VMMC Department of Psychiatry

23/12/2025

Conversations on Mental Health | December 20, 2025

Episode 43: Bridging Generational Gaps through the Holidays

Kasama si Dr. Joan Mae Perez-Rifareal.

13/12/2025

Conversations on Mental Health | December 13, 2025

Episode 42: Holiday Stress

Kasama si Dr. Joan Mae Perez-Rifareal.

07/12/2025

Ho-Ho-Hope you’re ready to celebrate!

🎄✨ VMMC Psychiatry Christmas Party! ✨🎄

The VMMC Psychiatry Department cordially invites all known patients to a fun-filled Christmas party—full of laughter, games, and holiday cheer. This event is our way of bringing everyone together for support, fun, and community—because taking care of your mental health can also be joyful.

Join us for a festive celebration! Bring a dish to share—we’ll be having a potluck-style gathering.

📅 Date: December 16, 2025
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Come jingle, mingle, and make merry with your Ward 5 family! PLEASE WEAR ANY RED OR GREEN SHIRT 🎁🎉

This gathering is exclusive to known VMMC Psychiatry patients.

03/12/2025

🏆✨ VETERANS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER – OVERALL CHAMPION! ✨🏆

Warm congratulations to the VMMC Department of Psychiatry for emerging as the Overall Champion at the 26th World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation (WAPR) Mini-Olympics held on November 29, 2025 at Elsie Gaches Village, Muntinlupa City! Your dedication, teamwork, and spirit of advocacy truly shined. 💙🌟

A big CONGRATULATIONS as well to our amazing service users and staff who proudly represented VMMC:

🏅 CHAMPION
• Dama
• Chess
• Basketball

🥈 2ND PLACE
• Football
• Croquet

🥉 3RD PLACE
• Funminton
• Dart

Your achievements reflect resilience, skill, and the heart of our community.

👏 Overall Champion: VMMC!

12/10/2025

09/10/2025

💙 Mental Health Day 2025 💙

Bilang bahagi ng pagdiriwang ng World Mental Health Day 2025, ipinagmamalaki ng Postgraduate Interns Group 2B, Batch 2026 ang kanilang maikling infomercial video tungkol sa tema ngayong taon — “Access to Services: Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies.”

Inaanyayahan namin kayo ngayong Oktubre 10, sa Valdes Hall para sa ating World Mental Health Day celebration — tampok ang mga lecture, laro, at iba pang sorpresa! ✨

Sama-sama nating itaguyod ang kamalayan at suporta para sa kalusugang pangkaisipan ng lahat, lalo na sa panahon ng krisis. 💙🧠✨

06/10/2025

🧠💙 It’s Mental Health Week 2025!

This October, join the VMMC Department of Psychiatry as we celebrate World Mental Health Day with the theme: “Access to Services: Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies.”

📍 Visit our poster exhibit at the VMMC Lobby, and don’t miss the lecture series, fun games, food, and raffle draw on Friday, October 10 at Valdes Hall!

✨ Together, let’s break the stigma, promote self-care, and build a future where mental health services are accessible for all—especially in times of crisis. 🌱💫

04/10/2025

🧠 ✨October is Mental Health Month!
This year, we highlight the importance of accessible mental health services, especially for individuals and communities affected by catastrophes and emergencies. The VMMC Department of Psychiatry stands with all those facing distress in times of crisis—because mental health support should reach everyone, everywhere. 💙