Protect your colleagues from harmful <online searches>
50%
50% rise in the number of searches for suicide methods since 2019.
1st
Number one leading cause of death for people in the UK aged 20 - 34 is suicide.
650
At least 650 suicides each year due to pressure at work.
90
Every 90 minutes, a person is lost to suicide.
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Easy to install - protection when it’s needed most
R;pple is an interceptive tool designed to present a visual prompt when a person searches for harmful keywords or phrases relating to the topic of self-harm or suicide. These phrases include any words or terminology which have been identified as displaying potentially damaging online content.
It works without making your IT systems vulnerable to attack or collecting data on your organisation.
Integrating R;pple into your business will not only contribute to saving lives but also create positive changes in the way mental health is seen, talked about, and treated within your workplace and beyond.
Digital crisis intervention
Safeguard individuals experiencing mental health struggles at a time when they are most vulnerable.
Additional protection
Complement and enhance your existing wellbeing program, creating a safety net.
Privacy and security-first
Cyber Essentials certified. Does not collect, monitor or track any personally identifiable information.
Easy to install
On managed machines as a browser extension; on Wi-Fi networks to protect all devices and buildings. Support for IT teams in testing, pilots and roll outs.
Tech for good
Subscription fees help us keep the browser extension free for families and educators.
Trusted by your peers
Over 140 institutions have already adopted R;pple, including NHS trusts and county councils.
Simple. Safe. Secure.
Your deployment options
R;pple Browser Extension
Protect desktop machines managed by your organisation – anytime, anywhere.
Any operating system
Most popular desktop browsers
Various deployment options
Subscription model – annual or multi-year
Options for tailored content bespoke to your organisation
R;pple Wifi Solution
Extended protection to any device connected to your organisation’s Wi-Fi network.
Any device and operating system
Easy 5-minute configuration
Subscription model – annual or multi-year
Options for tailored content bespoke to your organisation
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Beth Anderson, Revolution Bars Group
Kenny Brown, West Ham United
Alicia Nagar, MHFA England
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For questions about the R;pple tool and wider R;pple work
R;pple cannot report on data within your organisation. The purpose of the R;pple tool is to provide crisis intervention and immediate signposting to mental health support. This is where and when the person seeing these details, decides whether to follow that redirection, a personal choice.
We have thought long and hard about the possibility of collecting data analysis within organisations who have deployed R;pple. After careful consideration, we have come to the decision not to develop versions of R;pple which could report analysis for a specific company or organisation. The reasons for this decision include the following:
- Sensitivity - self-harm and suicidal ideation is a very sensitive subject. Reporting back on someone’s search history may have an adverse effect on the individual who is experiencing mental health crisis.
- Data Protection – feedback from our users, lived experience panels and clinicians has shown a strong preference for data protection, meaning we should not gain any access to information that could identify a person or their intentions.
- Personal Choice – R;pple provides an interception when an individual is conducting harmful online searches. Is it down to the individual as to whether they choose to utilise the support offered by R;pple or continue their search. We are not able to block people from accessing content outright, but we can provide support to individuals at their most vulnerable point in the hope they choose to utilise it.
Customer data is something we actively seek to avoid, at every turn. Our mission is to get R;pple onto as many machines as possible and to provide a vital safety net of support if somebody is researching a way to end their own life.
- Please let us know how many machines you will be deploying R;pple onto
- Please let us know what browser you will be deploying R;pple onto
- Please let us know what email address to invoice to Please liaise with your IT department to deploy the extension en masse.
There are three primary ways to get the extension onto managed machines:
- GPO (Group Policy Object)- You can force install a browser extension on Chrome and on edge using this method
- Force installs through browser management. Both Google workspace and Microsoft 365 have methods for this
- Using a third-party management tool (of which there are many – if your organisation does not use one, this is not an option to consider)
Have a look on our website under ‘The Communications’ to think about how, when and if you’d like to publicise our partnership and the positive step you’re taking to protect your colleagues wellbeing and mental health.
R;pple is not able to determine any organisational or individual identifiable data from the metrics that are collected. However, we can provide very high-level organisational information in the sense that we could tell you how many times R;pple has been ‘activated’ within your region.
R;pple for the browser is very lightweight and causes no measurable resource utilisation
If our IT systems already block harmful content, how does R;pple interact with this?
Browser Extension - R;pple for the browser compliments network level content filtering. Because it is installed on the end point it can detect harmful web searches one step before network level equipment can. There is no reason why the browser extensions cannot be used with a network filtering service at the same time.
Yes. We have a snooze functionality within the R;pple tool that enables the tool to be 'switched off' for certain users if they are required to conduct online searches relating to self-harm and suicide for legitimate reasons. This functionality is available on a case by case basis and can be requested by emailing info@ripplesuicideprevention.com.
This is at the discretion of the organisation. Each organisation can choose to inform their colleagues about the deployment of R;pple or be discreet about the installation and ensure the tool sits in the background.
Incorrect – someone who is experiencing a mental health crisis will not be thinking about what device they are searching on, as to them, they won’t be here to experience the consequences. Our data and analytics demonstrate that, sadly, harmful searches of this nature are conducted at home, at work and on the move.