Black Box Project

The Black Box Project, established by Stop Soldier Suicide, is a secure research initiative that partners with suicide-loss survivors to learn from digital devices left behind. Families who choose to participate temporarily loan smartphones, tablets, or other personal devices so the data they hold can be analyzed with care and respect.

While this groundbreaking initiative was established by Stop Soldier Suicide, it is important to note that the program includes devices from individuals with all lived experiences – not only those with military affiliation.

Families do this because these devices can hold insight into moments of struggle and crisis that are often lost. When many families’ experiences are brought together, they help identify shared patterns that were not visible before. These collective insights are supported through a carefully designed platform that allows learning to be shared responsibly across the suicide prevention field—informing research, care, and prevention efforts aimed at saving lives.

For many families, participation is a way to honor their loved one’s life by helping protect others in the future. If you’d like to learn more about the Black Box Project and whether participation may be right for you, the first step is an exploratory phone call or Zoom conversation. We’ll share details, answer questions, and give you space to decide what feels right.

To learn more about this project, visit: bbxproject.org

To schedule an introductory conversation, visit: stopsoldiersuicide-org.zoom.us/zbook/kimbartlett-msw