suicide intervention - new links - can we sticky this?

http://suicideprevention.wikia.com/w...tion_Directory

(this is new and was posted on Facebook today)

The International Suicide Prevention Wiki is a worldwide directory of suicide prevention hotlines, text-lines, and resources. The ISP Wiki is open source and may be used by any individual or organization. This directory was created for the PostSecret App, and may be used freely in other apps to instantly connect people in need to crisis centers near them.
Special thanks to the Founding Sponsors of the ISP Wiki and to the PostSecret Community, who assembled, edited, and continually update this database.

caution to everyone

someone that comes to the crisis center saw this too, printed it off and brought it in. Before we put it in the lobby one of our volunteers decided to check these out and she found a few led to porn hotlines, and other non suicide prevention related places. when we notified the website we were told anybody can log on and make changes and add what ever information they please. the posts like here go through moderation but the moderating people dont verify posts authenticity.

my advice if you plan on using the information be sure to check it out before you are in crisis to ensure you are getting what you need and are looking for.

also when in crisis the best resources is your own treatment providers and your own local community resources like mental health agencies, and what you can find in your own local phone directories. all mental health agencies in the USA now must also carry an after hours emergency number where they have staff taking turns answering calls after hours too. so check with your treatment providers they can give you the emergency crisis phone numbers for your location.

Hmmmm.... these SHOULD be accurate because they are from the PostSecret site that was founded due to his wife committing suicide... I would be horrorfied to find these lead to other places. I did pull up the main site and it showed links for all over Europe and for each US State (I didn't go past that). So, fingers crossed, this is all accurate info.

we reported the ones our volunteer found that led her astray so hopefully its been corrected or soon will be.

something that just happened here reminded me of this post. LOL my partner was on line looking for information on human heart disease for a client.. my partner came across a website by someone who had a heart disease who posted they caught their heart disease from a bird flu that cannot be passed to humans. the type of heart disease the website owner had was one of genetics. So now my partner is totally irritated because while surfing the net she forgot not everything you find out here in cyberspace is true. just because someone says they have this or they have a family member going through something doesnt make it to be true.

so on that note I thought I would post here saying just because someone has a wife who committed suicide doesnt mean every single thing they post is true and accurate. that sites information depends on everyone around the world posting and editing as they see fit which leaves it wide open for mistakes and misleading information to happen. the internet is great for sharing and connecting with others but it isnt like going to a doctor and getting only doctor approved and accurate info these days.