The Stay Alive App

Grassroots Suicide Prevention has designed ‘Stay Alive' to provide information to help you feel safe and to supply useful resources. This app can be used if you are having thoughts of suicide, if you are concerned about someone or if you simply want to learn more. The design of the app is very clearly structured and it gives straightforward guidance on how to use it, with the option of a tour of the app when you first open it up. 

At the top is a section on ‘Finding Help Now,’ which gives resources on where to find Urgent, Local, International and Online help. There is also a clear section on resources for people who are worried about somebody else or if there is someone at risk in public, with guidance, potential warning sides, tips on what you should and shouldn’t say and more. Moreover, there is a category on counselling and how it can help whilst providing resources on where you can find it and get started. We love this section of the app as at Suicide&Co we strongly believe in the power of counselling. 

‘Stay Alive,’ also provides a positive message and gives comfort for those who need help. The ‘My Stay Alive,’ section is clear and easy to use with tools such as ‘Lifebox,’ which lets you store inspiring photos to look at and the ‘Reasons for Living,’ which allows you to select your reasons for staying alive and create your own. This section also gives ‘Breathing Exercises,’ and a ‘Wellness Plan’ section that provides a plan for your recovery with positive thoughts, inspirations and ideas which can help to create a positive outlook for the future and reminds you of things to look forward to, highlighting the importance of wellness and self-care.

There are many other tools within the app that provide support and help to reduce the stigma surrounding suicide. ‘Stay Alive,’ is free and downloadable for anybody to use and also gives the option of creating a profile so that you are able to sync the app across your devices.