AN NHS approved mental wellbeing app has been made free for all during the pandemic to ensure everybody has access to support.

'Thrive: Mental Wellbeing' prevents and screens for mental health conditions and helps to manage your wellbeing.

The app can be downloaded via the NHS apps library, a small collection of free apps accredited and recommended by the NHS, as well as through the App Store, Google Play and the Thrive website. New users require an access code to start using the app, which can be requested through the Thrive website.

Dr Andres Fonseca, CEO and Co-Founder of Thrive, said: “We are committed to supporting as many people as we can and given the current epidemic we want to remind everyone, from all walks of life, that confidential and effective support is there. Regardless of your income you have access to our service from today."

“We hope our NHS frontline staff, our teachers, police officers, firefighters, carers and anyone struggling to cope in these uncertain times will find our app useful. Everyone deserves the right to effective mental health support for a healthy mind.”

He added: “During a time like this it’s okay to feel stressed, anxious and overwhelmed. We are very much behind the NHS staff on the front lines, but there are many heroes that will emerge during this trying time, such as teachers, carers, our police officers and our supermarket workers."

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For more information and to download the app visit: https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/thrive/

Visit to https://thrive.uk.com/nhs.html to obtain your free access code.