Building resilience through a digital self-help tool
SPARX equips young people with life skills to deal with stressful and negative emotions.
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Designed with young people for young people
SPARX helps young people understand how their thoughts and behaviours influence how they feel, and gives them practical skills to manage these in everyday life.
SPARX helps young people understand how their thoughts and behaviours influence how they feel, and gives them practical skills to manage these in everyday life.
SPARX works
Based on science
SPARX is developed by young people working with clinicians and researchers at the University of Auckland.
Proven, evidence-based support for young people
SPARX uses proven talking therapy techniques in a game-like format. Research shows it helps young people manage stress, anxiety, and low mood.
Feeling overwhelmed? We're here to help.
Sometimes people need more help than SPARX can provide, or they need it more quickly. Speak to someone who understands what you're going through, anytime and anywhere. Just press the 'Need help? Chat with us' button (or the speech bubble if you're on mobile) at the bottom of the screen.
Together, we’re raising up our rangatahi
Stories of success
We talk about the GNATs all the time now: Gloomy, Negative, Automatic Thoughts. It’s something I’ve been trying to get through to my kids for years.
It does definitely help me stop the negative thinking and fix the problems if I’ve had a bad day.
SPARX takes what may seem like really huge and impossible problems and breaks them down for you into small steps you can take – which makes finding a solution seem achievable.
free on all devices
Begin your SPARX journey today!
