Why translation is mental health work
A resource that technically parses in your language and a resource that actually reaches you are two different things.
Most mental health material is written in English first, and translated later — if at all. That ordering has consequences.
A guide can be technically accurate in a second language and still be useless. The metaphors don't land. The framing assumes a healthcare system the reader doesn't have. The tone is one nobody in that community would ever use to talk about this.
What Language Lifeline does differently
Bilingual mental health advocates, volunteer translators and cultural advisors work on a resource together, rather than passing it down a line. The goal isn't a word-for-word conversion. It's a version someone would actually send to their cousin.
Why we don't publish a language count
It would be easy to claim a large number. We only count a language once a resource in it has been checked by someone who speaks it, and we'd rather have a short list we can stand behind.
