Are you talking about the depressed members or the therapists. But yes, I found members here quite helpful.
The thing with depressed people is they rarely talk about it in person. Especially guys, who tend to commit suicide more often due to depression. Online, it would be easier for them to talk since they're anonymous.
I bold the part that we're all concerned with.
Somebody who's going through a tough time with depression, he/she will never talk about it. We can see them smile, talk about happiness but deep inside the pain hurts them. Online, on social medias, I see some of my friends offering themselves that they are free to talk with if you're feeling uncertain and is likely going through with same feeling.
Exactly, that's the impression I got from the few mental health docus I've seen. The family seem clueless that something is already going wrong and they'll be surprised when the suicide happens. "He never told me anything" is usually the first thing they say.
I don't think we have mental health workers here in the forum. This thread already have 3 pages, they would have already shown up by now.
Anyway, if you guys need someone to talk, this thread is still open.