Connect & Support UK

You don’t have to do this alone.

A free UK app for the harder days and the quieter ones — built by Play Northwest CIC. No ads. No trackers. Free forever.

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Free, forever

All crisis features are free for everyone, no sign-up required.

24/7 one-tap UK crisis helplines — Samaritans (116 123), NHS 111 (press 2 for mental health), Shout (text 85258), Papyrus HOPELINE247, 999

Stay With Me — a low-sensory guided wait through panic and overwhelm, with optional ambient sound

5 evidence-based breathing patterns (Physiological Sigh, 4-7-8, Box, Coherent, Calm)

6 grounding techniques for panic, anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks and feeling unreal

20 long-form calming sounds — rain, ocean, fireplace, gong, Tibetan bowl, hand pan and more

Over 50 evidence-based skills from CBT, DBT, ACT, MBSR and trauma-informed practice — each cited to its clinical source

Stanley-Brown Safety Plan — the NHS-recognised, printable suicide-safety planning tool

ACE + Resilience self-check — a private, on-device screening with UK referral routes

Midnight Panic — a free guided sleep routine for waking at 3am

Wellbeing Passport — your private “who I am, what helps me” record to share with a clinician or carer

Journal and mood check-ins with emotional-vocabulary chips and contributor tags — stored only on your device

Pattern noticing — gentle observations across your check-ins and sleep diary, computed on your device

UK-wide service finder — 600+ NHS, charity and community services, with a map and search anywhere in the UK

Works offline — install to your home screen, no app store needed

Full accessibility — screen reader, voice control and large-text support

No ads. No trackers. No account required for crisis features

On-device data storage with one-tap export and delete

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Try Premium free for 7 days. Support our community wellbeing work and unlock deeper tools for ongoing self-care. Cancel anytime — no charge if you cancel during the trial.

Sleep School — an 8-week programme modelled on NHS CBT-I, with the first 3 days free to preview

12 guided Sound Healing Journeys — for recovery, sleep, mornings, grief and difficult evenings

Sleep routines — Wind-Down and Sleep Reset (Midnight Panic stays free)

Soundscape Mixer — layer up to 3 sounds and save your own named mixes

Sleep timer — gently fade any sound to silence at 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes

Pattern noticing, deeper layer — trigger and vocabulary patterns across your check-ins

Clinician Letterbox — one-tap PDF of your Safety Plan, Wellbeing Passport and 4-week mood summary to your GP or therapist

Personal Session Presets — save your Stay With Me sessions and Soundscape mixes as one-tap launchers

A few deeper therapeutic skills (the rest of the 50+ skill library stays free)

Connect & Support UK is run by Play North West CIC — a Community Interest Company, not a tech startup. Your Premium pays for the version of this app that someone in crisis will open tonight. You’re not unlocking yourself — you’re paying it forward.

Monthly

£2.99/ month

7-day free trial · Cancel anytime

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Yearly

£25/ year

7-day free trial · That’s £2.08/month

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Payments processed securely by Stripe. Subscriptions fund free community workshops delivered by Play Northwest CIC across Merseyside.

How we keep you safe

The app was designed with safety, privacy and dignity at the centre.

No account needed for crisis
Call or text helplines, breathe, ground or use the service finder without signing in.

Your data stays on your device
Wellbeing notes and journaling are stored locally by default — we don’t see them.

Why we built this

Play Northwest CIC uses music to open a door to mental wellbeing for people excluded from traditional services. The app gives you the same scaffolding we use in our in-person programmes — the NHS 5 Steps to Mental Wellbeing — in a form you can carry in your pocket.

All crisis features are free, forever. The Premium tier funds our free community workshops in Merseyside, so every paying subscriber directly supports someone who can’t pay.

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Coming soon

WorkPathway UK

Your path to work starts here.

A new free platform from Play Northwest CIC for 16–24s — and career changers of any age. Find apprenticeships, jobs and training near you, build a brilliant CV, and get career guidance that meets you where you are. No experience needed. No catch.

What’s inside

AI Career Coach

Talk through what you enjoy and get realistic UK career ideas and a plan.

AI CV Builder

Build a professional, ATS-friendly CV step by step — and download it as a PDF.

Interview Practice

Practise real interview questions and get kind, useful feedback.

Local Job Finder

Find jobs, apprenticeships, placements and volunteering near you.

Skills Gap Analysis

See exactly what to learn to reach the role you want — and how long it takes.

Apprenticeship Hub

Understand apprenticeships, pay and how to apply with confidence.

Free to use · Professional CV templates · GDPR-compliant · Set up in about 2 minutes. Plus features (AI CV writing & interview feedback) are free when you’re referred by a college, council or charity.

Launching soon. Leave your email and we’ll tell you the moment it’s live.

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