RBE Psychological Services

30/09/2026

𝕊𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣-𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤,
𝔹𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝕥𝕚𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤!
✌️🕊☮️

21/09/2026

Shrim𝑝𝑟𝑒, ikaw lang. 🦐

But when it comes to 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑐𝑦, dili dapat ikaw lang. Standing for what is right means using our voice, taking action, and choosing to stand with others when something matters.

As Kez Valdez reminds us, “𝑊𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑜𝑛𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑎𝑡 𝑎 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒.” And just like the shrimp, humans have only one heart, so maybe change really does begin one heart 🫀, one person, and one choice at a time.

Today’s 4th 3R Moral Development Session focused on 𝑃𝑎𝑔𝑑𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑔 𝑠𝑎 𝐻𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠𝑎𝑘𝑡𝑜 𝑜 𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑐𝑦, reminding us that doing what is right does not always require changing the whole world at once. Sometimes, it starts with choosing to make a difference in the life of one person.

21/09/2026

"𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝘀𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲, 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵!" 𝑯. 𝑲𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓
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Let's come together to prioritize mental health! Join the COSupport session today and every Monday at 11am.

📶 Online at meet.jit.si/supportivecommunitieshelpreliably
☎️ 032 4125258

📬 1/f Rm Respect RBE Psychological Services corner Sotero B Cabahug Street and P Ouano Road, Barangay Ibabao-Estancia, Mandaue City, Cebu, PHILIPPINES 6014

For technical support please call
ℹ️ Emmanuel Booc / 09812929927

17/09/2026

𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙞-𝘽𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚

Meaningful change begins when we create spaces where concerns can be heard, experiences can be understood, and difficult conversations can take place with openness and respect.

We are honored to have our Head Psychologist, Robby Echavez as one of the panelists in this online forum, contributing psychological perspectives to the conversation on preventing bullying and building safer school communities.

17/09/2026

── .✦ 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞, 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐬𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐬𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐧. 𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲 𝐁. 𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐳, 𝐌𝐀𝐄𝐝, 𝐑𝐏𝐦, 𝐑𝐏𝐬𝐲, 𝐑𝐆𝐂, 𝐑𝐒𝐖, 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞🥳!

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14/09/2026

𝖲𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌, 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖻𝖾𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗌 𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖺 𝖼𝗋𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗌 🎗️. 𝖨𝗍 𝖻𝖾𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗐𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗊𝗎𝗂𝖾𝗍, 𝖺𝗌𝗄 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝗂𝖼𝗎𝗅𝗍 𝗊𝗎𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗒 𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝖾𝗇𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗐𝖾𝗋. 𝖲𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖺𝗅𝗐𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝗌𝗈𝗅𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇. 𝖲𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌, 𝗂𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝖽𝗈 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝗋𝗒 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗇𝖾.

𝖭𝗈𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖾. 𝖠𝗌𝗄. 𝖫𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗇. 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗒. 🌻

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Here are the key takeaways from today's CoSupport session:

1. A week of recuperation
2. Anticipating exhaustion from the mental preparations for examinations
3. Congratulating SOWIs for participating in mass psychological testing
4. Mass psychological testing
5. Using free time wisely
6. Building support systems for students
7. Prevention should begin early
8. Prevention involves being present with someone
9. Reminding them that they do not have to face difficulties alone
10. Students deal with different kinds of pressure every day
11. Support does not necessarily mean solving someone's problem; it means being there for someone
12. Support is important because most problems are shared
13. Shared difficulties may require shared solutions
14. The lesson of the pandemic
15. Healing, recovering, rebuilding, and transforming as one
16. Helping ourselves through a difficult day can involve different things, such as watching a movie or seeking advice
17. The importance of having a support system
18. When struggling, people may tend to keep their difficulties to themselves
19. We notice, we ask, and we listen
20. Example: when someone is visibly quiet, we can say, “I noticed that you've not been talking lately like you usually do. Is there anything on your mind?”
21. Acknowledge and appreciate the bravery and courage of individuals who come forward
22. Shame or "hiya" in Filipino culture may make it difficult for some people to open up
23. Fear of judgment can prevent people from expressing what they are going through
24. Some people have difficulty expressing their feelings because they are not used to talking about their experiences
25. Having someone who makes them feel safe and comfortable can help them open up when they are ready
26. When someone is in danger, getting help is more important than keeping it a secret
27. Building your support map
28. A support system does not have to include many people
29. Stay, listen, support, and reach out
30. Asking for help is not a weakness
31. Hard truth versus easy lie
32. Advocacy means actively supporting, speaking up for, or taking action toward a cause or issue
33. How can we do better in listening?
34. Listening can be developed as a skill through practice and experience

