{"id":84157,"date":"2019-02-02T15:53:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T21:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.helplinecenter.org\/?page_id=84157"},"modified":"2020-08-06T12:35:38","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T17:35:38","slug":"helpsheets-what-to-do-if-someone-makes-suicidal-comments-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/2-1-1-community-resources\/helpsheets\/helpsheets-what-to-do-if-someone-makes-suicidal-comments-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporting Suicidal Comments Made on Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes on social media, we can come across a&nbsp;comment\/post someone has made about the possibility of suicide. Whether it is made by a loved one, friend, or complete stranger it is important to take it seriously.&nbsp; If you feel their life is in immediate danger, dial 911 and ask for a well-being check.<\/p><p>The Helpline Center has staff available 24\/7 to help support you and talk through your concerns. You can reach the Helpline Center by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.&nbsp; A trained crisis worker can help develop next steps based on the individual situation. Sometimes, that plan might involve contacting the social media outlet where the comment was made.<\/p><p>If you don&#8217;t have any other information about the individual other than the post on social media, you can alert the social media outlets through the following channels:&nbsp;<\/p><ul><li><strong>Facebook: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/contact\/?id=305410456169423\">Click here<\/a>&nbsp;(https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/contact\/305410456169423) to anonymously report someone as suicidal on Facebook. A member of Facebook\u2019s Safety Team will send the user an e-mail with the Lifeline number and possibly a link to chat with Lifeline counselor. <em>From reporting to<\/em> <em>supporting<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/160565004\">Click Here<\/a> for a brief video to help support.<\/li><li><strong>Twitter: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.twitter.com\/forms\/suicide\">Click here<\/a>&nbsp;(help.twitter.com\/forms\/suicide) Use this form to report possible threats of suicide or any other form of self-harm. &nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>YouTube: <\/strong>To report suicide or self-harm, click \u201cMore.\u201d Highlight and click \u201cReport\u201d in the drop-down menu. Click \u201cHarmful dangerous acts,\u201d then \u201cSuicide or self-injury.\u201d YouTube will review the video and may send a message to the uploader with the Lifeline number.<\/li><li><strong>Instagram: <\/strong>To report posts about suicide or self-harm on Instagram: Tap \u201c\u2026\u201d below the post, Tap Report Inappropriate, Select This Photo Puts People At Risk &gt; Self-Harm.<\/li><li><strong>Snapchat:<\/strong> To report a safety concern, press and hold on that Snapchatter&#8217;s name and tap the gear button. Then, tap &#8216;Report&#8217; and reach out to Snapchat, and follow the prompts.<\/li><li><strong>Periscope:<\/strong> If you come across sensitive content on the Periscope app, report the broadcast directly through there. When watching a broadcast on iOS or Android, select the three dot symbol next to the comment field (Say something&#8230;) and tap the &#8216;Report Broadcast&#8217; button. Once you have selected this, you will be prompted to select a reason for the report. The reasons you can select are \u2018Self-Harm,\u2019 \u2018Violence,\u2019 \u2018Sexual Content,\u2019 and \u2018Child Safety.\u2019 Learn how to report content on the site and comments by clicking the link below.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>For more information on options, call 211 or search our online database:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"\/es\/211database\/\">www.helplinecenter.org\/211database<\/a><ul><li>Use the following keyword search terms:<ul><li>911 Services<\/li><li>Suicide Prevention Hotlines<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>Sources: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/help-someone-else\/safety-and-support-on-social-media\/\">https:\/\/suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/help-someone-else\/safety-and-support-on-social-media\/<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong>: This HelpSheet is developed by the Helpline Center. HelpSheets provide a brief overview of the designated topic. For more information, call 211 or text your zip code to 898211.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>Updated: <\/strong>August 2020<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes on social media, we can come across a&nbsp;comment\/post someone has made about the possibility of suicide. Whether it is made by a loved one, friend, or complete stranger it is important to take it seriously.&nbsp; If you feel their life is in immediate danger, dial 911 and ask for a well-being check.The Helpline Center &nbsp;[ <a title=\"click to read more\" href=\"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/2-1-1-community-resources\/helpsheets\/helpsheets-what-to-do-if-someone-makes-suicidal-comments-on-social-media\/\">more<\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"parent":16750,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-84157","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84157"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":372402,"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84157\/revisions\/372402"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}