"Safety Check" tool, which lets users mark themselves as safe after a disaster or crisis, has been activated hundreds of times since its launch about three years ago. The social good team focuses on crisis response on Facebook, including suicide prevention, Safety Check and AMBER alerts, as well as tools for charitable giving. Safety Check must first be activated in order for Community Help to become available. Events can trigger Safety Check if an approved global crisis reporting agency such as NC4 or iJET international alerts Facebook that an incident has occurred. Starting Wednesday, users within the initial release will be able to see the Community Help feature and contact users through Safety Check.

Source: Forbes February 08, 2017 14:15 UTC