Facebook Introduces Suicide Prevention Measures
The popular social networking site
Facebook launched a new feature that aims to connect potentially suicidal users with crisis counselors. In recent years, a number of
suicidal users have posted their final words on Facebook. The new tool allows users who see this to report the suicidal content to Facebook, which will then email the distressed user a direct link for a private online chat with a counselor from the
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline as well as the organization's phone number. The service is available to Facebook users in the US and Canada.
