Was very curious on what was meant by the following:

> The study included a real-time alert system for intervening if a person indicated a high suicidal intent

Because it sounds a bit dystopian.

And found a little more about it[0]

> For example, in our monitoring studies, we install smartphone apps on participants’ phones. These participants are often recruited from hospitals after presenting with high suicide risk. We tell them explicitly that we monitor responses during certain hours—for example, between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.—and that we will do our best to respond if we believe they are at imminent risk of harming themselves.

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> We have real-time alerts when someone crosses a predefined risk threshold, and we follow a very detailed protocol that specifies exactly what actions we take at each level of risk. But we want participants to understand that this is not a replacement for clinical care. We are not a “Minority Report” system that will swoop in and prevent harm in every case.

[0]: https://primr.org/ethical-challenges-in-suicide-research/