Reddit partners with an SMS hotline to help users expressing suicidal thoughts

Reddit today revealed it’s rolling out a series of suicide prevention tools. The most important of them is a tool that would potentially get at-risk users the resources they need, in the form of an automated message that other users can send via Reddit‘s reporting feature. To do this, Reddit‘s partnered with Crisis Text Line, a free text service for US-based users that offers support for those struggling with mental health. Today we're excited to announce our new integration with @CrisisTextLine. Redditors can now flag when they believe someone is at risk for self-harm or suicide. The person in distress…

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