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Facebook recently updated an important tool designed to help users support friends expressing suicidal thoughts and behavior.
The product, now available to every Facebook user, dispels the pervasive and dangerous myth that people who experience suicidal feelings are beyond help while also showing bystanders exactly how they can make a difference.
Though Facebook is the first social media platform to provide users a set of comprehensive tools, including the ability to report concerning posts, there are simple strategies anyone can use when they see someone share suicidal feelings online.
The fact that they’re putting it on social media is an opportunity and that’s why it’s important to respond, and respond in a compassionate manner that validates they’re going through that pain.
– Rebecca Ruiz
Read more: How To Help Someone Who Shares Suicidal Feelings Online
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