Over the past two years, UPD Ugnayan ng Pahinungod has focused on its Psychosocial Support Program (PSP), a mental health program that aims to help the constituents of the University become resilient by enhancing their capacity for psychosocial support and providing listening ears to those who are feeling stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed by their present situations. Currently, a total of 107 Peer Support Volunteers (PSVs) serve under the program and have undergone training sessions on Psychological First Aid (PFA) and Community Resiliency Model (CRM). These volunteers run the free online psychosocial peer support service that was opened to the UP Diliman community last May 2020.
This service is open to the students, faculty, REPs, staff, and alumni of the University of the Philippines. The Psychosocial Support Program (PSP) is among Pahinungod’s responses to the continuing challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
