The health checker will be available at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk and so is able to reach many people who need mental health support and are able to care for themselves. Providing the service as an on-line resource has the potential to help break through the stigma often associated with mental illness. The checker can help people with low impact long-term issues or people suffering from first time symptoms of stress, anxiety or depression, perhaps in response to the current economic climate, or stressful periods in their life.