Citation

Lester D. Omega (Westport) 2009; 58(3): 233-250.

Affiliation

Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195, USA. lesterd@stockton.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Sage Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19320294

Abstract

The role of the Internet in facilitating and preventing suicide is reviewed. Two online suicide prevention programs are described: SAHAR in Israel and Befrienders worldwide. Examples are provided of crisis intervention by e-mail. Finally, some caveats are presented based on experiences with crisis intervention by telephone.

Language: en