Mental Health Negros

03/12/2025

Salamat TAMBAL💚

01/12/2025

𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚

Last November 16, 2025, MHN Co-Directors John Dave Abaño and Graziela Salvilla, together with MHN Associates Kit Montelibano, Heaven Junsay, and Roger Canja, served as part of the Psychosocial Processing Team during the relief operations and medical mission for the survivors of Typhoon Tino in the Municipality of Moises Padilla.

The MHN team collaborated with MHPSS Negros PAP SIG and DSWD NIR, with the activity proudly spearheaded by the White Coat Psychological Clinic under the leadership of Sir Lene Posadas.

This meaningful initiative was made possible through the generous support of Ceres Cares.

01/12/2025

27/11/2025

26/11/2025

Grieving is a process filled with deep and changing emotions. Grief is not something you simply “move on” from. It’s something you learn to live with. The pain may not fully disappear, but with time, you slowly adjust, find meaning, and learn to carry it in your own way of healing.

26/11/2025

𝐌𝐇𝐍 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐉𝐁𝐋𝐂𝐅 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐝

Mental Health Negros was invited by John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation - Bacolod to guide their BSMT students through a Mental Health Awareness session entitled “Every Juan Matters".

26/11/2025

𝐌𝐇𝐍 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞

Mental Health Negros was invited by Silay Institute to guide their students through a Mental Health Awareness session entitled “Mental Health in Humanitarian Agencies: Hope and Healing in the Midst of Crisis.”

26/11/2025

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐨

On November 15, 2025, the Negros Young Leaders Institute (NYLI) in collaboration with the PGCA-Negros Occidental Guidance and Counseling Association visited evacuation sites in La Castellana to offer psychological first aid to residents affected by Typhoon Tino.

At the LDS Evacuation Site, MHN associate Ms. Janella Marie G. Avelino worked together with La Carlota City’s Psychosocial Support Volunteers: Ms. Toni Fritz L. Estacio, CHRA, Ms. Carbie Angel T. Malacaman, RPm, and Ms. Jeah Nickole D. Orcajada, RPm. Thea team was under the guidance of Ms. Eden Fuentes-Galve, a professional guidance counselor, who was assigned to lead their group.

The team provided supportive listening, grounding techniques, and safe spaces for survivors to process their experiences and feel heard during this difficult time.

Moments like these remind us that healing begins with empathy, presence, and genuine care.

26/11/2025

𝐌𝐇𝐍 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐛𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬

Mental Health Negros joined the Typhoon Medical and Relief Mission last November 23, organized by ARC Bacolod in partnership with Dobo – Growth Partner.

MHN provided psychosocial processing support, spearheaded by Co-Director and Psychologist John Dave Abaño and assisted by Co-Directors Graziela B. Salvilla and Rollin Jay Libo-on.

Mental Health Associates Kit A. Montelibano, Ester T. Aseral, Anna O. Besa, Sophialen Faith T. Triana, and Janella Marie G. Avelino, along with volunteer psychosocial providers Andrea Nicole N. Galimba, Joyce Christine C. Castañeda, and ARC representative Leonardo M. Andrada Jr., also served during the mission. Meanwhile, ARC Bacolod and Dobo – Growth Partner facilitated separate activities for teens and children to support comfort and normalcy. Families received vital signs and RBS testing, medical consultations, free medicines, wound care, relief goods, and free haircuts.

Truly, it takes a community to bring care, compassion, and hope to those affected by the typhoon.

24/11/2025

𝐖𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬
Mental Health Negros honors all mental health professionals and trained volunteers in the Negros Island Region for initiating psychosocial support for those affected.
𝑾𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕.

In this crisis, your presence is deeply needed.

23/11/2025