Mental Health Negros

15/12/2025

'Tis the season to share—your time or generosity! 🎁
Join us, Amat-Amat and Tanom (a small collective of two psychologists and a teacher), as we dedicate this season to a community in Antolanga, Isabela, whose school and safe space were severely affected by Typhoon Tino.
Through offering an Expressive Arts Psychosocial Support Session, we hope to cultivate a safe space for the children of the community to pause, play and create as a way to help with their healing.
Swipe through to see the details of this initiative and how you can join us in supporting these children. 💖

10/12/2025

𝑰’𝒎 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑰’𝒎 𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑰’𝒎 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏.

You may be feeling all three, and that’s completely valid. Remember: pausing to breathe and giving your heart and mind space to settle is an act of self-compassion.

Go at a pace that feels safe for you. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 “𝒐𝒌𝒂𝒚.” 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒂 𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆.

Thank you for caring for yourself, even on the hard days. You’re doing more than you think.

06/12/2025

𝐌𝐇𝐍 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧'𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞

Mental Health Negros Director Ms. RM April Alon, RPsy, was invited to St. John's Institute to guide students through a session on Conflict Resolution and Teamwork Skills. The session emphasized that learning to manage conflicts with clarity and compassion, as well as working collaboratively with others, are important parts of caring for one’s mental health. By helping students understand healthy ways to address disagreements and develop teamwork and synergy skills, the activity encouraged them to build stronger connections, communicate with empathy, and create a more supportive environment for themselves and their peers. These skills not only strengthen their emotional well-being but also empower them in their daily relationships, both in school and beyond.

06/12/2025

𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐢𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐧-𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲

Weeks have passed since Typhoon Tino hit communities in La Carlota City. As we slowly recover from its devastating aftermath, learning must go on while ensuring we assess the mental well-being of our young learners who were also deeply affected.

MHN Associate Janella Marie G. Avelino joined La Carlota City’s Psychosocial Support Volunteers: Ms. Toni Fritz L. Estacio, CHRA, and Ms. Carbie Angel T. Malacaman, RPm. Together with the La Carlota City College Guidance Office, headed by Dr. Doreen R. Bandiez, RPm, and Dr. Mae Hazel S. Jimera, RPm, along with guidance staff Ms. Jeica May A. Rosales, RPm, and Ms. Chiza Faye E. Apuhin, RPm, the team visited Salamanca Elementary School at Brgy. San Miguel, La Carlota City on November 17, 2025, and conducted PFA for both teachers and students.

On December 4, 2025, the team, now joined by Ms. Eunice Ann Pabalate, MSGC, RGC, RPm, LPT, who first initiated and formed the Psychosocial Support Group in La Carlota, conducted another PFA session for the students of Ferlou Elementary School at Brgy. La Granja, La Carlota City. With her was a volunteer from the Community Bible Church of La Carlota City, Ms. Marjurie S. Acuña. Another addition to the team was Ms. Jan Ivy V. Bautista, CHRA. The team conducted PFA per class and later identified students showing signs of emotional distress, who were then referred and attended to by the team’s professionals.

These days mark a little over a month since the calamity. Though the journey is difficult, we continue moving forward and helping our community recover and heal one small step at a time.

01/12/2025

𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚

Last November 16, 2025, MHN Co-Directors John Dave Abaño and Graziela Salvilla, together with MHN Associates Kit Montelibano, Heaven Junsay, and Roger Canja, served as part of the Psychosocial Processing Team during the relief operations and medical mission for the survivors of Typhoon Tino in the Municipality of Moises Padilla.

The MHN team collaborated with MHPSS Negros PAP SIG and DSWD NIR, with the activity proudly spearheaded by the White Coat Psychological Clinic under the leadership of Sir Lene Posadas.

This meaningful initiative was made possible through the generous support of Ceres Cares.

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26/11/2025

Grieving is a process filled with deep and changing emotions. Grief is not something you simply “move on” from. It’s something you learn to live with. The pain may not fully disappear, but with time, you slowly adjust, find meaning, and learn to carry it in your own way of healing.

26/11/2025

𝐌𝐇𝐍 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐉𝐁𝐋𝐂𝐅 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐝

Mental Health Negros was invited by John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation - Bacolod to guide their BSMT students through a Mental Health Awareness session entitled “Every Juan Matters".

26/11/2025

𝐌𝐇𝐍 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞

Mental Health Negros was invited by Silay Institute to guide their students through a Mental Health Awareness session entitled “Mental Health in Humanitarian Agencies: Hope and Healing in the Midst of Crisis.”