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(Active Minds, 2018)​

A nonprofit organizational website, that is subsidized by the government, of which produces adequate literature, support, assistance and advice for coping with suicidal ideations, and being there for friends and family members of whom are suffering with mental illness.  This is a quality resource, and it cannot be recommended highly enough. 

 

(America's Biopharmaceutical Companies (Innovations), 2018)

This is a website that contains a plethora of information regarding medically-treating depression and other mental-illnesses, with medical regiments, that have been proven to work in laboratory settings, and, in clinical trials, for decades now.  A wonderful source, for those of whom have faith in the miracles of modern medicine.  Keep up to date with the latest medical breakthroughs!

(American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, 2018)

This is a community-driven, member-connected nonprofit organizational group, or outlet, which is subsidized by the United States Government, to assist in helping those suffering with suicidal ideations, by insisting expressive discussion about the problems and hardships the sufferers are constantly, and contemporarily enduring. 

(BBC, Prasad, 2018)

A specific article that is well-established insomuch the authorship of the article explains, and with substantive reasoning, describes why the United States of America is epitomic, at any rate, or endemic, as in – suicide is epidemic within the Americas, and does it with a profound certainness, that is sure to entertain even the most brilliant of intellectuals. 

 

(Provident, n.d.)

Although, this website is not of academic or scientific environment, by nature, it is nevertheless, a place that is monitored by volunteers within the mental-health field of science, that monitor, and maintain order within chatrooms of which are publicly accessible to anyone, including trolls and mean-spirited individuals., wherein the chatrooms were developed, and exist to service the emotional needs of those suffering with suicidal ideations.

(KidsHealth, D'Arcy Lyness, 2015)

A website that more so targets parents and parental figures, concerned with their children.  The professionals that contribute to articles on this website, offer advice, signs, symptoms, cues to watch for, what a parent or guardian can do to intervene, if to intervene, how to interact and get your child to open-up about their feelings; to express themselves, and all such pertinent information.  It is essentially a place of congregation for worrisome parents.

(IMMINST, 2016)

A website that largely consists of professional scientists, that corroborate, discuss and dissent information that is contemporaneously and presently precedent, and is often consisted of persons with advanced academic degrees and high IQ’s, that discuss advanced scientific concepts, especially those of biological and physical subject-matter. 

 

(Mental Health Association of Maryland, 2018)

This website has scientifically-substantive, governmentally-documented information available to the public, especially relevant for science enthusiasts, of whom are suffering with suicidal ideations, as there are individual article publications from verified users on the website, that are of firsthand precedent, incident, stories, experiences and other such congregational commonalities. 

 

(PubMed, Dobson, 1999)

This website is an academic article that is predicated upon the dangers of the world wide web, concerning its threats to persons that are already experiencing suicidal ideations, and as to how the anonymity, social media, and exclusiveness, including cliques, groups, threads, the deep-web and dark-web, and the overall exposure to death and grotesque imagery and literature, which subconsciously emboldens individuals suffering with suicidal ideation, as is.  This is a compelling article, with sound, scientifically-substantive information of most pertinent and conducive retelling.

(PubMed, David D. Luxton, Jennifer D. June, & Jonathan M. Fairall, 2012)

Scientifically substantiated article(s) explaining the great duress social media is with precedence, causing – and that is an alarmingly, increased rate of suicide-mortality among Americans, especially those of whom do not have fully developed brains (under the age of twenty-six). 

(TurningPointCT, 2018)

This website offers many resources for those suffering with mental illnesses.  These facets include, literary information, call-centers, chatrooms, forums, videos, and links to films, art and music for coping with mental illness.  This website was founded in recent times, in the state of Connecticut, and has helped thousands of young people cope – stay strong. 

 

(World Health Organization, 2014)

Statistical information, epidemiology, risks and protective factors, causalities, interventions and communities, within a free PDF file offered by the World Health Organization (WHO).  This is packed full of information, especially appealing to those of whom are statistically, numerically and otherwise mathematically literate, with moderate to advanced reading comprehension.

