It was a powerful moment of silence that struck the audience and panel on a recent ABC episode of Q&A, a weekly topical debate that explores Australia's current issues of concern, controversy and interest.
There front and centre, was Kareela's Krissi Grant, who was given a nationwide opportunity to speak for those who often do not have the strength.
Ms Grant made headlines after she spoke to the panel about her family's experiences with suicide. Losing her brother Paul, 41, to suicide in 2015, she spoke not only of her loss but of her battle to make things better.
Indeed her screen appearance raised her push for awareness she said, but she wants Australia to know that her two minute air time had a wider purpose - to reinforce the need for greater support for mental illness at community level.
"The feedback has been phenomenal," Ms Grant said.
"ABC is now interested in doing a documentary with me and I've been approached by some womens' magazines.
"I can't believe this has been the reaction from just a couple of minutes on TV. But this is not about me, it's about action. I'm just the voice. My mum, who was my brother Paul's carer, is the real hero. I had my little speech and sadly people will still take their lives but it's preventable and that's what's most heartbreaking."
Suicide is the leading cause of death of Australians between the ages of 15-44.
Rather than play the grieving family member's card, Ms Grant said she wanted to stand up for better support services in Sutherland Shire.
"We need more facilities like safe houses," she said. "We need better education at school level. We need more support from business to employ people who have struggled.
"My brother only had the mental health unit at Sutherland Hospital and it wasn't enough. He was highly functional, he just struggled in life. Yet he was medicated, and for some people that can make them suicidal.
"I want to see more than politicians just throwing millions at mental health. Everyday, suburban families are battling a monster. It's about having better conversations. We live in a nice area but we have a horrific suicide rate. The public system is overstretched and under-resourced, and not necessarily a place of healing."
Ms Grant said her plight for external support was not without its challenges, having been knocked back from those she said should help.
"I haven't had much interest from local members of Parliament in the past four years," she said. "It's only now some are starting to take notice after seeing the show.
"I had pleaded with them, with hospitals, and I'm often thought of as just someone grieving. More people are coming up to me in the streets, saying 'thank you, that's like my family, my son, my husband, or my brother'. I feel people could relate to me because it was raw and real."
Anyone needing support can call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
