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Ripple Suicide Prevention Web Browser Extension Saves Lives
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Daily deaths through suicide world wide stands at around 700,000
She designed a website browser extension that pops up on the user's website search results first and boldly displaying support services and a major charity's mental health support line - The Samaritans. The name of this website extension? R;pple. Founder and CEO of the charity organisation, R;pple, is Alice Hendy, who says the aim of her projects is to:
She explains on her website: "I set up R;pple Suicide Prevention to ensure more help and support is given to individuals searching for harmful content online." According to the R;pple website, More than 700,000 people worldwide take their own life each year; and that 3 out of 4 people who take their own life are not in contact with mental health support services. R;pple is simply an interceptive tool designed to present a visual prompt when a person searches for harmful keywords or phrases relating to the topic of self-harm or suicide. R;pple aims to redirect searches for harmful content relating to self-harm and suicide towards free, effective resources – protecting people in crisis when they feel there’s nowhere else to turn to. There are apparently 47 countries supporting R;pple and the installation of both workplace and home computers with the website extension linking to their mental health support services. In the UK, the stats show that R;pple has saved 26 lives so far. To download and install the R;pple website browser extension, please go here and choose the website browsers you use to download and install it. For more information and interview with CEO and founder of R;pple, go to https://www.ripplesuicideprevention.com/ Source: R;pple website
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