In its bid to further improve its health and social service initiatives, the San Juan City local government launched a two-day psychological first aid training for its public officers and officials to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills in responding to clients suffering from...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, May 18 called on the government to proactively address the ongoing mental health pandemic in the country by putting in place intervention programs for vulnerable sectors. Gatchalian reiterated his call as the country celebrates Mental Health Action Day as...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is asking government to step up efforts to address what he calls a "pandemic of mental health" among Filipinos. In a ststement, Gatchalian pointed out how the Covid-19 pandemic aggravated Filipinos’ vulnerability to mental health problems. In 2019, the National Center...
Mental health services should also be one of the medical services that must be offered in the proposed specialty centers to be established within Department of Health (DOH) hospitals nationwide. Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, advocated for...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government is stepping up assistance to people dealing with mental issues. The City Social Welfare and Development Office is currently hiring people who can help the Psychosocial Division with its mental helpline, said Ivy Guantero, head of the City Information...
The Pasig City government and MindNation renewed their mental health program for the city’s government frontliners amid the lingering impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Their initial partnership began in December 2020 in response to the psycho-social effects of isolation from family and friends,...
House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Rep. Villar's office) Citing the Department of Education's (DepEd) alarming findings on suicide among learners this past school year (SY), Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar is seeking the intervention of...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (left) and Shiella, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) she helped rescue from Riyadh. (Facebook) The story of a distressed overseas Filipino worker (OFW) being saved and reunited with his or her family is always worth telling. Marikina City 2nd district...
Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes is asking the Senate to pass a counterpart bill to the House of Representatives' bid to promote pro-mental health measures in schools. Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes (Facebook) This, after the neophyte solon described as "alarming" the figures...
As the Covid-19 pandemic may have worsened the mental health concerns of Filipino youth, BHW Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co on Monday, Feb. 20, raised concern on the “burgeoning number” of suicide attempts among Filipino teens and the challenges the government faces in implementing the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) vowed Monday, Feb. 13, to improve its programs that will cater to the mental health of the soldiers. A HORRIFIC shooting incident rocked the camp of the Army 4th Infantry Division in Cagayan de Oro City on Feb. 11, 2023. (File photo: 4th ID / Facebook) Col....
Senator Robin Padilla said on Monday, February 13 that slight physical bullying can be tolerated unlike mental bullying which he said is deemed is a more serious form of harassment. Padilla pointed this out during the continuation on the Senate Committee on Basic Education's hearing on the...
