Preventing Suicides by Monitoring Veterans on Social Media

Social media can tell us a lot about our lives, but can it save our lives as well? If we can use social media to prevent suicide, one of the leading cause of deaths in the US, will it be worth violating one’s own privacy wall?

There are plenty of efforts in targeting suicide prevention through social media alerts, but that’s a tricky balance. Facebook has a reporting system that’s available for every user, though it’s hard to tell if it is effective: