Lester David
Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195, USA.
Omega (Westport). 2008;58(3):233-50. doi: 10.2190/om.58.3.e.
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.