Why we need to talk about suicide

Suicide is not a topic that I’d ever planned on tackling in Wellness Unwrapped - but I honestly believe this is the most important and urgent conversation that I’ve shared to date.
Internet searches for how to kill yourself are soaring during this pandemic - and our young people are particularly at risk.
My guest on episode 35 of Wellness Unwrapped is Alice Hendy. Alice’s brother, Josh took his own life on 25th November 2020. He was 21 years old.
Following Josh’s death, Alice has made it her mission to ensure that more support is given to individuals in mental health crisis who are searching for harmful content online.
She has leveraged her expertise in IT and cyber security to create Ripple Suicide Prevention. Through Ripple, someone in the depths of despair will be urged to seek the mental health support that they deserve and need, in a way that works best for them.
Listen to the full conversation here:
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You can find out more about Alice's work here, plus how to contact her and how to help with crowdfunding.
www.ripplesuicideprevention.com
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Please do support Alice by following her on her social media pages:
Facebook:
/ ripplesuicideprevention
Twitter:
/ rippletools
Instagram:
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Linkedin:
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Here is a leaflet which Alice has produced to help parents protect their kids from some of the dangers that are now horrifyingly common online.
www.ripplesuicideprevention.c...
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