But Newlun said she thinks young people’s involvement in the conversation on how to prevent suicide is a step in the right direction. She said it was humbling to be on Megyn Kelly Today to advocate for all youth in the United States. She said they weren’t given much information on what Kelly would ask or how long they would be filmed.

“It was mostly nerve-wracking, but it also felt like we were doing something important,” she said.

Although the app is fairly new, Newlun said she thinks it will connect students to important resources in the community.

Zimmerman developed #LetsTalk to put resources for suicide prevention in the hands of students. She asked students to help come up with content and promote #LetsTalk. The app has information on the warning signs of suicide, contact numbers, a calendar of events and for Great Falls users, a list of safe spaces. On the safe spaces tab, users can see different organizations on a map of Great Falls such as the police department and Big Brothers Big Sisters. Any business or organization can complete a form on the app to become a safe space.

On Kelly’s show, part of Montana’s high rate of suicide was attributed to access to firearms, alcohol and and a social stigma that keeps people from seeking help.