Google introduces pre-written crisis texts for mental health support.
TL;DR
Google will display prewritten text messages when users search for suicide-related terms to help people start a difficult conversation during a mental health crisis. The prompts were created in partnership with the International Association for Suicide Prevention and will appear beneath the information for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The feature will encourage users to “connect with people you trust,” with each prompt featuring a “send a text” button that opens and pastes the prompt into a user’s text messaging app.
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