Ripple Suicide Prevention has been named Best Suicide Prevention Charity 2026 UK and received the GHP Digital Crisis Intervention Excellence Award 2026 at the GHP Mental Health Awards 2026.
Run by Global Health & Pharma, the awards recognise excellence, compassion, and innovation across mental health services worldwide. Winners are selected through an independent, merit-based process and assessed on measurable impact.
Founded in 2021 by Alice Hendy MBE, following the death of her brother Josh to suicide, Ripple Suicide Prevention provides digital crisis intervention technology that intercepts harmful online searches related to suicide and self-harm and redirects people to immediate mental health support.
The life-saving technology is free to individuals, families, schools, colleges, universities and charities globally. It is currently protecting close to two million people and has intercepted over 110,000 harmful online searches.
“Too many people are still reaching a crisis point online without any safeguards in place. We built our crisis intervention technology to change that.
“We are continuing to advance our technology and make it available to more people in more places - because every harmful search is a chance for a life-saving intervention.
“We are grateful to GHP for this award, and to everyone who has supported our journey so far” - said Alice Hendy MBE, Founder and CEO, Ripple Suicide Prevention.
The GHP award adds to a growing record of recognition for the charity’s work. In 2025, Ripple Suicide Prevention received the King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation, joined The Royal Foundation’s National Suicide Prevention Network, and won the Centre for Social Justice Award, accepted from England football manager Sir Gareth Southgate at a ceremony in the Houses of Parliament.
The charity’s impact in the education sector continues to grow, with Ripple BrowserShield now protecting students across more than 600 educational institutions in the UK and internationally, including the University of Reading, University of Portsmouth, Toronto District School Board, Glasgow Kelvin College, and the Royal College of Art, helping ensure that young people are met with support at critical moments online.
The life-saving technology is also available to workplaces and public sector organisations on a subscription basis through Ripple For Business, strengthening workplace safety and mental health support through proactive digital intervention at the moment of crisis.
