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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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A young woman who lost her brother to suicide, decided that such tragedy should be prevented from happening to others, and given that many desperate people look to the internet for advice on suicide and how to kill themselves; this is where a preventative tool can play a major role in saving lives.
Discretely intercept harmful searches e.g. 