Continuing our effort to spread mental health awareness in different communities, we are releasing the Spanish translation of our webcomic Presione Play on May 1st, 2021 in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month.

This translation is made possible by a mini-grant we received from ARTogether, an Oakland-based arts organization that supports immigrant and refugee communities, that allowed us to work with our translator Samantha Cosentino.

We know that this pandemic has been tough on the mental health of everyone — particularly Black and Brown folks, who are disproportionately affected.

A recent study by the National Center for Health Statistics and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that symptoms of anxiety and depression increased 36.4 percent to 41.5 percent during the pandemic, particularly between August 2020 and February 2021. The teams also found that the increased numbers were more prominent in adults between the ages of 18 and 29. Suicidal thoughts and attempts also greatly affect children, teens, and young adults, accounting for the second-leading cause of death among Americans ages 10 to 34, with a sharp increase among Black youth.

Our comic has also been translated into Chinese, Indonesian, and Thai. We hope that these efforts can can be impactful and meaningful in continuing to increase mental health awareness.

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