. >> reporter: i'm terry mceeney live in palo alto. facebook is launching a new program today designed to save the lives of people who are thinking about suicide. the s0ñ >>> a teenaged girl who sparked an amber alert last week now faces criminal charges for filing a false police report the authorities launched a multi-agency search for her last friday after she claimed she had been kidnapped and being held hostage. police say she has admitted to making up the story to get sympathy from her family. >>> facebook launched a new program to provide instant help to people considering suicide this is the latest attempt to tap into its massive power to improve safety for its users. terry mcsweeney is live to show us how this works. >> reporter: this program is available to facebook's 800 million users. it allows them to hook-up immediately with a crisis counselor in a private chat room. take a look at video while i explain. if a friend expresses suicidal thoughts you can report it to facebook by klinking a link next to the comment. facebook