The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, with a donation from producer James L. Brooks, runs The Lifeline Gallery, a powerful virtual space where suicide survivors, attempt survivors, and suicide prevention supporters can share their stories. There are three categories from which users may choose: Loss, Turning Points, and Helpers. Basically, you can create an animated avatar that looks like you (or not), then record your two-minute message by phone. The website instantly links your message to your avatar’s lips, and then you can save your story in the gallery.
“If you can’t [talk about suicide], maybe your avatar can,” says Christopher Gandin Le, co-creator of the Lifeline Gallery… “The Gallery offers a safe platform for people who have traditionally stayed silent about suicide and mental health.”
"These personal stories are deeply affecting, as are the faces in the Gallery who tell them. When, in our daily lives, are we encouraged to talk about something so personal, yet so unfortunately common, as suicide? I love that this Gallery harnesses the semi-anonymity of the internet so that people can create an avatar who will tell their story online." - Jennifer Gandin Le
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