Facebook launched a new suicide prevention tool in Tuesday

Absrtact: Beijing Time December 14 news, according to foreign media reports, Facebook launched a new suicide prevention tool in Tuesday. With this tool, users can have direct online conversations with consultants for help. Facebook spokesman Frederick Warrensburg (F

Beijing Time December 14 news, according to foreign media reports, Facebook launched a new suicide prevention tool in Tuesday. With this tool, users can have direct online conversations with consultants for help.

Frederic Wolens, a Facebook spokesman, said that on the Facebook site, friends could report to Facebook at any time after discovering a user's suicidal tendencies. Warrensburg The report's approach is simple: users simply click on the "Report" option next to any content on the Facebook site and choose "Suicide-related content" in the Harmful Behavior option to report.

Facebook then sends an e-mail message to users who are too distressed by suicidal tendencies, and after clicking on a link in the email, users can chat online with a crisis intervention representative from the U.S. National lifeline for suicide Prevention. The phone number of the organization is also provided in the message.

For those who don't want to call, Facebook's new tool allows them to get help in other ways. Warrensburg said. "We've been working on it for a long time, and that's a natural progression," he said. ”

Facebook users can also report possible suicides by visiting the Facebook site's help center or by searching for a suicide report form.

Warrensburg said that when users report possible suicides, they will also receive Facebook messages informing them that the relevant reports have been addressed.

Facebook currently has more than 800 million active users worldwide. Users in the U.S. and Canada will be able to use Facebook's new suicide reporting tool.

Warrensburg said that all reports on the Facebook site were anonymous, and that people with suicidal tendencies would not know who was submitting the report.

According to data, nearly 100 Americans are dying every day from committing suicide. Over the past year, Americans over the age of 8,000,018 and older have seriously considered committing suicide.