The document discusses mental health in the Philippines. It provides statistics that approximately 3.6 million Filipinos suffer from mental health issues such as depression, alcohol use disorder, and bipolar disorder. Despite some reduction in barriers to access and treatment of mental health issues since the COVID-19 pandemic, affordability and stigma remain major barriers. The document also discusses the impacts of stress and lack of work-life balance on women's mental health in the Philippines.

1. MentalHealth
Let'sTalkAboutIt

2. Main objectives
Understanding Mental Health Tips on How to Improve Our
Mental Health
Barriers to Mental Health

3. Mental Health/Kalusugan
ng Kaisipan
Kabilang sa kalusugan ng kaisipan ang
paghahanap ng panimbang sa lahat ng
panig ng inyong buhay — pangkatawan,
pangkaisipan, pandamdamin, at pang-
espirituwal. Ito ang kakayahang
masiyahan sa buhay at harapin ang mga
hamon na inyong hinaharap arawaraw
— kabilang man dito ang pagpili o ang
paggawa ng desisyon, pag-angkop at
pagkaya sa mabibigat na suliranin, o ang
pagpapahayag ng mga pangangailangan
at mga pagnanais.

4. Mental Health
Mental health is a positive concept related to the
social and emotional wellbeing of people and
communities.
Some things to remember:
The concept relates to the enjoyment of life, ability to cope
with stress and sadness, the fulfilment of goals and
potential, and a sense of connection to others. Mental health
is about wellness rather than illness and is not merely the
absence of a mental health condition.

5. Like physical health, mental health is not
fixed. Mental health exists on a
continuum, or range: from positive,
healthy functioning at one end through
to severe symptoms of mental health
conditions at the other.
Mental Health
Spectrum

6. Mental Health Spectrum

7. In the Philippines
About 1.14 million Filipinos have depression, 847,000
are battling alcohol-use disorders, while 520,000
others were diagnosed with bipolar disorder, said
Frances Prescilla Cuevas, chief health program officer
of the DOH's Disease Prevention and Control Bureau.
DOH says at least 3.6 million Filipinos suffering from
mental health issues.
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8. In the Philippines

9. In the Philippines
Despite the perceived decrease in barriers to access
and treatment stigma since the Coronavirus disease
pandemic (COVID-19) began in 2020, affordability and
stigma-related reasons were the top-ranked major
barriers to accessing mental health care in the
Philippines.
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11. In the Philippines

12. In the Philippines
45 percent of women employees surveyed reported
that they struggled with depression, anxiety, stress, and
emptiness.
77 precent of women experience significantly more
difficulties to achieve work-life balance compared to
male employees.
45 percent reported financial pressures as one of their
top sources of mental health challenges.
38 percent stated that mental health challenges,
particularly stress, affected their productivity. These
women lose 15.5 hours per week due to mental health
concerns.
31 percent are suffering from burnout as a result of
unaddressed mental health challenges.
24 percent had significantly greater intention to quit
their job due to mental health issues compared to their
male counterparts.

13. Stress? Is it
really the Real
Enemy?

14. Physical Stress
Response

15. Instead of!
I want to get rid of your
stress.
Let us all be better at
handling our stress.

16. Stress Makes Us
Social

17. Stress Resilience
And that mechanism is
human connection.

18. Thank You!