Launch HN: Koko (YC W22 Nonprofit) – Online Suicide Prevention Kit
Hi! My name is Rob and I’m working with my cofounder Kareem on Koko ( https://www.kokocares.org ). We’re a nonprofit that provides free digital mental health services to millions of people struggling online — particularly adolescents. Today, we are launching our Online Suicide Prevention Kit ( https://www.kokocares.org/suicide-prevention-toolkit ). The goal is to help social networks and online communities better support at-risk individuals on their platforms. Many social platforms have built-in lists of keywords that detect mental health-related search terms (e.g., “self-harm” or “depression”). There is already an established practice to suppress content or surface disclaimers for such searches. Search “suicide” on most platforms and you’ll at least get shown a 1-800 number. But there are a few problems with this. The keyword lists always have glaring omissions.
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Hi! My name is Rob and I’m working with my cofounder Kareem on Koko ( https://www.kokocares.org ). We’re a nonprofit that provides free digital mental health services to millions of people struggling online — particularly adolescents. Today, we are launching our Online
- Kind
- startup
- Status
- Shut down
- Inventor
- robertrmorris
- Ended
- 2022
- Source
- hackernews