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Research & Proof
Human-to-human contact protects — at no cost.
"What we know to be true: community connection is one of the most powerful protective factors for suicide prevention"
Your Messages Matter
Your messages guided by our words are particularly powerful because they come from you and not from somebody more distant.
Suicide Prevention Australia (2025)
In October 2025, Suicide Prevention Australia stated that community connection is a key protective factor.
Global Research Review (2024)
A 2024 global review by Professor Darvishi and colleagues analysed nearly 700,000 people across 118 major studies and found that social connection reduced suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, suicide attempts, and deaths by suicide.
U.S. CDC Strategy (2024)
In 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) identified community involvement as the first strategy in a new approach to suicide prevention.
Medical Research
Medical research shows that connection with other people helps prevent suicidal thoughts from becoming suicidal actions (Klonsky & May, 2015).
Building a Safety Net
Every supportive message from friends, family members, and work colleagues adds to a mental safety net protecting the person at risk.
The more messages sent, and the more people involved, the stronger and more effective this safety net becomes.
Wider Impact
If widely known, this approach can reduce demand on crisis lines, ambulance call-outs, emergency department visits, and hospital admissions related to suicidal distress.