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Mental Health Awareness: A Talk About Suicide Prevention

The annual Mental Health Talk was held on October 22, 2019 at the Luxembourg Hall.
Students from different courses of Southville college department gathered at the event, including

Multimedia Arts, Communication Arts, Nursing, Business, Tourism and Psychology. There are
also guest schools that joined the event from South Mansfield, Southville (SISFU), Jesus Cares

Academy, AMA, ASAT and St. Therese. The hashtag for the year’s Mental Health Talk,

#YOUMATTER, indicates one’s significance, influence and a distinct role that each of us holds.
No one shall be left behind, empowering all individuals across ages, status and culture.

Above:The PsychSoc officers gathered at the end of the event together with Ms.Marinela Paulino,

the PsychSoc Moderator

The guest speaker who had a fruitful talk and enriched everyone with valuable learnings

was Michael “Mike” U. Jimenez, a Registered Psychologist, Registered Nurse and a Licensed
Professional Teacher. The topic is all about Mental Health Awareness: A Talk About Suicide

Prevention. As defined by the World Health Organization, mental health is a state of well-being

where one realizes his own potential. The Filipino culture does not always emphasize mental
health, often attributing it as a sensitive topic and placing it out of the talk. Hence, not taking care