tracking and sleep coaching app for iOS and Android
SanvelloDaily tools for stress, anxiety, and depression alongside a supportive community. Based on cognitive behavioral therapy & mindfulness meditation
QuirkA GPL Licensed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) app for iOS and Android
Three Good ThingsWrite down three good things in your life every morning
Wake Up TimeCalculates optimal times to wake up based on your body's sleep cycles
we are ANXIO.usA collection of mental health and wellness apps, plus resources
WrabitBuild a daily writing habit while contributing to mental health research

Articles

A Programmers Guide To StressBy Daragh Byrne
Are You More Than Okay: The State Of Mental Health In Tech In 2016By Julia Nguyen
Beating Burnout: A Guide For Supporting Mental Health At WorkBy Almanac Core
Coding, Fast And Slow: Developers And The Psychology Of OverconfidenceBy Dan Milstein
Depression At Work Is Skyrocketing, But It Doesn't Have To Be Your New NormalBy Bev Campling
Developer Depression: Isolation Is The Biggest ProblemBy Lauren Maffeo
Developers: How to Overcome Imposter SyndromeBy Abhishek Pillai
Do Not DisturbBy Joe Bell
Encouraging Wellness in a Remote WorkpalceBy Desi Rottman
For The Developers With Anxiety, And Everyone ElseBy Daine Mawer
How I Beat Impostor Syndrome And Stopped Feeling Like A FakeBy Daragh Byrne
How I Conquered Anxiety And Learned To LOVE CodingBy Joyce Akiko
How I Fought Through Anxiety And Depression To Finish freeCodeCamp's Front End Dev ProgramBy Emily Aamodt
How To Keep Your Mental Health In Check When You Work From HomeBy WeWorkRemotely
How To Move Your Organization From Fear To FearlessnessBy Gustavo Razzetti
How To Prevent Or Recover From Developer BurnoutBy Anastasia
Hunting For A Web Developer Job... With Crushing Anxiety And No Self-EsteemBy James Lave
I Can't Do It All: My Burnout StoryBy Molly Struve
Intro To Meditation For CodersBy Abe Dolinger
It's Okay To Not Be OkayBy Andrew Montagne
It's Time To Talk About Mental Health In The Games IndustryBy Rich Eddy
It's Time To Talk About Mental Illness In Indie DevelopmentBy Jessica Conditt
Mental Self Care For Software Developers And Web DesignersBy B.J. Keeton
Mental Illness In The Web IndustryBy Brandon Gregory
My Mental Health ToolbeltBy Taylor Otwell
On Dealing With Anxiety And Depression As A DeveloperBy Michael Scott Hertzberg
Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety Of Software Engineers Using Virtual Reality Exposure TherapyBy Merve Denizci Nazligul, Murat Yilmaz, Ulas Gulec, Mert Ali Gozcu, Rory V. O'Connor & Paul Clarke
Perfectionism, Anxiety And Learning To Be Kind To YourselfBy Jo Franchetti
Programmer Imposter Syndrome: 6 Ways To Get Over YoursBy Ethan Urie
Recovering From BurnoutBy Kieran Tie
Software Developer Careers Considered HarmfulBy Christian Grobmeier
Sorry, Not Sorry - How To Advocate For Your Mental Health At WorkBy Jessica DiVento
Taming Anxiety And Hacking Your Way Into ProductivityBy André Pena
The Programmer’s Great Clinical DepressionBy Jason Lowenthal
Tips For Dealing With Developer StressBy Rich McLaughlin
Tips To Maintain Your Mental Health As A Software DeveloperBy Steven To
We Need To Talk About Developers And DepressionBy Greg Baugues
What Happens When Software Developers Are (un)HappyBy Daniel Graziotin, Fabian Fagerholm, Xiaofeng Wang & Pekka Abrahamssone
What It's Like Being A Developer With Schizoaffective DisorderBy Fris
What Most Remote Companies Don't Tell You About Remote WorkBy Amir Salihefendic
Why Burnout Is Dangerous And How You Can Recover From It (It's Possible)By Theodora S. Abigail
Why Do Software Developers Suffer From Imposter Syndrome?By Muhammed Rajeef M K

Books

Mental Health In Tech: Guidelines For EmployeesBy OSMI
Mental Health In Tech: Guidelines For Executives And HR ProfessionalsBy OSMI
Mental Health In Tech: Guidelines For Mental Wellness In The WorkplaceBy OSMI

Conferences

Computing And Mental HealthBringing together communities
Anxiety TechLearn how to advocate for mental health at work, how technology can be better designed to support mental health, what technologies are already working to help those who suffer with mental illnesses, and how you or your company can be leaders in this field

