Facebook for Suicide Prevention

Facebook has released a new tool on the social media site to help prevent suicides. Many people who feel suicidal drop hints to their friends in conversations and some even post alarming statuses. So now, if you're concerned about a friend, you can flag the status as alarming and Facebook will check it and contact the poster, similar to how you report a negative post. 

Obama signed the Suicide Prevention Act into law recently. It's good to see our society and government finally recognizing mental illness in our world.

For me, seeing our society recognize suicidal thoughts as a real problem is a sigh of relief. It is so common in teenagers and often ignored. You never know if ignoring someone's status because you think they're being dramatic is actually you ignoring a life threatening issue. If you see someone struggling, reach out to them or let Facebook do it, but don't let them go through this alone.


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