After the success of last years' 24 hour charity stream for Ripple Suicide Prevention, I'm back, to do it all over again.

Beating £2,700 is the goal!

Background

Alice Hendy lost her only sibling, her brother Josh, on 25th November 2020 to suicide at 21 years old. Josh had been researching techniques to take his own life via harmful internet searches.

To ensure more help and support is given to individuals searching for harmful content online, Alice set up R;pple Suicide Prevention Charity.

R;pple is a digital tool, which if a user searches for harmful content online, they will first be guided through a filter of breathing exercises and then very simple, uncluttered and calmly presented strategies and forums, help lines and mental health services they can access both now and longer term: accompanied with messages of hope and encouragement to keep safe.

The Impact

• Downloads - To date, R;pple has been downloaded over 950,000 times, (free for schools, colleges, universities, parents, carers and charities – subscription fee required from businesses only)

• Businesses who have already installed R;pple include West Ham United FC, RPC Law, QBE Insurance, Lockton Insurance, Manchester Airport and Save the Children.

• Universities who have already installed R;pple for free include University of Wolverhampton, Portsmouth, Reading, De Montford, Greenwich, Exeter, Keele, Northampton and many more.

• Interceptions - R;pple has intercepted over 5,750 genuine harmful online searches.

• Lives Saved - Although we do not collect any personally identifiable information, 24 individuals have approached us to inform us that R;pple has saved their life.

• R;pple has won 25 awards in the mental health and innovation space.

Useful Links

• FAQs - https://www.ripplesuicideprevention.com/frequently-asked-questions

• Explainer videos & R;pple Demo - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkMnjdhmfJLD-LBqkP10QQg/videos

https://www.ripplesuicideprevention.com/

https://www.instagram.com/ripplesuicideprevention/

https://www.facebook.com/Ripplesuicideprevention/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/ripple-suicide-prevention-charity

Your donations to this charity will ensure this extension can be improved, and implemented onto ALL web browsers, including those on mobile phones (where most internet searches come from under 20’s) worldwide.

This is something that hits *extremely* close to home for me, so it’s a charity I definitely want to get behind. Any donations made before, during, or after the stream will be greatly appreciated