When someone searches for suicide-related terms, they’ll see a prompt with conversation starters they can send via text in an effort to “reduce the stigma” of reaching out for help.
The company on Monday noted how people often turn to Google Search "in some of their most vulnerable moments," adding how searches for "For years, suicide prevention information has been visible at the top of relevant search results on Google. Last year, it was updated to include the
"When someone is in a vulnerable situation, it can be difficult to put this experience into words and know what to say to ask for help," Dr. Megan Jones Bell, Google’s clinical director of consumer and mental health,"To better support people reaching out to someone they trust, starting soon in the U.S., when someone searches for suicide-related terms, they’ll see a prompt with conversation starters they can send via text message," Bell added.
Another reads, "When you get a chance can you contact me? I feel alone and suicidal, and could use some urgent support." "When someone is in a vulnerable situation, it can be difficult to put this experience into words and know what to say to ask for help."The company also cited data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which showed suicide as the second-leading cause of death for teens and young adults from the ages of 10 to 34. The figured were released by the World Health Organization ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10.
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