Mental Health Awareness: It's Okay Not to be Okay

Reaching out is a sign of strength not weakness.
Include caring for your mental health as part of your new year's resolutions. ✨☺

In line with this, here are some mental health support services available in the Philippines.

Tara, usap tayo!

For additional information, you may visit:
http://www.silakbo.ph/help/

https://www.facebook.com/148851815387/posts/list-of-centers-offering-free-online-psychological-services-during-the-covid-19-/10156547889120388/

Your mental health is a priority.
Your happiness is essential.
Your self-care is a necessity. 😊

Happy World Mental Health Day! 💚

The COVID-19 pandemic has likely brought many changes to how you live your life, and with it uncertainty, altered daily routines, financial pressures, and social isolation. You may worry about getting sick, how long the pandemic will last, and what the future will bring.

Learn these self-care strategies and get the care you need to help you cope. These are good for your mental and physical health and can help you take charge of your life.

For more details, feel free to read the reference below. Have a great day ahead! 🙂

Mayo Clinic Staff (2020). 𝘊𝘖𝘝𝘐𝘋-19 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/mental-health-covid-19/art-20482731?fbclid=IwAR0THMNnRCr5JlFAyCmlSHrgl7Ys9ZzjqWtuTP3jWBdAlvsYu2zbYD1xoSM

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It's Okay Not to be Okay is a mental health awareness project by Subgroup 5 (Group 9) of UST FMS Clinical Clerks Batch 2021.

Daily reminder: 𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙤𝙠𝙖𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙤𝙠𝙖𝙮. 💚

What is "It’s Okay Not to be Okay"?

In this time of COVID-19 pandemic, we are faced with uncertainty and fear for our health. We are affected by this new reality of working from home, unemployment, home-schooling, and the lack of physical contact with family, friends, and colleagues. These abrupt changes in our daily lives may take a toll on our mental health.

Hence, a group of medical students created the “It’s Okay Not to be Okay” campaign, an advocacy project that aims to provide support, advice, and proper guidance on developing healthy mental habits, fostering relationships and community, and maintaining safe environment in these trying times.