{"id":20898,"date":"2024-03-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ripplesuicideprevention.com\/uncategorised\/webinar-the-missing-piece-in-online-safeguarding\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T16:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:34:49","slug":"webinar-the-missing-piece-in-online-safeguarding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ripplesuicideprevention.com\/en\/blog\/articles\/webinar-the-missing-piece-in-online-safeguarding\/","title":{"rendered":"[Webinar] The Missing Piece in Online Safeguarding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\"><em id=\"\">Join us for a live webinar as we discuss the risks of online content relating to self-harm and suicide, and the proactive measures education institutions can take to better protect students in crisis. <\/em><\/strong><\/h5><p id=\"\"><strong id=\"\"><br>The Missing Piece in Online Safeguarding: Suicide Prevention<\/strong><\/p><p id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Date and time: <\/strong><br>Wednesday, April 17th | 11:00 AM<\/p><p id=\"\">\u200d<strong id=\"\">Who should attend:<\/strong><br>Directors of Student Services\/Wellbeing Services, VPs Education and Student Experience, Designated Safeguarding Leads, Directors and Heads Student Support<strong id=\"\"><br><br>Why attend?<br><br>The Hidden Danger<\/strong><\/p><p id=\"\">With suicide being the leading cause of death for people under 35 in the UK (ONS), educators are under increased pressure to stop the deadly toll. Far too often, though, safeguarding measures fall short in addressing suicide's covert ally - online content relating to self-harm and suicide. <\/p><p id=\"\">Research show that over 20% of young people who lost their life to suicide had suicide-related online searches (University of Manchester). While blocking access to harmful content is widely adopted as a safeguarding measure, it is just a fraction of the solution when it comes to suicide prevention. What is crucial is signposting students towards the support they desperately need during their moments of vulnerability.<br><br><strong id=\"\">Closing the Gap<\/strong><\/p><p id=\"\">Discover how Ripple, a digital crisis intervention tool used free of charge by over 100 UK schools, universities, and colleges, can help you:<\/p><ul id=\"\"><li id=\"\">Create a safety net for vulnerable students online<\/li><li id=\"\">Signpost them towards vital support resources <\/li><li id=\"\">Reduce student suicide<\/li><\/ul><p id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Speakers:<\/strong>\u200d<\/p><ul id=\"\"><li id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Sam Smith, <\/strong>Education Advocate &amp; Development Manager, Ripple Suicide Prevention Charity (Extensive experience in safeguarding and mental health advocacy)<\/li><li id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Craig Butler<\/strong>, Network Integration Officer, Ripple Suicide Prevention Charity (12 years of EdTech experience, specializing in safeguarding technology)<br>\u200d<\/li><\/ul><p id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Don't miss out. <\/strong><a id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/meeting.zoho.eu\/meeting\/register?sessionId=1274985023\" target=\"_blank\"><strong id=\"\">Register and secure your free spot today!<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p id=\"\">\u200d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for a live webinar as we discuss the risks of online content relating to self-harm and suicide, and the proactive measures education institutions can take to better protect students in crisis. The Missing Piece in Online Safeguarding: Suicide Prevention Date and time: Wednesday, April 17th | 11:00 AM \u200dWho should attend:Directors of Student [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1231],"tags":[],"audience":[],"class_list":["post-20898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>[Webinar] The Missing Piece in Online Safeguarding - Ripple Crisis Intervention | Suicide Prevention &amp; Mental Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the missing piece in online safeguarding. 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