Meetups

Mental Health In Tech AucklandOrganized by Navs, Kai L. & Helen D

Organizations

Black Minds MatterA non-profit organisation that aims to empower communities of Black people aged 13- 25, and wants to make more equal and just society for all
Black Therapists RockBlack Therapists Rock (BTR) is an organization committed to increasing awareness of social and psychological challenges impacting vulnerable communities
The Black, African, and Asian Therapy NetworkThe UK’s largest independent organisation to specialise in working psychologically, informed by an understanding of intersectionality, with people who identify as Black, African, South Asian and Caribbean
Brown Sisters SpeakMental Health Peer Support & Advocacy for Women Of Color
Compassionate CodingCompassionate Coding combines the effective practices of agile software development with a focus on empathy and the latest in positive organizational psychology
Everybody Has A BrainEverybody Has A Brain is about creating opportunities for dialogue around personal mental health
Hack Mental HealthThe intersection of mental health and technology
IfMeCommunity for mental health experiences that encourages people to share their personal stories with trusted allies
Mental Health HackersAn Organization that aims at providing support services to those who may be susceptible to related mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, social isolation, eating disorders, etc
Mental Health Knowledge BaseGitHub-based project and website that encourages a diversity of views regarding mental health
MHPromptLet's start a conversation about mental health in tech
OSMIOpen Sourcing Mental Illness is a non-profit, corporation dedicated to raising awareness, educating, and providing resources to support mental wellness in the tech and open source communities
SelfCare.TechA repository of self-care resources for developers & others

Podcasts

Emotional Intelligence And Ethics In TechBy April Wensel in the Happy Porch podcast
Jerk Programmer To Compassionate CoderBy April Wensel in the Ardent Development podcast

Talks

A Conversation About Mental Health In Tech - Distill 2014By Ed Finkler, Greg Baugues, John Dalton & Paddy Foran
Advocating For Mental Health At Work - AnxietyTech 2018By Dr. Jessica DiVento
Anxiety & Calm Technology - AnxietyTech 2018By Amber Case
Authentic Developer - Droidcon Berlin 2018By Anastasia López Dornak
Beyond Burnout: Mental Health And Neurodiversity In Engineering - DevOpsDays Boston 2018By James Meickle
Burnout And Your Meat Computer - Electromagnetic Field 2018By Jessica Rose
Cultivating Compassionate Tech Communities - AnxietyTech 2018By April Wensel
Debugging Our Feelings: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Developers - Peers Conference 2018By Jamie Strachan
Developers And Depression - Codeland NYC 2017By Greg Baugues
Developers, Entrepreneurs And Depression - Business Of Software 2015By Greg Baugues
Emotional Intelligence For Engineers - ngAtlanta 2018By April Wensel
Fight Tech With Tech - AnxietyTech 2018By Pamela Fox
Getting Therapy To Those Who Need It Most - AnxietyTech 2018By Shawn Kernes
Hacking With My Anxiety - AnxietyTech 2018By Bryan Hughes
Hitting The Wall And How To Get Up Again - Tackling Burnout And Strategies For Self Care - PyCon Australia 2016By Jackson Fairchild
Howto: Not Get A Burnout - PowerShell Conference EU 2018By Jeff Wouters
Imposter Syndrome - PyCon Australia 2016By Bianca Gibson
It's Dangerous To Go Alone: Battling The Invisible Monsters In Tech - PyCon 2014By Julie Pagano
It's Darkest Before Dawn: Alcoholism And Addiction In Tech - DjangoCon US 2016By Timothy Allen
Living With Bipolar Disorder As A Software Engineer - AnxietyTech 2018By Jenna Quindica
Looking After Your Mental Health, A Guide For Software Developers - PHP Yorkshire 2018By Mark Railton
Mental Health In Development - PyCon Australia 2016By Eloise Macdonald-Meyer
Modern Mindfulness - Hey! 2016By Joe Bell
Programmers Don't Like People...Or Do They? - Node.js Interactive 2018By April Wensel
Self Care: Avoiding Burnout - AnxietyTech 2018By Shemika Lamare
Stress & Depression, A Taboo In Our Time - GOTO 2017By Gitte Klitgaard
Stronger Than Fear: Mental Health In The Developer Community - ElixirDaze 2017By Ed Finkler
Successful, Accomplished, Depressed: A Talk About Performance, Perfectionism, And Burnout In IT - WeAreDevelopers 2018By Dennis Traub
The Evolution Of VR Therapy - AnxietyTech 2018By Skip Rizzo
The Mental Impact of Tech Interviews - Abstractions II( ) - By Zack Zlotnik
The Never Ending Hack Mental Health In InfoSec Community - Circle City Con 5.0By Danny Akacki
UX Of Wearables In Clinical Treatment For PTSD - AnxietyTech 2018By Ada Ng
VR Mental Health Startup: Idea To Reality - AnxietyTech 2018By Jonathan Sockell
Why We Need Innovation In Mental Health Tech - AnxietyTech 2018By Solome Tibebu

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