Analyzing a Web Page
Amanda J. Rossi
BSHS 352
June 24, 2011

Suicide Prevention Resource Center “The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) provides prevention support, training, and resources to assist organizations and individuals to develop suicide prevention programs, interventions and policies, and to advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.” (SPRC, 1994) This organization stepped up in 2001 due to the increase in suicides. The fact of the matter is, there were not enough mental health individuals to help people who were reaching out for help, until this company came into play. The Suicide Prevention resource Center offers different programs and interventions for people who feel they have suicidal thoughts and the people who work there will do anything in their power to avoid any suicides. The locations are only in Massachusetts and Washington DC, however there are phones there for anyone who feels the need to call and speak to someone. Sometimes clients like this better because you can not see the person on the other end of the phone call and clients feel as if they are not judged as easily. As another site says right on the top of their page, “Time heals all wounds is not necessarily true for survivors of suicide. Time is necessary for healing, but time is not enough. Shared feelings enrich and lead to growth and healing.” (Anonymous, 2001) This site really tries to get the people who are looking at it for a reason, the help they need. It completely directs them to the right spot in order tog et help if they are willing The only problem with websites is you can not control the person or tell them what to do, it is all on them and they have to do it all on their own. Going to a suicidal prevention site is the step in the right direction but hopefully not the last for anyone.
Value and Relevance The value and relevance of this website is to steer anyone away from suicide and try to get them on the right track. A client might look at this site and find it to be a bit overwhelming. However, the truth is that when a client wants help and feels they have nowhere else to turn, the internet might be all the help they need. Being able to speak over the phone to someone who is willing to help one talk him or herself out of a suicidal situation might be more positive than actually going to talk to someone and feeling judged. Either way, this site is important to clients because they need to know there is help out there and they are not alone. When a human service agency looks at this site, they might want to work together with the organization and try and help others. Working together might cause more work, however it can also give workers more advice and more learning experience to be able to help other suicidal people in the near future.
Suicide, the Website When someone in need is looking for help, and they type in suicidal help on the internet, they will find real help, and fraud. On one site, they writer states “Life may be absolutely unbearable. You may want to just close your eyes and cease to exist.” (Clark, 1997) When a person in need might look at this site, they might continue reading and take the site in the complete wrong manner. Even if this person who made this site is trying to help others by telling them to get help, they are not helping because they are stating how the suicidal person feels and possibly giving them more ideas. All in all, the first site and many others are important and hold high relevance and importance to one who is in need of help.
Reasoning
Ironically, this class just started as I lost a friend due to suicide last week. I chose this topic because I found it very interesting to know what kind of help people would look for if they had nowhere to turn, as my friend. Knowing there is help out there like website and people is known but it is so hard for people according to the listed websites I have visited, to actually do it by them. They need the support of others.
References

Anonymous, . (2001). Survivors of suicide. Retrieved from http://www.survivorsofsuicide.com/

Clark, Melody. (1997). Suicidal. Retrieved from suicidal.com

SPRC, . (1994). Suicide prevention resource center. Retrieved from http://www.sprc.org/about_sprc/index.aspyzinf