𝗦𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝘂𝗱, 𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗮-𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝘁𝗮. 𝗔𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘆, 𝘂𝗴 𝗮𝘆𝗮𝘄 𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗶 𝘁𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗴-𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗮!

11/09/2026

uban ta sa pagpaminaw 🍀⭐️💌🎗️

𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅.💚
Join us as we continue to foster a community where mental health matters.
In collaboration with RBE Psychological Services, RBE Psychological Services-Luzon, RBE Psychological Services - Mindanao, RBE Psychological Services - Lapu Lapu, Mental Health Hour Davao is here to provide a safe space for open conversations, understanding, and support.
📆 Mark your calendars every Friday, from 8:00 to 10:00 pm, as we dedicate ourselves to breaking the stigma around mental health.
Let's nurture a place where every story is heard, where hope is shared, and where we can all grow stronger together.
Through empathy and active listening, we can make a difference. Let's walk this path of healing hand in hand. See you there! 🌟

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🙋‍♀️𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹!

👂𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙬 𝙣𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨. 𝙉𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢, 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙫𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙨, 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙛𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚!

Cheers to sustainable years!
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08/09/2026

𝐴 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟: you do not have to have control over everything to be okay.

Life will bring uncertainty, unexpected changes, and moments that do not go according to plan. You may not be able to change what happens, but you can choose to take it one day, one breath, one step at a time.

Not everything needs to make sense today. Not everything needs to be fixed today. Sometimes, making it through is enough.🤍⋆˚꩜｡

07/09/2026

𝟑𝐑 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐: 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧 | 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡

“𝘒𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯” asks us to look at things as they are, even when they are not always easy to put into words.

In our second 3R session, we explored what truth means in our everyday lives: being honest about what we feel, what we experience, and how our actions affect ourselves and the people around us. We talked about how facing what is true can help us better understand ourselves and the situations we find ourselves in.

Truth is not about dwelling on what has already happened or defining ourselves by our past. It can be a starting point for understanding, learning, and choosing differently. When we recognize what is true about a situation, we become better able to see what we can do, what we can improve, and what kind of person we want to become.

Through 3𝘙 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘺, we are reminded that every day gives us opportunities to make choices that reflect who we are becoming.

Because knowing the truth about where we are can help us find our way toward where we want to be.

07/09/2026

“𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒖𝒑𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒚.” — 𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔

𝖮𝗎𝗋 𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗇. 𝖲𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝗇𝖺𝗆𝖾, 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗈 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽, 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝗋𝗒, 𝗈𝗋 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖾.

𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖲𝗎𝗂𝖼𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝖯𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖣𝖺𝗒 🎗 ༘⋆, 𝗐𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗌𝖾 𝗐𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗅𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗌𝗉𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾𝗀𝗂𝗇.

𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗇𝖺𝗋𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗎𝗂𝖼𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗌 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗋𝗈𝗈𝗆 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖺𝗄 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗉𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗃𝗎𝖽𝗀𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍, 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝗌𝗄 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗎𝗇𝖻𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝗆𝖾𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗎𝗆𝗉𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌.

𝖭𝗈𝗍 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝗌𝖺𝖽𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝗌𝗂𝗀𝗇 𝗈𝖿 𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌. 𝖭𝗈𝗍 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝗂𝖼𝗎𝗅𝗍 𝗆𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽𝗌 𝖺 𝖽𝗂𝖺𝗀𝗇𝗈𝗌𝗂𝗌. 𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗀𝗀𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖽.

