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DepEd launches mental health helpline for students, school personnel

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A student answers his learning module from his home in Manila on Oct. 5, 2020. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/09/12/teacher-parent-story-gc-16.jpg"/><figcaption>A student answers his learning module from his home in Manila on Oct. 5, 2020. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Department of Education (DepEd) launched Monday a helpline system that aims to help students and school personnel with their mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>The department provided its offices with a poster containing contact details of organizations that can provide mental health support services to students and school personnel.</p><p>The poster can be shown to learners and school workers during DepEd events and programs, the agency said in a memorandum.</p><p>&quot;These helplines can provide various ways to support our learners and personnel. They may provide mental health and psychosocial support services, as well as wellness checks,&quot; said Ronilda Co, director of the DepEd&#x27;s Disaster Risk Reduction Management Service office.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The Department of Education has listed contact details of organizations that can address the mental health concerns of students and teachers. Photo courtesy of the DepEd" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/11/08/deped.png"/><figcaption>The Department of Education has listed contact details of organizations that can address the mental health concerns of students and teachers. <em>Photo courtesy of the DepEd</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The graphic includes contact details of organizations such as Hopeline PH, The 700 Club Asia, COVID-19 Mental Health Responders from the Masters Psychological Services, and Circle of Hope Community Services, Inc.</p><p>It also lists down the COVID-19 hotline numbers of DepEd&#x27;s regional offices.</p><p>The contact details will be updated every March and October of the year, the DepEd said.</p><p>In May, the Department of Health said at least 3.6 million Filipinos are dealing with mental health issues as the country continued to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/05/19/21/at-least-36-million-filipinos-battling-mental-health-issues-amid-pandemic-doh">At least 3.6 million Filipinos battling mental health issues amid pandemic: DOH</a></li></ul><p>A recent study from the University of the Philippines also showed that a quarter of Filipinos are experiencing &quot;moderate to severe&quot; anxiety issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/10/21/anxiety-depression-hit-pinoys-during-pandemic-study">Many Filipinos battle anxiety, depression due to COVID-19, work from home: study</a></li></ul><p>Students and teachers, in particular, have struggled mentally with the shift to remote learning, citing heavier workload compared to the pre-pandemic period.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/05/05/21/how-the-pandemic-is-hurting-university-students-mental-health">How the pandemic is hurting university students&#x27; mental health</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/11/20/quarantine-online-learning-may-epekto-sa-mental-health-ng-mga-bata">&#x27;Quarantine, online learning may epekto sa mental health ng mga bata&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>In Baguio City, the local government recently granted university students&#x27; pleas for an &quot;academic break&quot; as they feel overwhelmed in trying to accomplish their school requirements while still recovering from the devastation left by Tropical Storm Maring.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/03/21/baguio-oks-academic-break-for-university-students">Baguio grants academic break for university students</a></li></ul><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=1639990" 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>

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DepEd launches mental health helpline for students, school personnel

Jaehwa Bernardo,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 08, 2021 01:14 PM PHT

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