I can't believe some of the comments here. I admit I haven't read them all yet, but come on... Background, I've been suicidal many times in my life, having spe

I can't believe some of the comments here. I admit I haven't read them all yet, but come on... Background, I've been suicidal many times in my life, having spent >3 weeks in the psychiatric hospital. Been in the mental health system for YEARS. Been around many many many suicidal people in that time. This seems so naive. You have a lot of legal issues here, and also social and ethical. You want to make sure you are cleared legally, you want to make sure you are not violating HIPPA. You want to make DAMN sure you are doing the right thing, and not encouraging the behavior you are trying to prevent. You are describing this as some kinda "social network" and there are studies that social networks can make you MORE lonely and depressed. http://now.msn.com/innovation-of-loneliness-video-says-social-media-can-make-you-feel-lonely http://now.msn.com/innovation-of-loneliness-video-says-socia... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/margiewarrell/social-media-lonely_b_4034744.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/margiewarrell/social-media-lon... You want the help of a trained psychiatrist for god's sake. You want to be damn sure you "suicide prevention" app doesn't get overwhelmed by trolls and well meaning people giving bad advice, and if it does, you aren't legally on the hook. This is just way too big. This isn't some weekend project. This really really is serious business. Don't do it. It's way too risky.