The Dargebotene Hand and Facebook join forces
The Dargebotene Hand and Facebook will be working together in future. From now on, the contact details of the Swiss contact point for people who need a supportive, anonymous conversation can be found in the help section of Facebook.
In future, over 2.7 million Facebook users in Switzerland and Liechtenstein will also be actively offered help from Tel 143, according to a press release issued on Monday. If friends or other users express suicidal intentions, there is the option of contacting Facebook directly using a form. After completing the form, the person concerned will receive an email with contact details from Tel 143 as well as the information and encouragement that they can contact the Dargebotene Hand for advice confidentially and anonymously at any time.
Following the expansion of the Dargebotene Hand's online offering in recent years, the collaboration with Facebook is a further step to take account of the changing communication habits of a younger audience, the statement continues. The new prevention offer on Facebook also applies to French-speaking Switzerland and Ticino.
