CHR calls for more mental health interventions amid COVID-19 pandemic

MANILA— The Commission on Human Rights on Tuesday called for the Philippines’ “greater investment” in mental health as the country continues to face challenges brought by the coronavirus disease pandemic.

De Guia added that most Filipinos’ mental health have been impacted by COVID-19. Those with mental health conditions, she said, have become even more vulnerable because of the health crisis. The CHR said among those whose mental health have been affected because of the health crisis are residents who continue to reel with the strict quarantine restrictions implemented in certain areas of the country. Some are also medical frontliners, and workers who lost their jobs.

The commission said there has been a significant increase in the monthly hotline calls on depression reported by the National Center for Mental Health —from 80 before the lockdown to an average of 400.

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