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Black Dog Institute

DepressionAnxietyStressSleep

Provider
An independent, non-profit medical research institute located within the Prince of Wales Hospital campus and affiliated with UNSW Australia (the University of New South Wales).
Country
Australia
Pricing
Free. The myCompass program is free.
Languages
English
Guidance
myCompass is unguided; you complete the activities entirely on your own, without access to coaches or therapists.
Platform
Web-based, accessible on smartphone, tablet, or computer; there is no dedicated mobile app.
Official website
blackdoginstitute.org.au

Black Dog Institute offers myCompass, a free unguided program with 14 online learning activities that deliver evidence-based psychological techniques such as CBT. It includes mood tracking of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours across depression, anxiety, stress, and sleep, with graphical feedback to help recognise patterns and triggers that affect mental health.

Signing up requires an Australian-format postal code (four digits), although the terms of use do not state that myCompass is exclusively for Australian residents.

Programs

  • myCompass: 14 online learning activities plus mood tracking for depression, anxiety, stress, and sleep.

Evidence

Efficacy has been evaluated in a randomized controlled trial.

  • Randomized controlled trial (2013): Impact of a Mobile Phone and Web Program on Symptom and Functional Outcomes for People with Mild-To-Moderate Depression, Anxiety and Stress: A Randomised Controlled Trial, N = 720. link

Mental health experts were involved in the development of the program.

This directory is information, not medical advice, and not a recommendation for your situation. Some are regulated health products, and some ask for a prescription or a referral. Availability, pricing and coverage change, so check the provider's website, and speak with a qualified health professional about what suits you.