How to Help Suicidal Friends on Facebook or Other Social Media

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The World Health Organization estimates that one million people die of suicide each year, and the rate will rise to one death in every 20 seconds by 2020. It’s a growing problem worldwide, but you can now help. Facebook is known to cause depression, especially when an at-risk individual sees the good-natured highlights of other people’s lives. In fact, social networks seem to be an outlet for various people to voice their dark thoughts before taking any action. To counter this, Facebook and other social networks have developed tools that give you the power to help at-risk friends before the…

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