Founder of ROY; the free, community-based, nonprofit app that provides an outlet for vulnerable people to seek quick, impartial advice. Hoping to bridge loneliness with real human connection. www.royapp.orgI was inspired to invent ROY during my time working with prisoners who were recently sentenced and often at their most vulnerable. Often they would comment that there was nothing in place that they felt comfortable using when discussing their own mental health issues.After conducting my own research, the statistics surrounding suicide rates in the UK became another great driver behind the design of the app:Data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that 1,413 self-inflicted deaths were recorded in the last three months of 2019, compared with 1,130 in the same period of 2017 – a 25 per cent increase.The rate of UK suicide rose to 10.9% in 2018, and in the last quarter of 2019 hit a 19-year high, at 11.4 deaths per 100,00 people, according to the figures.A recent Samaritans survey of over 250 young people identified loneliness and the stigma of depression as key driving factors for suicidal feelings/actions.I'm hoping that getting this app circulated will be a great precursor to reduced suicide figures, homelessness and crime overall, as well as a bolstered state of wellbeing across all users.ROY has always been a labour of love from the start and completely self-funded. Am now open to partnerships, businesses and organisations to step in and make ROY the best version it can be for others. Please contact me on royappdev@outlook.com if interested. Thanks!