This study was conceived within the context of increasing incidence of mental health challenges observed among college adolescents in the Philippines. Being an important social institution, the school must be able to create a social environment in order to foster better mental wellbeing and quality ...
This paper aims to discuss the importance of religious education in promoting mental health. Discussion Religious education can be instrumental to improving adolescent mental health. Specifically, it can: (1) help develop healthier reaction to stimuli through the internalization of religious morality; (...
Four in five say mental health is as important as physical – but just one in five think NHS treats it that way. The research, by Ipsos and the Policy Institute at King’s College London, reveals attitudes towards mental health around the world.
A mental health program is a national plan of action that outlines the strategies and resources needed to address mental health issues in a country. It prioritizes community-based care, deinstitutionalization, and collaboration across different sectors. These programs may also focus on specific populat...
Dr. Ahmed has teaching experience at institutions in Bangladesh (University of Dhaka), the Philippines (Ateneo de Manila), and the United States (Northeastern University). Clinical Experience Dr. Ahmed has over 40 years of clinical experience working with diverse populations, including children, adole...
The research is a follow-up to the 2020 study on the mental health of Filipino teachers during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study focused on the anxiety and coping strategies of teachers from select provinces in Mindanao, Philippines....
People who experience traumatic events have an increased risk of developing a range of mental disorders. Appropriate early support from people in a person’s social network may help to prevent the onset of a mental disorder or minimize its severity. Ment
For example, the UK Health and Safety Executive (n.d.) reports that of the 38.8 million workdays lost in 2019/2020 due to work-related ill health and non-fatal work injuries, almost half (17.9 million) were due to mental health issues such as stress, depression and anxiety. It is not...
the cosmic joke of it all…but the realities we live with are not a joke… they’re life and death, and old age, and aging parents, and parents with Alzheimers and financial issues, and stresses beyond stresses… and world situations we can do nothing about but watch as they go down,...
We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from the SAPRIS project set up during the COVID-19 pandemic in France. Using multinomial logistic regression models, we estimated associations between children’s mental health, children’s health behaviors, schooling, and socioeconomic characteristics ...