As the impacts of Typhoon Mawar sets in, island residents able to access the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center’s 988 suicide and crisis hotline have been reporting feelings of anxiety, isolation, and loneliness and looking for typhoon recovery assistance, GBHWC’s Director, Therese Arriola.

She adds because cell reception isn’t as stable, there hasn’t been an influx of calls to the hotline. But, she says, despite this, GBHWC is still boots on the ground, partnering with the Department of Public Health and Social Services and the Todu Guam Foundation to provide medical and mental health assessments for at-risk communities and those in the shelters displaced by the typhoon.

Additionally, she says GBHWC will continue to do home visits and wellness calls for their clients.