MENTAL HEALTH

AND PSYCHOSOCIAL
SUPPORT SERVICES
HOW ARE
YOU
TODAY
Agenda:

1. MHPSS Activities for limited face to face.

2. Mental Health Hotlines.
3. Other concerns.
MHPSS
• Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) includes
any support that people receive to protect or promote their
mental health and psychosocial wellbeing.

• One major component of MHPSS is treatment and

prevention of psychiatric disorders such as depression,
anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
MHPSS
• It also includes support for people’s general psychosocial
wellbeing. Helping people connect with other family and
community members, or helping them deal more effectively
with personal challenges or practical problems, can have
great benefits in reducing their distress and suffering.

1. MHPSS may come from within or outside people’s

communities. It may be provided by professional specialists
or others. It can take many forms, depending on people’s
needs and on what services are available.
MHPSS IN
DEPED
CENTRAL OFFICE
INITIATIVE
• For elementary learners, the Department has prepared T.A.L.A.: Tuklasin, Alamin, Likhain at
Alalahanin, an educational, child-friendly program that will offer informative segments, storytelling, and
art activities for the children.

• For secondary learners, DepEd will continue to air OKKK! Tambayan (Online Kahusayan at Katatagan
ng Kabataan), an online series that discusses mental health concerns with secondary learners as
student-panelists and field experts. It is live every Saturday at 9:00 AM via DepEd Philippines Facebook
and Youtube channel and can be re-watched on the DepEd TV.

• For learners with disability, DepEd will offer Kakaiba-yanihan, an inclusive Psychological Support
Service (PSS) program for learners with disabilities and their parents and caregivers that focuses on
values in building a supportive and caring environment for them.

• “[Kakaiba-yanihan is created] to empower the children with disabilities, provide guidance to parents
and/or caregivers, and provide support to their children with disabilities in dealing with anxiety and
stress brought by the impact of the pandemic,” DRRMS noted.
DIVISION INITIATIVE
CNHS INITIATIVE
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES FOR F2F
Day 1 Validating and Normalizing Feelings

• Identify feelings/reactions related to pandemic/any form of disaster.

• Accept that all feelings and reactions are normal and valid.

Graphing Feelings
a. Identify 5 feelings or emotions that have experienced during the past few
months/weeks or days?
b. Rate emotions using graph or pie chart.
c. Sharing and comparing Graphs.
Day 2 Calming Down and Controlling One’s Emotions

• Identify positive ways to manage one’s emotions.

• Practice calming down using relaxation exercise.
• Be able to practice reframing one’s thoughts.

Breathing exercise
Dance moves using slow and fast beats.
Sharing.
Day 3 Identifying and Addressing Needs

• To identify one’s current needs and those of one’s family.

• Became aware of various institutions, departments and centers present
within the school environment or the immediate community.
• Take note of the important numbers and information regarding who to
approach for their needs.

List of Emergency Contact Number and Information.

List of needs during pandemic and how to access them.
Share stories ( good or bad)
Day 4 Identifying Sources of Strength

• Identify personal, social, and emotional sources of strengths during and in the
aftermath of disaster/stressful situation.
• identify their external and internal sources of strength.

Tshirt
kite

Day 5 Other relevant topic as needed.

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES FOR F2F
PFA Day 1 My covid experience
- Storytelling
- Graph/scale of emotions
- comics

PFA Day 2 Going back to school

- Drawing ( sharing after)
- Games ( school protocols)
- Dancing- zumba or tiktok
- Singing
PFA Day 3 PFA Me and my Family
- Drawing
- Storytelling (tshirt)
- Games

PFA Day 4 Me and my Society

- Drawing Covid 19 protocols
- Sharing tips on being a good learner in school.
- Videos about following rules (especially covid 19)

PFA Team building with a twist

- Relaxation Technique
- Group Activity ( following social distancing)
- Games: Egg drop, puzzle, line dance
2.MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINES
3. Reporting
a. Reported cases related to mental health. (PFA DONE,Referred etc)
b. Mental Wellness Activities conducted in school.

Submission of report:

March 28
June 28
Sept 28
Dec. 10

5. Other concerns.
THANKYOU