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How do I help someone who has posted suicidal content on the site?

If you have encountered a direct threat of suicide on Facebook, please...

If you have encountered a direct threat of suicide on Facebook, please immediately contact law enforcement. For reports in the United States, we also recommend that you contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a 24/7 hotline, at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). If possible, please encourage the user who posted the content to contact Lifeline as well.

For reports in the United Kingdom and Ireland, we recommend that contact Samaritans at 08457 90 90 90 (UK) or 1850 60 90 90 (Republic of Ireland).

You can view a list of suicide prevention hotlines in other countries by visiting http://www.befrienders.org and choosing from the dropdown menu at the top of the page.

We encourage you to learn about how to identify and respond to warning signs of suicidal behavior online at the following addresses:

http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/GetHelp/WhatifSomeoneIKnowNeedsHelp.aspx

http://www.samaritans.org/your_emotional_health/worried_about_someone.aspx

You can submit reports of suicidal content to Facebook by clicking here.

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