09/07/2026
๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ: ๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฌ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ
Not all struggles can be seen.
As part of our commitment to the youth of Barangay Cabantian, we successfully conducted the first Mental Health Awareness Seminar of the year. This is only the beginningโwe will be holding a second seminar so we can reach and support even more young people in our community.
A total of ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ from the ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ Program and ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ participated in the activity.
We extend our sincere appreciation to ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ณ๐๐ณ๐๐ซ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ข, Mental Health Coordinator of CSWDOโIGACOS, for sharing valuable insights and reminding our youth that asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness.
One of the most eye-opening realizations from the seminar was that ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ openly shared that they are experiencing mental health concerns. Dili lang ni numero. These are our young people telling us that they need someone to listen.
Mao nga importante nga maghimo ta og safe spaces diin ang atong kabatan-onan makasulti sa ilang gibati without fear of being judged. Sometimes, the first step toward healing is simply knowing that someone cares.
As part of our BCPC programs, we believe that protecting children also means protecting their mental and emotional well-being. Dili lang ta maghulat kung naa nay problema. We should also invest in awareness, early intervention, and building a community where it's okay to speak up and ask for help.
If even one young person goes home feeling heard, understood, and hopeful after this seminar, then it's a step in the right direction.
๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐จ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ, ๐ค๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฐ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ญ, ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ง-๐จ๐ง๐๐ง. ๐๐