Facebook Initiative To Rely on Social Networks for Suicide Prevention

Facebook launched an initiative that allows users to alert the company to comments indicating that an individual might be at risk of suicide. The program also enables at-risk users to participate in online chat sessions with crisis counselors. AP/San Francisco Chronicle.

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http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
  • patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
  • transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
  • institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
  • vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.

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