Story

After the success of last two 24 hour charity streams for Ripple Suicide Prevention, I'm back, to do it all over again. Bigger and Better than previous streams!

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 1.9 million times, (free for schools, colleges, universities, parents, carers and charities – subscription fee required from businesses only)

• Businesses who have already installed R;pple include KPMG, PwC, The FA, Revolution Bars and RPC Law.

• Universities who have already installed R;pple for free include Durham University, Hartpury University, University of Bath, University of Greenwich.

• Interceptions - R;pple has intercepted over 46,341 genuine harmful online searches.

• Lives Saved - Although we do not collect any personally identifiable information, 30 individuals have approached us to inform us that R;pple has saved their life.

• R;pple has won 32 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