Suicide Prevention on the Internet (IN: Suicide Prevention: The Global Context. Proceedings of the 19th Congress of the IASP, March 1997, ed. by R J Kosky et al)

This paper gives a brief introduction to some of the most popular services available on the Internet, & describes some of the growing array of suicide prevention & other crisis related resources. Stoney discusses the World Wide Web, e-mail, mailing lists, Usenet news groups, frequently asked questions, & crisis counselling via e-mail. The author also discusses some of the drawbacks of these resources. (8 refs.)