October is Mental Health Awareness month and HoCoCast discusses all things 988 with local expert, Laura Torres from the Howard County General Hospital (0:47). Learn who can use this mental health service (spoiler alert: everyone!); why this is a helpline and not a hotline; how your privacy is maintained; plus learn tips for de-stressing and much more to help anyone experiencing mental health issues. Then get ready for book and media recommendations to round out the episode (17:50).

Show Notes:

988 Helpline Website: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988

Wings of Fire Book #1: https://polaris.hclibrary.org/Mobile/Search/Title/3.5.15.407508

Heartstopper Webtoon: https://m.webtoons.com/en/challenge/heartstopper/list?title_no=329660&page=1

Heartstopper Graphic Novel: https://polaris.hclibrary.org/Mobile/Search/Title/1.5.1.1224673

Transcript of Episode 17, Help is Here available at https://hclibrary.org/community-education/hoco-cast-new/