CBS News May 2, 2022
Jeff Wagner

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Feeling stressed or anxious? There’s an app for that. Literally, thousands of apps can be downloaded to help.

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we wanted to know: What are the benefits of mental health apps? And where do they come up short? Good Question. Jeff Wagner explains how just a few minutes a day can make a difference.

Type in mental health in your phone’s app store and there’s no shortage of options. Liz Bruno downloaded Headspace.

“Just wanted to find ways to, you know, meditate, relax, destress,” Bruno said.

Dr. Tom Insel is the former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, and author of “Healing: Our Path From Mental Illness To Mental Health.”

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