#HelpIsWhere: Getting mental health care in the Philippines

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#HelpIsWhere: Getting mental health care in the Philippines
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Help shouldn’t just be here, but everywhere.

we curated in 2020 similarly revealed that very few clinics and facilities are in Mindanao and Visayas.

The 2021 Investment Case on Mental Health in the Philippines reported that most specialists live in Metro Manila. According to the same 2021 report, for every 100,000 Filipinos, there is only 0.5 psychiatrist and 0.1 psychologist. There are only four mental health hospitals, 58 private custodial or residential psychiatric facilities, and 29 outpatient mental health facilities in the country.Nikki, our Deputy Director for Communications, struggled to find and adhere to help due to the cost of her therapy and medication.

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