Cries for help pour into 988 mental health, suicide line – Herald Democrat

HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — When Jamieson Brill answers a crisis call from a Spanish speaker on the newly launched national 988 mental health helpline, he rarely mentions the word suicide, or “suicidio” Brill, whose family hails from Puerto Rico, knows that just discussing the term in some Spanishspeaking cultures is so frowned upon that many callers are too scared to even admit that they’re calling for themselves.