It's true that mental illness is no longer a taboo topic that can only be discussed in whispers. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has increased anxiety and cases of other mental health issues, has indeed helped bring it to the national conversation and made the public more open-minded and aware that it is a condition that must be treated like any other disease. But it is also true that barriers remain, foremost of which is the steep cost of treatment that makes it still unaffordable to many poor Filipinos.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/162587/paying-attention-to-mental-health

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