The Department of Health (DOH) is set to provide physical and mental health assessments for the 31 overseas Filipino workers ...

Research shows that someone you know — a colleague, a family member, a friend, a client, a board member, or even yourself — will experience a mental health challenge at some point in your life.

People seeking emergency psychosocial support will be able to use the 911 emergency call system as a mental health crisis hotline, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. A ...

The Philippines' mental health quotient (MHQ) has worsened in 2024 to 68.76 from 2023's recorded mental health quotient of 78.44, based on the Mental State of the World report by Sapien Labs, ...

Mental health remains a misunderstood topic in the Philippines. People with mental illness are often discriminated. This stigma in the local setting only shows that a lot of Filipinos lack proper ...

MANILA, Philippines — Mental health conditions are a global concern, affecting approximately one in eight people worldwide as reported by the World Health Organizations (WHO). In the Philippines ...

"As mental health diagnoses among children increase," Cummings continues,"we must make sure the systems that support them have enough resources to address their challenges and help them get better.

The Mental Health Act of the Philippines was passed in 2018, and by 2020, there was a 149-percent increase in the average monthly calls for urgent help received by the National Center for Mental ...

(Part one of two) Philippines is only one of the few countries in the world without a Mental Health law. This is the reason why individuals who are mentally ill are not given the right protection ...