"The Durkheim Project" Will Analyze Opt-In Data From Veterans' Social Media And Mobile Content -- Seeking Real-Time Predictive Analytics for Suicide Risk

Project to Monitor Veterans' Suicide Risk is Launched by Team Led by Patterns and Predictions, and the Veterans Education and Research Association of Northern New England, with Support from Facebook, Inc. Durkheim Project App Monitors Veterans' Opt-In Social and Mobile Data to Predict Suicidality BOSTON, WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt., and MENLO PARK, Calif., July 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Patterns and Predictions, and the Veterans Education and Research Association of Northern New England, with help from Facebook, Inc., today launched a research project designed to help mental health professionals detect and monitor communications and behavioral patterns predictive of suicide risk —...