Tag: Mental Health Act

ADDRESS YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES – GO

Post author By Yna Sipelimo
Post date October 27, 2022
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Health authorities must train their sights on increasing psychological support after a study by the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) found out that about 1.5 million in the youth sector attempted suicide in 2021. The results of the study might be another effect of the COVID-19 pandemic when the youth were forced to […]

Tags Mental Health, Mental Health Act, Senator Bong Go, suicide, Youth

Politics

AMEND MENTAL HEALTH LAW – ANGARA

Post author By Yna Sipelimo
Post date May 12, 2020
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Senator Sonny Angara is seeking to amend Republic Act 11036 or the Mental Health Act to allow qualified individuals to immediately receive compensation and other applicable financial assistance under the law. Angara said the ongoing crisis brought by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has turned mental health into a critical issue for many people […]

Tags COVID-19, Mental Health, Mental Health Act, quarantine, Ragos, Senator Angara