cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/1360444

For context: One of the rules in that community is that you aren’t allowed to post anything related to suicide. In a mental health community.

  • Candelestine@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, I agree. I think suicide specifically needs its own community. Severe problems and mild problems just need different approaches.

    Severe problems ideally need people who have been there themselves, who can speak from experience. Or people who have training.

    Mild problems and health maintenance are more accessible to everyone.

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      1 year ago

      A suicide-focused community with dedicated professional mods would be so nice. We would be able to direct anyone who is in crisis there. Lemmy is still young and I’m not aware of a space like that to refer anyone to, though.

    • CounselingTechie@slrpnk.net
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      Fully agreed. The importance of a specific community cannot be understated. It would be good to have it be for people who had been there as peers in the community, but the mods would have to be properly trained and vetted above all else.