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Increasing Access to Mental Health Services – Meet Dr Jasmine Vergara WHO Philippines



Increasing Access to Mental Health Services – Meet Dr Jasmine Vergara WHO Philippines

The World Health Organization’s ‘Who’s WHO’ video series tells the stories of WHO colleagues and the work they do to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable. Meet Dr Jasmine Vergara, who works at WHO Philippines as a Technical Officer for Mental Health and Substance Use. In this video Jasmine shares her own experience with depression as a medical resident, how she sought help and eventually recovered. It’s led her to focus her work on mental health at WHO. “It’s okay to ask for help – reaching out to your trusted friends, mentors or teachers who would be able to guide you to the next step of recovery – that is one important key.”

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  10. @marizzabandong42 on

    Ilan pa kayang utak at buhay ang sisirain ng mga ito.
    PSYCHIATRY
    1.Walang batayan sa Science
    2.Walang Pathology
    3.Walang kagalingan
    4.Lason sa utak at katawan ang lahat ng psychotropic drugs(benzo,SSRI,NSRI,Z-drugs,anti psychotics)

  14. @user-ec2il1ls1z on

    , I am looking to move from America and I want to know how mental health specific autism is viewed by the community. In America if my 11 year old has a melt down, most of the time I feel indifferent. A ghost people avoid eye contact, walk arouind even over as my 11 year old lays down and struggles. Maybe 1-10 people say make the eye contact and ask if he is ok, 1-30 ask if they can assist. I dream of a place of tolerance and understanding, A smile and a wave to us might make my son feel welcome. I dont know… I go into his world as much as possible. It can be pure joy sometimes fustration to have a need and not be able to express what is needed, a world scary places and wonders through a childs eyes in a 11 year old body.

  15. @user-pz9ny2jv3q on

    Do you know that in Philippine mental hospital there is assessment and observation areas? In rehab there is nothing. Even the name is not ask. Right?! People who will pay have the right to be followed?

  18. @Gin81593 on

    Its really simple….people with power abuse their power against those who are powerless against them or depend on them. An example of this is an abusive elder towards a child who knows no better but to obey. Also alot of times people who are abusive try to pose as innocent or harmless or even helpful, in order to be undetectable in their ulterior motives and intentions.

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