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By Rim Taher TRIPOLI, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) – Nearly a month after floods hit Derna in eastern Libya, survivors are struggling to overcome the psychological toll, with many grieving the loss — or still without news — of loved ones. Extreme rainfall from hurricane-strength Storm Daniel caused two upstream dams to burst on September 10, sending flood waters that have been likened to a tsunami crashing through the middle of Derna. The deluge razed […]
By Paul Jacob Erese and Love Ann Sison EBC United Kingdom To mark Mental Health Awareness Month last May, members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) in Heathrow, United Kingdom, hosted a Neighbourhood Appreciation Day as part of INCGiving socio-civic project. The Church and its members opened their doors to the local neighbourhood and surrounding communities in an effort to bring the community together in an uplifting, fun-filled family event. Many guests […]
by Harumi OZAWA with Hiroshi HIYAMA in Tokyo Agence France Presse OSAKA, Japan (AFP) — At least 24 people were killed after a blaze gutted a mental health clinic in a commercial building in the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday, local media said, with police reportedly considering it a possible arson case. The fire broke out mid-morning and raged for half an hour on the fourth floor of the clinic, which also provided […]
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — The mental health impact of the pandemic will be “long-term and far-reaching”, the World Health Organization said Thursday, as experts and leaders called for action on Covid-linked anxiety and stress. “Everyone is affected in one way or another,” the WHO said in a statement at the start of a two-day meeting in Athens with health ministers from dozens of countries. It said “anxieties around virus transmission, the psychological impact of lockdowns […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government is seeking the help of various church and religious leaders to “stave off” the rising number of suicide cases in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has brought unprecedented economic difficulties and widespread infections that has resulted in almost 3,000 deaths in the country. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra made the appeal after receiving information from the National Task Force against COVID-19 about the “alarming increase” in suicides since […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italian scientists want the government to conduct psychological tests on a sample of the population to determine how long people can stay confined to their homes, a report said Monday. The Corriere della Sera newspaper said scientists want to understand how long Italians “are able to endure a lockdown” in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will announce a new set of social guidelines this week that […]
by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The Red Cross called Friday for increased psychological support to health workers and others fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, warning of rising suicides as a result of pressure and isolation. Countries around the world have taken dramatic measures to try to halt the spread of the virus, which first emerged in China late last year, with more than three billion people now living under lockdown. The demand for […]
(Eagle News)–The budget for the Department of Health for 2020 should include funds for the training of local government workers so they can properly deal with mental health patients, Senator Francis Pangilinan said. Pangilinan made the statement on Thursday, Oct. 10, as Congress deliberates on the proposed budgets of departments. The Department of Budget and Management has proposed an overall P4.1-trillion budget for 2020. According to Pangilinan, mental health care should be accessible even at […]
(Eagle News) – Tiniyak ng Department of Education (DepEd) na ginagawa nito ang kanilang bahagi upang matiyak na nasa maayos na kalagayan ang kanilang mga tauhan maging ng kanilang mga mag-aaral. Ayon kay Education Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Service and Alternative Learning System GH Ambat, sa pag-abot nito, ipinatupad na ang mga programa, at polisiya na makakatulong sa pangako na mapangalagaan ang mental health ng lahat ng kanilang nasasakupan. Bukod rito, nagsagawa na rin […]
(Eagle News) — The family of the 17-year-old girl who went missing in Muntinlupa but was later found denied that her disappearance was just a “prank.” In a Facebook post, Bea Policarpio said her sister Ica, who was found safe in Laguna over the weekend, denied she had joined a so-called “48-hour challenge,” noting that the 17-year-old had “no knowledge whatsoever” of the game in the first place. The 48-hour challenge, which is supposedly […]
World Mental Health Week is observed on the second week of October every year, to raise awareness about mental health issues around the world. The theme for this year’s celebration is: “Mental health in the workplace.” With majority of our adult life being spent in the workplace, we have to make sure that our working environment is good for our mental well-being. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), our experience in the workplace is […]
