How to prevent suicides?

Comment on "Beware of suicidal minds online" (China Daily, Dec 6)

As a regular reader of China Daily USA, I came across the article on suicidal minds online. I encountered such a situation last year on Facebook and WeChat (US version of Weixin). It involved a young woman from rural China whose Western boyfriend studying in China insisted she undergo abortion when she became pregnant. After she had the abortion, he ended the relationship at the insistence of his parents, who thought it would harm his father's political career.

The young woman then started posting comments about committing suicide. She uploaded disturbing photographs of her attempts to cut her wrist. I made several attempts to try and get her help, and even contacted China Daily USA and Air China to see if either could provide me with some kind of suicide prevention hotline. The only suggestion I got was to try and contact the local authorities where the young woman lived.