Representative Gina de Venecia has drafted a bill that deals with Youth Suicide and how the government can educate the youth about the symptoms of depression and programs schools can make in order to prevent suicide from happening. Held in Conference Rooms 9 and 10 in the Ramon Mitra Building in Congress, the committee on [...]
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Talk to the Parent-Teacher Association of Brent International School
NGF expected only 30 parents to be part of this small discussion of teen depression. However, much to our surprise, 75 people attended, and we gave a talk to a standing room audience. NGF President Jean Goulbourn and Dr. John Reyes talked about depression, how it affects teenagers and how nutrition can play a role [...]
Talk on depression at Trader’s Hotel
Dr. Jojo Cruz talked to a group of around 100 family doctors and medical professionals about depression and how different illnesses can contribute to or be caused by this illness. The public, and even some medical professionals, do not recognize that depression and physical illnesses (such as diabetes, cancer, hypertension and others) are interrelated and [...]
Talk on depression to De La Salle- Lipa, Batangas
Dr. Jerry Jurisprudencia talked to approximately 100 students and parents of De La Salle, Lipa about the signs and symptoms of depression. He urged parents to take a stronger stance in protecting their children’s mental health by having an open and free communication channel. After which, Violeta Ramirez, director of Community Involvement and Development of [...]
