The Salvation Army has established a hotline that anyone can call for emotional and spiritual support.

Bryan/College Station Salvation Army captain Paul Ryerson says the hotline was established in one day to fill an unmet need.

Ryerson says the service started last Friday, after hearing about a three hundred percent increase in the number of calls to the National Suicide Prevention Hotline,

Ryerson says officers and trained employees will offer assistance to people who are overcome with worry or stress.

The number, which is staffed every day between eight a.m. and eight p.m., is 844-458-HOPE. That's 844-458-4673.