MH lecture_15April2023 (P).pdf presentation

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. 1. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.

1. Understanding
Adolescent Mental Health
Medical Officer IV
DOH Central Luzon CHD

2. Learning Objectives

3. What we'll discuss
this morning
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Outline:

4. What is
Mental Health?

5. Have you felt
any of these?

6. a state of well-being in which the
individual:
•realizes one's own abilities and
potential
•copes adequately with the normal
stresses of life
•displays resilience in the face of
extreme life events
•works productively and fruitfully
•is able to make a positive
contribution to the community

7. More than a
State of Mind

8. Breaking the
Stigma: A
Report on
Filipino
Adolescent
Mental Health

9. Let's start the
conversation about
Filipino adolescent
mental health and
break the stigma
surrounding it.

10. problem
•4th leading cause of Disability-Adjusted Life Years
•National Center for Mental Health’s (NCMH) total
outpatient consultations--67.4% (n = 334) were 15 to 19-
year-olds
Depression
Anxiety
•6th leading cause of Disability-Adjusted Life Years
•Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is the most
common reported in the out-patient department of the
National Center for Mental Health (NCMH). 84.6% (n =
204) were in 15 to 19 year-olds
•68.5% females and 31.5% were males.

11. Several factors contribute to
Filipino adolescent mental health
including family dynamics,
societal pressures, academic
stress, and cultural stigma.
Contributing
factors

50. Nanu ng gawan
tamu?

51. TULONG(Triage)
ALALAY(Assist)
GABAY(Guide)

52. What is TAG?

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TAG Participants DO NOT

60. When do I seek
professional help?

61. Don't hesitate to seek
professional help.

62. Remember to take
care of yourself,
because you
cannot pour from
an empty cup.

63. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL
HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE

64. WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF A TEAM MEMBER IS UNABLE
TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH? IT MIGHT LEAD
TO...

65. Develop Coping Skills

66. CREATE A MENTAL HEALTH
POLICY
A mental health policy can
help promote well-being,
foster an enabling
environment, and support
everyone (sec26 RA11036)

67. TALK ABOUT MENTAL
HEALTH OPENLY
Strengthen awareness,
skills, and opportunities
for recognizing and
acting early on mental
health issues to protect
and promote the mental
health of all workers

68. ENCOURAGE OPEN
CONVERSATIONS
Support workers with
mental health
conditions to access,
continue working and
thrive at work

69. PRIORITIZE WORK-LIFE
BALANCE
Reshape work
environments to
minimize psychosocial
risks and prevent
workers from
experiencing mental
health conditions

70. ASK FEEDBACK
Empower everyone to
actively contribute and
provide feedback on
how to improve mental
health

71. ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH
CARE
Make sure that
everyone gets help,
support, and access to
mental health
professionals

72. ANY QUESTIONS?

73. MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS

74. DOH.CLCHD.MHProgram [email protected]
REFERENCES:
Tulong, Alalay, GabayManual (DOH Academy)
Kaplan and SadocksSynopsis of Psychiatry 11
th
Ed.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Ed (Text Revision), 2022
WHO, mhGAPTraining Manual for the mhGAPIntervention Guide for Mental,
Neurological and Substance Use Disorders in Non-specialized Health Settings –
Version 2.0 (for field testing)
World Health Organization,PreventingSuicide: a Community Engagement Toolkit,
2018
Lewis’ Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, A Comprehensive Textbook, 5th EDITION,
2018
MHPSS Hotlines
0939-329-9749 | 0956-019-7965

75. Department of Health, Philippines
Mental Health Program
DOH.CLCHD.MHProgram
[email protected]
MHPSS Hotlines
SMART: 0939-329-9749
GLOBE: 0956-019-7965

76. DOH.CLCHD.MHProgram [email protected]
MHPSS Hotlines
0939-329-9749 | 0956-019-7965