Mental Health is a problem rarely discussed in the Philippines. There is still a pervasive fear of speaking up and being judged, and it doesn’t help that there are limited resources for mental health counseling. According to the World Health Organization, 800,000 people commit suicide each year making it one of the leading causes of death in the world.
In the past couple of years, the number of mental health facilities are slowly growing which means that people have more access to them. Here are some hotlines and facilities you can contact regarding different mental health illnesses:
Crisis Hotlines in the Philippines
National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) Crisis Hotlines
Landline: (02) 989 8727 (USAP)
Globe: 0917 899 8727 (USAP)
Crisis Line by In Touch
Landline: (02) 8893 7603
Globe: 0917 800 1123
Sun: 0922 893 8944
Tawag Paglaum-Centro Bisaya
Smart & Sun: 0939 937 5433; 0939 936 5433
Globe / TM: 0927 654 1629
Hopeline
Landline: (02) 8804 4673 (HOPE)
Smart: 0918 873 4673 (HOPE)
Globe / TM: 0917 558 4673 (HOPE); or 2919 (toll-free for Globe/TM subscribers)
Manila Lifeline Centre (MLC)
Landline: (02) 896 9191
Mobile: 0917 854 9191
700 Club Asia
Prayer and counseling services
Landline: (02) 737 0700; 1800-1888-8700 (toll-free)
Mobile: 0949-888-8001; 0925 300 3000; 0917 406 5001
Skype: the700clubasia
Philippine Mental Health Association, Inc.
Mobile: 0917 565 2036; 0917 565 2037
Landline: (02) 8921 4958; (02) 8921 4959
Recovery Hub Philippines
Cebu-based chat counseling platform
Website: app.recoveryhub.ph
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Contact Numbers
Roads and Bridges to Recovery – Pasig City
Phone:02-8643-6006
Department of Health – Treatment and Rehabilitation Center – Cagayan de Oro City
Phone:0917-140-7319
House Of Hope, Inc.
Phone:(032) 8340-7941
Domestic and Sexual Abuse Hotlines
Department of Social Welfare and Development The Social Protection Bureau
Landline: (02)8931 8101; (02) 8932 2573
Bathaluman Crisis Center Foundation, Inc. (BCCF)
Landline: (63) 82 8221 5691
Development of People’s Foundation (DPF)
Landline: (63)82 8227 7714
Women Crisis Center (WCC)
Landline: (02) 8926 7744
Lihok Pilipina Foundation
Landline: (63) 32 8254 8092
If you are feeling signs of these mental illnesses don’t be afraid to contact these numbers. Always remember that you are not alone and that seeking help doesn’t mean you’re weak, it means that your willing to face what you’re feeling.
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