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The Ripple Effect: How R;pple Suicide Prevention Technology is Saving Lives

September 16, 2025 • Netsweeper • Episode 26

R;pple: A Digital Suicide Prevention Tool Offering Hope in Moments of Crisis

Suicide prevention is one of the most urgent challenges of our time, and technology is beginning to play a critical role in offering hope when it matters most. In this episode of Inside the Sweep, we revisit a powerful conversation with Alice Hendy, founder of R;pple Suicide Prevention, a digital tool created in memory of her brother Josh. R;pple is designed to intervene at the exact moment someone may be searching for harmful content online—offering not instructions to give up, but a lifeline toward help and healing.

Alice joins host John Robb to share R;pple’s journey since its early days, the partnerships making real impact, and the evolving role of technology and AI in suicide prevention. This is a conversation about resilience, innovation, and above all, the reminder that there is always hope.