CAVITE CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Education (DepEd) are working to add mental health efforts into their disaster response plans.

During the Mental Health Month Observance event in Cavite City, DOH Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo said they noticed a need to include mental health crisis control following an influx of hyperventilation or mass hysteria patients within the first 6 hours of the recent earthquakes in Cebu and Davao Oriental.

“Doon palang, parang sabi namin, ano kaya ang pwede naming gawin?

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