 

(World Health Organization, 2018)

This website offers valuable information that are pertinent to the facets and dynamics of suicide – including specific demographics that are most susceptible to this sad happening.  Like the PDF (as seen above) this source, is provided by the World Health Organization, is open to the public, and offers a plethora of literature encompassing the medical-nature, philosophical-nature, ethical-dilemmas, and statistical-findings concerning suicidality.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

Active Minds. (2018). offering help: be there for a friend or family member. Retrieved from Active Minds: https://www.activeminds.org/about-mental-health/be-there/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAxZPgBRCmARIsAOrTHSZIdP5nPrnUWNGz5wk7vTiO5IJNyTiwA7a01GWI6eVBlC-4eE3qLtsaAkiMEALw_wcB

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (2018). Talk Saves LivesTM: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention. Retrieved from America's Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://afsp.org/our-work/education/talk-saves-lives-introduction-suicide-prevention/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAxZPgBRCmARIsAOrTHSb55_taTvBUvUHj_bQpCuV544X5KySZRgdSEculItWNQfAB_Cw90AYaAhrxEALw_wcB

America's Biopharmaceutical Companies (Innovations). (2018). Depression. Retrieved from Innovations . Organization: https://innovation.org/diseases/mental-health/depression?utm_source=Google_cpc&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=G-IN-Depression_E&utm_content=Exact&utm_term=depression&gclid=Cj0KCQiAxZPgBRCmARIsAOrTHSYxw0EBgZL5MXyy9JCKQi_qEDZwD0397wjQk50DFZayrfIrg1qxpUUaAon

D'Arcy Lyness, P. (2015, August). About Teen Suicide. Retrieved from KidsHealth.Org: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/suicide.html

David D. Luxton, P., Jennifer D. June, B., & Jonathan M. Fairall, B. (2012, May). Social Media and Suicide: A Public Health Perspective. Retrieved from The National Center for Biotechnology Information : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3477910/

Dobson, R. (1999, August 7). Internet sites may encourage suicide. Retrieved from PubMed Central: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1126981/

IMMINST. (2016, February 16). The neurobiology behind suicide, finding ways to increase it and solve overpopulation. Retrieved from Longecity.Org: https://www.longecity.org/forum/topic/85413-the-neurobiology-behind-suicide-finding-ways-to-increase-it-and-solve-overpopulation/

Mental Health Association of Maryland. (2018, June 14). Knowing How to Spot the Potential Warning Signs of Suicide Could Save a Life. Retrieved from Mental Health Association of Maryland (MHAB): https://www.mhamd.org/suicide-awareness/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAxZPgBRCmARIsAOrTHSbXrUg2rtilYs11kgAlrrz905gIYiOk5VyIybDCb389ENvJpOmKeQIaAv7FEALw_wcB

Prasad, R. (2018, July 11). Why US suicide rate is on the rise. Retrieved from BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44416727

Provident. (n.d.). Chat Rooms. Retrieved from FeelingKindaBlue: https://feelingkindablue.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAxZPgBRCmARIsAOrTHSZnr9hkP3sINpD5QezJK2mB5Bw0V1CZszQ3YXhQnD-rldnQuRIXY_AaAnSPEALw_wcB

TurningPointCT. (2018). Guiding the search for mental wellness. Retrieved from TurningPointConnecticut: https://turningpointct.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAxZPgBRCmARIsAOrTHSZx8Z3bw-TKHS4Dz33MlyDnMWwUmFRvHEZE_Gdf7ls39Dqv8HBrgzkaApqfEALw_wcB

World Health Organization. (2014). Preventing Suicide: A Global Imperative. Retrieved from World Health Organization: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/131056/9789241564779_eng.pdf;jsessionid=445A3725D7BAED84574DCA92E8857505?sequence=1

World Health Organization. (2018, August 24). Suicide. Retrieved from World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/suicide

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