“𝑨𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆. 𝑨𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆.” – 𝑺𝒊𝒓 𝑨𝒍 𝑮𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒐, 𝑹𝑷𝒎, 𝑴𝑷𝒔𝒚
In collaboration with the CAPS Office and peer facilitators headed by Ma'am Geralden B. Jontongco, RPM, MAGC, the Junior Psychologist Society (JPS) conducted a Suicide Prevention Awareness Seminar on September 24, 2025, with the theme “𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑯𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆.”
The program served as a mental health symposium featuring meditation, personal sharing, and a panel discussion. It aimed to bring light amidst darkness and remind participants that they are not alone, but rather 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣, 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙.
May we continue to hope no matter how hard the situation may be, no matter how bumpy the roads become, and no matter how difficult life gets. Let us believe in the possibility that a brighter path awaits. 𝙇𝙖𝙜𝙞’𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙜𝙞—𝙋𝘼𝘿𝘼𝙔𝙊𝙉! 
