#Facebook Mental Health Support

Facebook has announced a new feature that serves as a resource center that provides tips and information on mental health called Emotional Health. The new feature provides locally relevant information and tips such as taking care of one's emotional health, navigating grief and loss, and coping with stress about mental health officials' finances. The Emotional Health feature also supports Talk with a Friend function. One from the Korea Suicide Prevention Center that guides how men can talk about mental health without shame. Aside from this feature, the platform will also out a new Facebook Watch show focuses on mental health. This will help to show how to provide support, bring awareness, and help defeat the stigmas of mental health issues through personal interviews with celebrities and experts. Mental health stigma in the Philippines remains a significant barrier to care. Rooted in cultural expectations of resilience, mental health struggles are too often misread as weakness, pushing individuals to suffer quietly rather than seek the help they deserve. Read more in our articles including "Facebook adds Emotional Health feature for mental health" and "mWell is Closing the Gap for Accessible Mental Health Care for Filipinos".