⋆˚࿔ 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡! 𝜗𝜚˚⋆

For the moments when words are hard to find, support is available through the following crisis lines:

📞 National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) – 24/7
1553 | 0917-899-8727 | 0966-351-4518 | 0908-639-2672
📞 Tawag Paglaum–Centro Bisaya – 24/7
0939-936-5433 | 0939-937-5433 | 0966-467-9626
📞 In Touch Crisis Line – 24/7
02-8893-7603 | 0917-800-1123 | 0922-893-8944 | 0919-056-0709

You do not have to carry it alone. A conversation can be a beginning, and help is always worth reaching for.

Here are the key takeaways from today's CoSupport session:

1. We come together to remember those we have lost and to pursue the endeavor of changing the narrative around su***de and self-harm.
2. Mental health service providers have a role in changing the narrative surrounding su***de through compassion, understanding, support, and responsible conversations.
3. Encourage people to ask for help and support early.
4. Hold space for people’s desires, goals, dreams, and reasons for living.
5. Accompany those who are struggling with suicidal thoughts rather than leaving them to face their experiences alone.
6. Recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health concerns and understand that su***de may occur alongside psychiatric comorbidities, such as MDD and Bipolar Disorder.
7. “Bar code” is slang for slash.
8. Psychiatric comorbidities may include conditions such as Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder.
9. Providing both instrumental and social support is an important part of su***de prevention.
10. “Buti na lang nandiyan kayo” reflects how meaningful it can be to have someone present and supportive during difficult experiences.
11. A person is more than their diagnosis: “I am more than my diagnosis.”
12. Acknowledge the precipitating factors and circumstances that may contribute to a person’s distress.
13. Compassion helps change the narrative around su***de.
14. It is a misconception that people who die by su***de are simply “crazy.”
15. Changing the narrative also means providing meaningful instrumental and social support.
16. Misinformation and disinformation can exacerbate the risk of su***de and contribute to harmful misconceptions.
17. Sharing experiences as a su***de survivor can help challenge stigma and create greater understanding.
18. Talking about su***de is an important part of taking away its stigma and creating opportunities for people to seek help.
19. Passive suicidal ideation should also be recognized and taken seriously.
20. For some individuals, living may be connected to the memory and legacy of loved ones they have lost.
21. Thinking about what one might have missed if they had died can reconnect them with meaningful experiences, such as Revival Year.
22. Protect and maintain the meaningful experiences, relationships, goals, and opportunities that give life significance.
23. “Hindi ako tamad, gusto ko lang magpahinga kasi 13 years akong laging naka-survival mode.”
24. Fatigue can result from being in a constant state of survival mode.
25. It is not dangerous to talk about su***de. Open and responsible conversations can help reduce stigma and encourage people to seek support.
26. Talking about su***de does not cause people to attempt su***de, just as s*x education does not automatically lead people to engage in premarital s*x.
27. Talking about su***de, reducing stigma, and demystifying su***de and the taboo surrounding it are ways of changing the narrative.
28. Su***de should be confronted, not normalized.
29. Reframing experiences can help individuals understand their circumstances from a more compassionate and constructive perspective.
30. “Bumabawi lang ’yung katawan.”
31. “All he needed was quiet.”
32. At times, a person may need quiet time away from the noise and pressures of their environment, including family dysfunction.
33. Supporting one another also means practicing responsible information sharing.
34. Encourage people to speak up and seek appropriate help and support.
35. Develop awareness of the difference between misinformation and disinformation and their potential impact.
36. Misinformation refers to incorrect information shared without the intent to cause harm.
37. Disinformation refers to false information deliberately created or shared to deceive or mislead.
38. Support also means protecting people from unnecessary harm.
39. Before sharing information online, check its reliability and credibility.
40. Think before sharing, cross-check information, use verified sources, and be responsible when sharing information about su***de and mental health.

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