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Ateneo center offering free psychological services

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<p>MANILA - The Ateneo Bulatao Center will be offering free brief psychological services to Filipinos ages 18 and above, it said on Wednesday.</p><p>&quot;This is a free counseling service where you can speak with responders who will listen to you and provide a safe psychological space as you share your distress,&quot; the Bulatao Center said in a statement.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/03/14/20/how-to-take-care-of-your-mental-health-amid-covid-19-pandemic">How to take care of your mental health amid COVID-19 pandemic</a></li></ul><p>The free services will be held within 1-2 sessions, each of which is aimed to teach patients coping and emotion management skills to handle distress.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/BulataoCenter/photos/a.404562779611156/4619364468130945" data-width="auto"> </div><p>The Bulatao Center, however, said these sessions are &quot;not a substitute for therapy nor act as a crisis hotline.&quot; </p><p>&quot;If you are experiencing current distress and are in need of URGENT ATTENTION, please proceed to the emergency room of the hospital nearest you,&quot; it said.</p><p>Those interested in the free services can set up an online appointment through this <a href="http://bit.ly/BPSBulatao">link</a>.</p><p>Those who need urgent help can also reach these hotlines:</p><div><em>DOH-NCMH Hotline: 0917-899-8727 or 02-7989-8727</em></div><div><em>Natasha Goulbourn Foundation Hopeline: 0917-558-4673, 0918-873-4673, or 02-8804-4673</em></div><div><em>In Touch Crisis Line: 0917-800-1123, 0922-893-8944, or 02-8893-7603.</em></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1745615" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The Bulatao Center however said these sessions are 'not a substitute for therapy nor act as a crisis hotline.' 