1. This Office disseminates DepEd Memorandum OUGFO No. 2022-03-1037 re: “Guidance to Regional/ Division School Mental Health Program Coordinators for the 2022 National Mental Health Week/Month” regarding the National Mental Health Week from October 10-14. The Department of Health has extended the observance to the rest of October which the DOH dubbed on its social media platforms as the National Mental Health Month. This year’s theme is “Mental Health and Wellbeing for All: Promoting Mental Health in Physical and Virtual Spaces”.
2. In this regard, all schools are enjoined to observe a simple yet meaningful “National Mental Health Week” guided by the following provisions of DepEd Order No. 34, s. 2022 or the “School Calendar and Activities for School Year 2022 -2023”:
a. Schools shall strictly devote ten (10) weeks of every academic quarter to actual classroom teaching. Schools are encouraged to integrate the celebrations/ observances provided for by law into curricular activities as they deem reasonable and appropriate, so long as the total number of school days shall not be compromised.
b. The eleventh week of each quarter may be used for the conduct of cocurricular activities.
c. Virtual activities through different social media platforms may be done but shall not form part of the learner’s grade.
3. Resources can be accessed at https://bit.ly/MentallyHealthyDepEdResources. For online posting and activities, it is requested to use the following hashtags: #MentallyHealthyDepEd, #CareForYourselfCareForOthers, #NAtionalMentalHealthWeek #DasmasigasigNaKaisipan.
