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After losing her brother to suicide, Alice Hendy is launching a new browser plugin to help prevent self harm and suicide
A browser plug in that prompts an automatic pop up when users search for information on self harm or taking their own life is launched in the UK today (10 September) on World Suicide Prevention Day. https://www.iasp.info/wspd2021...
The brainchild of Alice Hendy, who in 2020 lost her brother, Josh, to suicide when he was just 21, the new tool is called R;pple. http://www.ripplesuicidepreven...
Free to download and available now, R;pple provides support and resources for people suffering poor mental health and feeling hopeless.
The pop up comprises a message of hope and signposts to a range of free support resources such as helplines, text services and webchats that are available 24/7 from mental health charities. Explaining the concept, which relates to her own experience, Alice said:
The tool has already been taken up by high profile organisations including Universities UK and Network Rail as a means of providing staff and students with mental health signposting, should they need it. R;pple is available to download now as an extension for Google Chrome with Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Opera and Safari to follow soon.
Alice also plans to roll out the technology as a parental control option and hopes it will be taken up by UK education providers.
More information about R;pple can be found at: www.ripplesuicideprevention.com
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