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Bakit kapag mayaman, depression pero kapag mahirap, pagod lang?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 07:05 PM

Nagsama-sama ang ilang millennials para pag-usapan ang mahahalagang isyu ngayong halalan. Bakit mahalagang kasama sa prayoridad ng mga kumakandidato ang mental health?  Read more »

DOH sets up hotline for mental health assistance

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 04:15 PM

The Department of Health on Thursday launched a phone-based counseling service for people with mental health concerns.   Read more »

US youth suicides up after Netflix show, cause unclear - study

Reuters
Posted at Apr 30 12:00 PM

Suicides by young Americans rose by nearly a third in the month following the 2017 debut of popular Netflix television drama series "13 Reasons Why," in which a teenage girl kills herself, a U.S. study showed on Monday. Read more »

Learn to listen to people dealing with depression, mental health advocates say

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 12:15 AM

Mental health advocates advice parents to cultivate a culture of listening to what their children have to say. Read more »

Jodi wants to put up clinic for people with mental problems

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 01:24 PM

Actress Jodi Sta. Maria, who is currently taking up Psychology, hopes to put up a clinic to help people suffering from mental problems. Read more »

'All is well': Britney reassures fans over mental health

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 08:50 AM

Pop princess Britney Spears took to Instagram Wednesday amid swirling rumors she was being held against her will in a mental facility, telling her 22 million followers: "All is well." Read more »

'Listeners' help prevent suicide in reserved Japan

Elaine Lies, Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 08:27 AM

In Japan, a place known for personal reserve, experts and volunteers say allowing people to express their innermost feelings has helped reduce suicides by nearly 40 percent from their 2003 peak. Read more »

Late journo Ubalde opened up about depression in Facebook video

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 07:35 PM

Ubalde said he could have dealt with depression better if more people knew how to spot and how to deal with a depressed person. Read more »

6 Metro Manila hospitals still in need of water - Red Cross

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 10:16 PM

Six government hospitals in the eastern and northern parts of Metro Manila continue to suffer from low pressure of water service, according to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). Read more »

Ex-'PBB' housemate Wakim opens up about mental illness

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 06:51 PM

Former “Pinoy Big Brother Otso” housemate Wakim Regalado openly talked about his mental illness with the aim of changing other people’s perception about those with the same condition as his. Read more »

Nonie Buencamino may payo sa mga magulang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 04:22 PM

Nagbitaw ng payo si Nonie Buencamino para sa mga kapwa magulang sa okasyon ng pag-alala niya sa pagpanaw ng anak na si Julia noong 2015. Read more »

Meet 'millennial manghuhula' who uses tarot cards to promote self-awareness

Anna Gabrielle Cerezo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 04:45 PM

"Tarot reading can be very fun and exciting and it can also be eye-opening and therapeutic," Loise Veloso, a 25-year old online tarot reader, said. Read more »

1 in 6 US kids have mental health disorders: study

Lisa Rapaport, Reuters
Posted at Feb 13 12:10 AM

Roughly in six US kids have at least one mental health disorder, and only about half of them receive treatment from a mental health professional, a new study suggests. Read more »

Instagram tightens rules on self-injury images

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 08 04:25 PM

Instagram has never allowed posts that promote or encourage suicide or self-harm. Read more »

“This is the kind of play that hits you days later"

Patricia Chong
Updated as of Feb 04 07:01 PM

Mental health is at the forefront of Jenny Jamora’s interpretation of Every Brilliant Thing, a production that lets its audience into the narrative Read more »

The myth of the tortured artist

Sheena Jamora
Posted at Jan 25 07:17 PM

There are dangers to holding on and romanticizing to this mental health stereotype argues this educator. Read more »

Community health centers to launch mental health services: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 05:06 PM

Basic mental health services may now be accessed through community health centers after the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Mental Health Law was signed earlier this week. Read more »

Implementing rules and regulations ng mental health law, nilagdaan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 01:38 AM

Nilagdaan na ang implementing rules and regulations sa Mental health law. Read more »

How my nervous breakdown put an end to a cycle of abuse

Celine Lopez
Updated as of Feb 15 02:56 PM

After waking up from sleepwalking in a near stranger’s house, Celine Lopez finally faced the truth about the destructive cycle that perpetuated in her life. “When you have been abused, you will only know abuse.” Read more »

'We've not seen it': Brian Velasco's girlfriend asks public to stop sharing video

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 02:13 AM

Carlos also had a warning for those planning to pay their respects at Velasco's wake, and for those looking to post further tributes online. Read more »