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Mental health of students

Requested from DOH by R. COMEDERO at 06:14 PM on Oct 14, 2023.
Purpose: Capstone Design
Date of Coverage: 06/03/2019 - 08/29/2023
Tracking no: #DOH-359583858642

COMEDERO 06:14 PM, Oct 14, 2023

Good Day! 

I am Rachelle Luz M. Comedero, a 5th year Architecture student from Technological Institute of the Philippines Quezon City Campus currently undergoing my capstone project entitled "Neuroarchitecture-Driven School Design: Enhancing the Built Environment to Improve Student Health ".

First, I'd like to know the percentage of students in NCR who are stressed.
Second, where in the NCR has the highest percentage of students who are stressed? 
Third, where in the educational system are most students stressed, primary, secondary, or tertiary? 

Thank you!

Receiving Officer 01:35 PM, Oct 16, 2023

October 16, 2023

Dear RACHELLE LUZ,

Thank you for your request dated Oct 14, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Mental health of students.

We received your request on Oct 14, 2023 and will respond on or before Nov 03, 2023 06:14:31 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://twdbcwd20190204-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC0zNTk1ODM4NTg2NDIM, for request with ticket number #DOH-359583858642.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Maker 01:49 PM, Oct 16, 2023

Good day!

Please be informed that we have endorsed your request to Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (DPCB) for action. Kindly await for their response.

Thank you!

COMEDERO 12:38 AM, Oct 25, 2023

Hello and good day, po! I would like to make a follow-up inquiry regarding my previous request.  Thanks a lot, po.

Maker 10:19 AM, Dec 04, 2023

December 4, 2023

Dear RACHELLE LUZ COMEDERO,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Oct 14, 2023 06:14:31 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Mental health of students.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

Thank you for your interest in mental health. This is in response to your eFOI request (#DOH-359583858642) regarding your information request on stress in school-setting for the conduct of your capstone project entitled "Neuroarchitecture-Driven School Design: Enhancing the Built Environment to Improve Student Health ".

1. Percentage of students in NCR who are stressed.
2. Where in the NCR has the highest percentage of students who are stressed?
3. Where in the educational system are most students stressed, primary, secondary, or tertiary?

Attached is an article on the mental health and well-being of children. There is no existing standard of measure for stress. However, we may employ scales for measuring perceived stress, or existing methods for measuring stress response (e.g., heart rate variability, hormonal levels, etc.). Allow us to also share WHO documents on the topic of stress at the link: https://www.who.int//news-room/questions-and-answers/item/stress/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAgqGrBhDtARIsAM5s0_l8MaSuvePSv0eLwz9hL-ITEvuG6fhPKSeGEEbe1CtMSccxtQaQsdgaAjOUEALw_wcB

Please refer to the Mental Health Program at https://doh.gov.ph/national-mental-health-program for an overview of the services we provide and some materials we readily share with you including the Strategic Plan (2018-2023). There is ongoing strategic planning for the next few years.

We would like to share with you the draft terminal report (attached) of the National Survey for Mental Health and Wellbeing (NSMHW) to give us a picture of the mental health status of the country as a whole while we wait for the consolidation of electronic medical records of patients and as we improve our information systems. The study is a household survey that was commissioned by DOH to provide information on the state of mental health in the country while we improve our hospital data. Attached is also a study to give the general overview of the state of mental health services in the country.

Kindly accomplish the FOI Feedback request form at the link: https://bit.ly/DOHFOIFeedbackForm

Thank you

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Decision Maker
FOI Receiving Officer

Attachments:
 hpp-11-267.pdf
 NSMHW  Report and Policy Recommendations  version 38_07012023 (2) (1).pdf

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