When the pandemic started, Many teenagers and students suffers from mental health issues. health issues that limit their ability to fully integrate into society. Students were also experiencing significant sense of isolation and loss, which is negatively impacting their learning and grades. These difficulties are frequently misunderstood, and they can lead to behaviors that are inconsistent with school or program expectations. The global pandemic of COVID-19 exacerbated compounded these problems, emphasizing the importance of reducing workload burdens.
Many people have described how their depression or anxiety started when the mandatory online learning was implemented, often as a result of bullying or stress, and how a lack of awareness of developmental or learning issues like autism prevented others from receiving the diagnosis and treatment that could have changed their lives' trajectory. If classes or schemes are created to raise students' understanding of this, and perhaps by enhancing instructors' knowledge of the subject through compulsory courses, students may feel more supported and eager and able to seek help. People in our community struggle and suffer every day.
According to the WHO, they estimated that 154 million Filipinos suffer from depression, 1 million from schizophrenia, and 15.3 million from substance use disorders, while 877,000 die due to suicide every year (Department of Health, 2018 In the Philippines). Mental illness is the third most frequent disability. The Philippines has the third highest rate of mental health disorders in the Western Pacific Region, with around 6 million Filipinos suffering from depression and/or anxiety.
By promoting awareness of these issues in schools, we have the ability to make a significant difference in someone's life.
