Mental health
UPANG matugunan umano ang mental health situation sa bansa, nanawagan si San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan Rep. Florida Robes na buksan ang mga mental health desk sa mga barangay alinsunod sa Mental Health Act (RA 11036).
Nanawagan din si Robes sa publiko na tumulong sa mga cause-oriented groups na tumutulong sa mga may mental health issue gaya ng National Suicide Prevention Lifeline ‘1-800-273-TALK (8255)’.
“The establishment of mental health desks in the community level is provided for under Section 16 of RA 11036. The issue on mental health should also be given importance given the mental health risks we are all facing in these times of uncertainties both in terms of getting infected and our economic conditions,” ani Robes, isang mental health advocate.
Sa panahon ngayon ay maraming tao ang nakararanas ng anxiety at depresyon dahil sa mga nangyayari sa bansa partikular ang epekto ng coronavirus disease sa kabuhayan ng marami.
“It is important that people know they have someone they can talk to whenever they feel down or anxious. We need human interaction especially in these times but the physical distancing is posing a challenge. That is why this should be a community effort in order to still have that connection in these trying times,” dagdag pa ng lady solon.
Nauna ng nagbabala ang World Health Organization kaugnay ng pagtaas ng mga tao na nagkakaroon ng mental health issue.
Nagpahayag sila ng pagkabahala na mas matagal na maranasan ang mental health problem kaysa sa coronavirus disease.
“We have certainly qualified people in our community who can help out in the mental health desks and this may be a good way to provide them employment or give them some form of incentives,” saad pa ni Robes.