When a Man Is Dying detection system #12

Timmy · 2026-04-05T21:20:42Z

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2026-04-05 21:20:42 +00:00

Despair/Suicide Detection System

Standalone detection module that parses incoming text for despair and suicide indicators.

Tier Classification

Tier	Signal
LOW	General sadness, stress, difficult times
MEDIUM	Hopelessness, isolation, worthlessness
HIGH	Active despair, mentions of death, feeling trapped
CRITICAL	Explicit intent, plan, imminent self-harm

Structured Response

Returns: {level, indicators, recommended_action}

CRITICAL Recommended Action

Interrupt conversation immediately
Ask "Are you safe right now?"
Provide 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (call or text)
Provide Crisis Text Line (text HOME to 741741)
Stay present — Do not disconnect
Redirect to professional help

Files Created

dying_detection/__init__.py — Full detection engine with 60+ regex patterns across 4 tiers

Integration

Designed to work with crisis/ module from PR #4. Falls back to internal pattern engine when crisis/ is not available. All tests pass with clean tier classification.

## Despair/Suicide Detection System Standalone detection module that parses incoming text for despair and suicide indicators. ### Tier Classification | Tier | Signal | |------|--------| | LOW | General sadness, stress, difficult times | | MEDIUM | Hopelessness, isolation, worthlessness | | HIGH | Active despair, mentions of death, feeling trapped | | CRITICAL | Explicit intent, plan, imminent self-harm | ### Structured Response Returns: `{level, indicators, recommended_action}` ### CRITICAL Recommended Action - **Interrupt** conversation immediately - **Ask** "Are you safe right now?" - **Provide 988** Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (call or text) - **Provide Crisis Text Line** (text HOME to 741741) - **Stay present** — Do not disconnect - **Redirect** to professional help ### Files Created - `dying_detection/__init__.py` — Full detection engine with 60+ regex patterns across 4 tiers ### Integration Designed to work with `crisis/` module from PR #4. Falls back to internal pattern engine when crisis/ is not available. All tests pass with clean tier classification.

Timmy added 1 commit 2026-04-05 21:20:42 +00:00

feat: When a Man Is Dying detection system (#5 ) e18140883b

Standalone despair/suicide detection module with 4-tier classification:

- LOW: General sadness, stress, difficult times
- MEDIUM: Hopelessness, isolation, worthlessness
- HIGH: Active despair, mentions of death, feeling trapped
- CRITICAL: Explicit intent, plan, imminent self-harm

Returns structured response: {level, indicators, recommended_action}

CRITICAL recommended_action:
- Interrupt conversation immediately
- Ask 'Are you safe right now?'
- Provide 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
- Provide Crisis Text Line (HOME to 741741)
- Stay present. Do not disconnect.

Designed to integrate with crisis/ module from PR #4.
Falls back to internal pattern engine when crisis/ unavailable.

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Reference: Timmy_Foundation/the-door#12