The document discusses current issues in guidance and counseling in the Philippines, including stress, depression, suicide, substance abuse, and other challenges faced by children, youth, adults, and families. It provides information on the causes and symptoms of stress and depression, risk factors for suicide, and tips for dealing with depression through cultivating social support, healthy lifestyle habits, challenging negative thinking, and seeking professional help when needed. Statistics on suicide rates in the Philippines and worldwide are also presented.
13. Fight depression by managing stressDepression self-help tip 3: Get regular exercise<br />Depression self-help tip 4: Eat a healthy, mood-boosting diet<br />Depression self-help tip 5: Challenge negative thinking<br />Depression self-help tip 6: <br />Raise your emotional intelligence <br />Depression self-help tip 7: <br />Know when to get additional help <br />Natasha Goulbourn Foundation <br />Mindstrong, a campaign that focuses not on the tragedy of suicide and depression but rather on harnessing one’s mental resilience and cultivating a feeling of flourishing. These are antidotes to the downward spiral that depression brings. <br />Essentially, the campaign helps make individuals more optimistic, mentally agile, self-aware, self-regulating. It enables one to focus on one’s strengths and build better connections with the people around him or her. Mindstrong, like an earlier campaign, My Happy Hour, is an initiative not to treat depression but to prevent it by taking positive steps in small, regular doses. <br />http://www.ngf-hope.org/<br />NGF 24/7 HOPE LINE <br />(In Partnership with UGAT Foundation): 0917-558-HOPE (4673) or (632)211-4550 / 0917-845-HOPE and 0917-842-HOPE<br />In Touch Crisis Lines: 0917-572-HOPE or (632)211-1305 / (632) 893-7606 (24/7) / (632)893-7603 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm)<br />Globe (63917) 800.1123 or (632) 506.7314 / Sun (63922) 893.8944 or (632) 346.8776 quot;
Dial a Friend“Hotlines: (632) 525-1743 / (632) 525-1881<br />Suicide<br />The World Health Organization estimates that on the average, almost 3,000 people commit suicide daily.<br />According to WHO suicide rates statistics, one person commits suicide every 40 seconds. Suicide rates all over the world have increased by 5% - 62% in the last two decades.<br />Of the 107 suicides in the Philippines reported in the first half of 2010, 82 were male while 21 were female. Seventy one of the suicides were in Metro Manila – the bulk coming from Quezon City, mostly by hanging.<br />Most of the suicides are in the 21 to 40 age group, followed by 41 and above and 20 and below.<br />Reference:<br />A second look at suicide. Adelle Chua. Manila Standard Today Online<br />Awareness of suicide symptoms vital. Published on The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/335284/awareness-suicide-symptoms-vital<br />Boy kills self after being scolded for low grades. Published on ABS-CBN News. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/04/14/11/boy-kills-self-after-being-scolded-low-grades<br />Dealing with Depression: Self-help and Coping Tips. Helpguide.org. www.helpguide.org<br />Depression in Students. http://psychcentral.com/lib/2010/depression-in-students/<br />Depression rate could be high among OFWs - group. Kimberly Jane Tan, GMANews.TV<br />Depression rates higher in wealthy countries, study finds. AFP Relax Tue, Jul 26, 2011.<br />I was suicidal after Pacquiao defeat, says Hatton. AFP News – Fri, Sep 30, 2011<br />Mister nag-suicide, dahil sa planong mag-abroad ni misis. Bombo Radyo Online. Friday, 23 September 2011<br />Suicide Statistics in Asians: Why Do People Kill Themselves? Asian Offbeat<br />Teenage Depression. Angelee L. Orticio, Bicol University<br />Understanding Depression: Signs, Symptoms, Causes, and Help. Helpguide.org. www.helpguide.org<br />Submitted by:<br />Mr. Reynante S. Tagum<br />GC 504: Counseling Theories and Practice II<br />