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\u2b05 back to Faces of Hope<\/a><\/h3>\n

Overcoming a suicide tragedy:\u00a0 Otto Reyna\u2019s quest to help the Latino community start talking<\/h3>\n

\"\"Otto Reyna thinks people need to talk to one another more about the way they\u2019re feeling.<\/p>\n

A native of Guatemala, and Summit County resident for nearly 20 years, Otto admits that\u2019s a big ask for people of his Latin culture.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my culture, the subject of mental health, and especially suicide, is taboo,\u201d he said. \u201cBut poor mental health is happening so much more with the pandemic. We have to start talking about it more so people can get help. It\u2019s not easy to go through this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Otto\u2019s own mental health journey began with the August suicide of a tenant in an upstairs bedroom of the home Otto was renting in Frisco.<\/p>\n

The grisly scene Otto discovered will be forever etched in his mind, and it started a cascade of haunting questions: What drove a nice, quiet, young man to such desperate measures? Could Otto have done anything to prevent it? Why did this happen under his roof? Why couldn\u2019t Otto get this man to talk about his struggles?<\/p>\n

While most of the answers to these questions will remain a mystery, the sad and tragic suicide set Otto on a mission to advocate for \u201csharing how we\u2019re feeling to reduce the taboo around talk of mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He said he wants to encourage others to share what they\u2019re going through in order to help prevent and overcome tragedies \u2014 especially people in the Latino community who are not culturally predisposed to open up, to seek help for mental health needs or to access talk therapy as a way to heal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this pandemic, and in the Latino community, people are hurting,\u201d Otto said. \u201cThey need to know that help is available.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a man of deep faith, Otto said he\u2019s directed to unturned stones for a reason, often a hidden purpose.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t choose to live this event,\u201d he said. \u201cI didn\u2019t choose it, and yet, here I am. I\u2019m alive. And I want to help. And I thank God every minute of every day for that.\u201d<\/p>\n