October is Mental Health Awareness month and HoCoCast discusses all things 988 with local expert, Laura Torres from the Howard County General Hospital (1:12). Learn who can use this service (spoiler alert: everyone!); discover why this is a helpline, not a hotline; explore how your privacy is maintained when accessing 988; plus much more to help anyone experiencing mental health issues. Then get ready for a few book and media recommendations (17:25) and a segment on self-care for anyone with a friend or family member dealing with cancer (18:53).

Show Notes:

Maryland 988 website

https://health.maryland.gov/bha/Pages/988md.aspx

988 Fact Sheet (English) https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/988-factsheet.pdf

988 Fact Sheet (Spanish) https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/988-factsheet-spanish.pdf

Wings of Fire, Book 6 (Moon Rising) by Tui Sutherland https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=549376

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

Respite Retreats

https://respiteretreats.org/

Transcript of episode: https://hcls-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/lori_conforti_hclibrary_org/EUHBBEXJ5y9KpLYrI-JWMDcBz3ztbANJQ9vDJh6czGXq1Q?e=l9vqna