Facebook Initiative Aims To Help Prevent Suicide
Facebook is doing its part to help prevent suicide, enabling users who see possible suicidal thoughts on their friends' pages to report it to the social network by clicking on a link, after which the social network will email the friends and encourage them to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or engage in live chats with crisis counselors.
Facebook is doing its part to help prevent suicide, enabling users who see possible suicidal thoughts on their friends’ pages to report it to the social network by clicking on a link, after which the social network will email the friends and encourage them to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or engage in live chats with crisis counselors.
The announcement from Facebook follows similar initiatives earlier this year aimed at wiping out bullying, offensive content, and fake profiles.
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