Unstable Mental Health affects students’ well being

Guidance Officer In-charge (OIC) and Grade 8 Guidance Advocate of Compostela National High School (CNHS) Maria Teresa A. Yap affirmed to conduct seminar among teachers regarding the mental health of the students to give awareness how to identify students who have unstable mental health, at the school’s Teen Tahanan on Wednesday, May 17.

Maria Teresa A. Yap together with the School Principal Norman G. Jandog attended a seminar regarding the mental health of the students and how to identify students at risk of suicide last May 10-11 at Davao City, so they wanted what they have learned to re-echo to the teachers at CNHS.

“Naa tay recent na case which is nag suicide ang bata, dili pud ta kaingon kung unsa jud iyang rason pero isa diri is ang unstable mental health,” stated by Yap.

She added that she also encountered student’s who have unstable mental health and fortunately some students are now better.

Moreover, mental health is a person’s overall psychological wellbeing, it is a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community, the pandemic is also a huge factor that affects the students’ wellbeing.

“Sa 17 years nako as Guidance Advocate, katung recent na case sa suicide palang akong na encounter nga pinaka severe so hopefully maka conduct ta og seminar sa atung mga teachers arun mabantayan pud nila ilang mga students nga naay gi dala-dala nga mga problema,” uttered by Yap.

She added that some students do not know how to express their selves, do not have anyone to talk to so they tend to do such things like wrist laceration to express what they truly feel and it affects how they behave in class and their relationship towards their peers, the pandemic is also a factor that affects the students’ wellbeing since they isolate their selves during pandemic.

Indeed, everyone has problems of their own and we can lessen it through meditating, talking regularly, surrounding yourself with positive environment and supportive people and pray because God is always there to help us.

Teen Tahanan

A place where you can call ‘home’

Guidance Officer In-charge (OIC) and Grade 8 Guidance Advocate of Compostela National High School (CNHS)

Maria Teresa A. Yap guaranteed that the students are always welcome in the school’s Teen Tahanan to help them deal with their problems, at the school’s Teen Tahanan on Wednesday, May 17.

Teen Tahanan is a place for students where they can talk to the Guidance Advocate regarding their concerns and personal problems, the Guidance Advocate will contact the student’s parents and collaborate with the Department of Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Philippine National Police (PNP) when the situation becomes severe.

“Welcome kaayo ang mga students na moadto diri sa atong Teen Tahanan arun ma tabangan pud nato sila no sa ilang mga problems,” stated by Yap.

She added that the Teen Tahanan is open for the students who have unstable mental health to help them overcome their problems.

However, the Teen Tahanan is also open for every student who desires to go their and spend their vacant time to

By:Clairee Truzzel Magbanua