I'm glad you added this bored I feel a little lost on general sometimes.

I have asked for a crisis place for months. I am all for it, I just wonder if we can find an easier way to be instantly available to someone in crisis. couldn't there be a whole new group dedicated to the more critical depressed? In my old site, No More Panic, we had a seperate 'room' for those in crisis, when someone went into it, a message was flashed into the main room so people could instantly see that someone was in urgebt need. No one was ever ignored and the long term members, those who were known to be the right kind of people with tried and tested skills, usually were allowed to look after the urgent needs. It worked well. Often someone would ask a particular person to talk to them away from the main board, again, it worked. Pm's are good but we can be flooded with them and that gets no one anywhere. I still think that on the main board, topics could have an Icon beside them that tells what kind of topic it is. We can monitor them much more easily and they won't get lost in the crowd. If someone is suicidal, it's not so much of a topic, too many differing opinions and the lunacy od 'trolls' could drive someone over the edge. Depression has so many facets, it's not like most illnesses on here. I truely feel that for everyone on DS there should be a Crisis room, not matter what the illness. It's not only the depressed who are suicidal or despairing.
All people could be helped in one designated place.
What is the answer? How best can we access those who need help and how do they get the help they need?
There has to be an answer that is workable for the majority.
I wish I had the answers, I wish even more that Doug did.
Thanks for listening to everyone Doug. xx

thanks this is a very good idea

are you looking for volunteers to act as crisis counselors?

d good job well done great site

good idea hope it works