“The therapy work with PsycServ is one of the best things that happened to me.” That’s what Mileen Jan “MJ” Natividad had to say about the impact of the UP Diliman (UPD) program on their life. They had first heard about PsycServ, short for UPD Psychosocial Services, as a BS Psychology freshman back in 2018. […]
More resources, human and financial, are needed to strengthen UP’s mental health initiatives. This was the bottom-line of the recommendations presented by representatives of the University’s various sectors—students, faculty, staff, and mental health practitioners—during the UP System Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference (MHWC) on October 11-12 in UP Los Baños. They pushed for the […]
Trigger warning: mentions of suicide On top of COVID-19 variants, surges, and lockdowns, a “silent pandemic” has yet to be addressed and mitigated. Depression, anxiety, and even suicide cases increased worldwide. Fear of infection, loss of jobs and income, stress due to lockdowns, worry over things beyond one’s control, and other triggers have affected children, […]
The UP community in each constituent university banded together to give donations and other forms of assistance for UP students who have been stranded in campus and off-campus housing by the enhanced community quarantine.
For many freshmen, the privilege of being a UP student is an incomparable experience. Every year, thousands of hopefuls make a pilgrimage to their campuses of choice in the hope of eventually donning the iconic maroon-and-green. And for those who manage to get through, the promise of a new life is cause enough for optimism and celebration.
The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.
