Can Social Media Help Fight Youth Depression and Suicidal Feelings? Facebook believes so and that is why it has created a new mechanism to combat this current evil among users themselves.
The tool, which has been developed by the well-known social network in collaboration with the organizations "Now Matters Now", "National Suicide Prevention Lifeline" or "Save.org " intends that all those thoughts, photographs or "likes" that we share in our Facebook page serve so that our friends give us a hand if they think we are going through a negative time or low mood .
Thus, a friend of the affected person will have to be the one to take the first step. If that third person believes that one of their Facebook contacts is in such a delicate position that they could fall into depression or even self-harm, they will only have to notify the company through a message. Facebook will value the comment together with several experts and if they consider it appropriate, they will take action on it .
The affected person will then receive this message: "Hello, a friend thinks you might be going through a difficult time and has asked us to look at your last post." After receiving this message, you will have three options: talk to a friend, get advice or ask for expert support .
At the moment, the option is only available for the United States but it is expected that it will gradually spread to all countries of the globe.
