Comkit.
Designing clearer communication for moments that need care.
An empathic communication toolkit for communities responding to heightened suicide concern.
Context
During and after a period of heightened suicide activity, families, friends, communities, agencies, and representatives often need to communicate under intense emotional pressure. While guidance exists, it can be text-heavy, hard to navigate, and difficult to apply in the moment. That can lead to frustration, communication breakdown, unsafe messaging, and harmful memorialisation.
What I did
I helped shape Comkit as an empathic communication toolkit: a clearer, more digestible way to support people in what to say, what to avoid, and how to communicate during a sensitive and high-stakes period. The work focused on making difficult guidance easier to understand, easier to access, and more useful for people who may be distressed, under pressure, or acting on behalf of others.
Where it landed
Comkit turns complex, emotionally sensitive guidance into a more practical support tool. It helps communities and agencies communicate with greater care, reducing the risk of confusion, unsafe messaging, and avoidable harm.