Want to help someone else?
GLASS EMPTY is a simple signal that says: I'm not okay. I need someone to talk to.
WHEN THE WORDS ARE TOO HARD TO SAY, THEY CAN USE THE SIGNAL AND YOU CAN HELP.
Suicide prevention starts with a conversation.
GLASS EMPTY is a simple signal that says: I'm not okay. I need someone to talk to.
WHEN THE WORDS ARE TOO HARD TO SAY, THEY CAN USE THE SIGNAL AND YOU CAN HELP.
Suicide prevention starts with a conversation.
Sometimes people don't know how to say they're struggling.
GLASS EMPTY gives them a simple way to let someone know.
What happens when someone uses the signal?
Signal. Notice. Ask. Stay.
SIGNAL.
Someone displays the GLASS EMPTY Signal.
NOTICE.
Someone nearby notices what it means.
ASK.
They check in: "Are you okay?"
STAY.
They listen, connect and encourage appropriate support, when necessary.
Someone displays the GLASS EMPTY Signal.
NOTICE.
Someone nearby notices what it means.
ASK.
They check in: "Are you okay?"
STAY.
They listen, connect and encourage appropriate support, when necessary.
It's about the people, not the glass.
The glass is only the signal. The people are the solution.
GLASS EMPTY is designed to encourage human connection, conversation and community support.
It is not designed to be a crisis counseling or medical service offering clinical treatment.
GLASS EMPTY is designed to encourage human connection, conversation and community support.
It is not designed to be a crisis counseling or medical service offering clinical treatment.
You Are the Medicine
The GLASS EMPTY Story
A personal story of suicide distress, community, connection and the simple idea that became GLASS EMPTY.
The GLASS EMPTY Story
A personal story of suicide distress, community, connection and the simple idea that became GLASS EMPTY.
Meet the people behind the signal.
The Whisperer Team helps create communities where people feel more comfortable noticing, asking and listening.
WHERE CAN GLASS EMPTY BE USED?
Pubs, clubs, cafes, bars, breweries and community spaces.
Why GLASS EMPTY EXISTS.
One idea. One signal. One conversation at a time.
A conversation can save a life. One did for GLASS EMPTY founder Jono Hart. So he created a signal, education and a community to help others.
THE EVIDENCE SO FAR.
Download our Aldinga Case Study: find out how we started the initiative in South Australia, see who got involved and find out what the locals are saying about it. View our Media page.
I WANT TO HELP.
GLASS EMPTY is a community awareness and peer-support initiative. It is not a crisis counseling or clinical treatment service.
NEED HELP NOW?
Why the GLASS EMPTY Signal matters.
T E S T I M O N I A L S
"A great addition to the prevention cause." Tammie Horton, mental health advocate for Mental Health Foundation Australia
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GLASS EMPTY & The Whisperer Team is focused on community awareness and peer support training. We encourage community connection and peer conversations. Checking in, encouraging professional help with referrals and awareness. The Whisperer Team is not a crisis counselling or medical service offering clinical treatment. If someone is at immediate risk contact emergency services (ambulance) or Lifeline or click here to find a suitable alternative.
