The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is now offering its chat and text service in Spanish. U.S. Health and Human Services Sec. Xavier Becerra made the announcement at an event celebrating the one-year anniversary of the 988 mental health services hotline.
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is now offering its chat and text service in Spanish.
“So many of our young people prefer to text and chat,” Becerra said. “Now, if you call, you’ll get someone who actually speaks to you or texts with you or chats with you in Spanish, and that’s important.” It seems to be working. Since its launch, 988 has processed more than 5 million contacts — 2 million more than the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s previous incarnation handled annually, Becerra said.
“The stigma around talking about mental health issues in Spanish-speaking communities is so strong that sometimes it’s easier for Spanish speakers to call and say, ‘I’m not calling for myself,’” a 988 crisis counselor said in a video explaining the need for 988 services in the second most common language spoken in the United States.
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