The Crisis Is Real. The Silence Is Deafening.
Suicide claimed nearly 50,000 lives in the U.S. last year: one person every 11 minutes. For every life lost, 25 more attempted it. That’s over 1.2 million people trying to end their lives in a single year. And among youth, the numbers are even more staggering: Suicide is the second leading cause of death for ages 10–24, with nearly 1 in 5 high school students seriously considering it.
We believe this crisis isn’t just about mental illness. It’s about something deeper, something quieter. It’s about the words people carry. The words spoken over them. The ones they begin to believe.
Words like: "You’re too heavy". "You’re wrong again". "You don’t matter".
That’s where Words Weigh was born. Out of the understanding that language isn’t neutral, it either lifts or destroys. Heals or harms. Words Weigh exists to disrupt suicide by disrupting silence, transforming communities into cultures of hope and connection, before it’s too late.
Whether it’s a conversation in a school hallway, a whisper in a church pew, or an emotion typed into an AI companion, every word matters.
Let’s use ours to save lives.
Our Mission
To confront the overlooked power of language in shaping mental health and to transform words from sources of harm into tools for healing, across families, schools, churches, businesses, and beyond.
Our Vision
A world where every voice feels heard, every word carries healing, and no one faces mental health struggles in silence.
Our Purpose
To break the silence that surrounds mental health by transforming the way communities speak, so no one carries the weight of hurtful words alone, and every voice has the power to heal.
