How available are mental health services in the Philippines?

 

Hechanova, M.R., Angeles, P., Yusay, C., Guevara, A.M., Caringal-Go, F. & Orsolino, L. (2024). Mental health and substance use services in schools and workplaces. Philippine Journal of Health Research and Development, 28(2), 1-6.

 

Villongco, C., Hechanova, M. R., Angeles, P., Villanueva, S., Malonzo, M. & Escartin, I. (2023). Evaluating community mental health and substance use treatment integration in the Philippines: Policy and practice implications. Philippine Journal of Health Research and Development, 27(4), 1-11. https://pjhrd.upm.edu.ph/index.php/main/article/view/764

 

What are the determinants of drug-use in the Philippines?

 

Hechanova, M.R., Manaois, J., Co, T. & Escartin, I,  (2023). Biopsychosocial predictors of drug dependence among Filipino drug uses in community-based drug rehabilitation", Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse.

 

Tiu, R.B., Calleja, M., Hechanova, M.R., Go, J.F. (2019). A social cognitive approach to understanding employee substance use: An example from the Philippines. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health.  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15555240.2019.1646658 (2019), 1-20.

 

Yusay, C. T. C. (2024). To be visible yet remain unseen: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of embodied drug use and recovery of Filipinas. Journal of Community Psychology, 52(7), 950-970.

 

What is the relationship of family and drug use?

 

Yusay, C. T. C., & Canoy, N. A. (2019). Healing the hurt amid the drug war: Narratives of young urban poor Filipinos in recovering families with parental drug use. International Journal of Drug Policy, 68, 124-131.

 

Co, T. A. C., & Canoy, N. A. (2022). The lived experiences of recovering Filipino persons who use drugs (PWUDs) without family support. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 21(4), 1389-140.

 

Bunagan, K. S., Tabo, C. E. S., Bautista, V. V., Melgar, M. I. E., Co, T. A., & Hechanova, M. R. (2019). Engaging the family in recovery: Outcomes of a community-based family intervention. Philippine Journal of Psychology, 52(1), 155-183.

 

Why don’t people seek help?

 

Perez, A., Yusay, C. & Hechanova, M.R. (2024). Barriers and enablers to help-seeking, treatment adherence and recovery among community-based drug rehabilitation clients in the Philippines. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy.

 

Yusay, C. T. C., Hechanova, M. R. M., & Perez, A. R. (2024). Knowledge and Attitudes of Filipino Community Healthcare and Service Providers Toward Drug Addiction and Persons Who Use Drugs. International Perspectives in Psychology.

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What are evidence-based approaches to prevention?

 

Hechanova, M.R., Co, T.A.C., Soliman, J., Guevara, A.M, Tuliao, A.P., Botor, N., & Felipe, M.V. (2024). Evaluation of an integrated mental health and substance use video-based prevention program for Filipino youth. Drugs, Habits and Social Policy, https://doi.org/10.1108/DHS-08-2023-0031

 

Hechanova, M. R., Filart, K., & Tamayo, M. C. A. (2024). Feasibility of a Peer-Facilitated Video-Based Mental Health and Substance Use Service-Learning Program. The Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 16(2).

 

Does self-help work?

 

Hechanova-Alampay, M.R., Angeles, P.L., Tuliao, A.,Hilario, E. Pagente, A.F. and Narra, C.V. (2022), "The development and pilot evaluation of a mental health mobile app in the Philippines", Mental Health and Social Inclusion.

 

 

What are evidence-based community-based programs for substance use?

 

Baloloy, J. R. R., Hechanova, M. R., Co, T. A. C., & Angeles, P. L. B. (2023). Pilot of an early intervention programme for low-risk persons who use drugs in the Philippines. Health Education Journal, 82(8: 892-906. https://doi.org/10.1177/00178969231203973

 

Hechanova, M.R., Reyes, J.C., Acosta, A. & Tuliao, A. (2020). Psychosocial treatment for incarcerated methamphetamine users: the Philippine experience. International Journal of Prisoner Health, 16(4), 343-358.

 

Hechanova, M.R., Tee, M.R.C., Co, T.A.C. and Rañeses III, B.R.M. (2024), "Her village: experiences of drug-involved women in a female-only aftercare program in the Philippines", International Journal of Prison Health, Vol. 20 No. 2, pp. 156-171. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPH-08-2023-0047

 

Hechanova, M. R. M., Teng-Calleja, M., Canoy, N. A., & de Guzman, J. M. (2023). Community-based drug rehabilitation and care in Philippine local governments: Enablers, barriers, and outcomes. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 12(1), 26.https://doi.org/10.1027/2157-3891/a000058

 

Hechanova, M. R., Co, T. A. C., & Egusquiza, F. R. (2025). Outcomes of bio-psycho-social-spiritual community-based drug rehabilitation program for voluntary vs. court-mandated clients in the Philippines. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2025.2450454

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Manaois, J., Hechanova, MR., Estuar, MR, "Mapping Social Network Influences of Recovering Filipino Drug Users in Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation", Social Transformations Journal of Global South, 10 (2022), 49-77

 

Teng-Calleja, M. Jocson, R.M., Acosta,A.,  Ocampo,M.T., Bertulfo,D.M.  and Hechanova, M. R. (2020) Examining the Impact of Community-Based Behavioral Drug Treatment: A Case Study from the Philippines. The Journal of Behavioral Science, 15, 1-15.

 

Hechanova, M.R, Alianan, A., Calleja, M., Acosta, A., & Yusay, C. (2019). Evaluation of the training and implementation of Katatagan Kontra Droga sa Komunidad. Philippine Journal of Psychology, 52(1), 65-101.

 

Hechanova, M.R., Alianan, A., Calleja, M., Melgar, I., Acosta, A., Villasanta, A., Yusay, C., Ang, A., Flores, J., Canoy, N., Espina, E., Gomez, G., Samonte-Hinckley, E., Tuliao, A.,  Cue, M. (2018). The Development of  a Community-based Drug Intervention for Filipino Drug users. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 12(12), 1-10.

 

How do we enable resilience during disasters?

 

Hechanova M. R. H., Jocson R. M., Alianan, Jr. A. S., Delos Santos J. J. I., Manaois J. O., Gomez G. A., & Lamzon G. R. (2023). Developing resilience online: Evaluation of synchronous and asynchronous resilience interventions for Filipino college students. Research in Learning Technology, 31. https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v31.2890

 

Hechanova, MR., Alianan, A., Villasanta, A., Manaois, J. Yusay, C., Acosta, A., Bunagan, K., & Gomez, G., "A Pilot Evaluation of Katatagan Online: Benefits and Challenges of an Online Resilience Program in the Philippines during the COVID-19 Pandemic", Social Transformations Journal of the Global South, 10 (2022), 79-104

 

Teng-Calleja, M., Hechanova, M.R.Sabile, P. & Villasanta, A. (2020) Building organization and employee resilience in disaster contexts. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, DOI 10.1108/IJWHM-09-2019-0122.

 

Hechanova, M.R., Docena, P., Alampay, L., Acosta, A., Porio, E., Melgar, I & Berger, R. (2018), Evaluation of a resilience intervention for Filipino displaced survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan, Disaster Prevention and Management, 27, 346-359

 

Hechanova, M.R. Waelde, L.C., & Ramos, P.A (2016). Evaluation of a group- based resilience program for Typhoon Haiyan survivors. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 10(12), 1-10.

 

Hechanova, M.R., Waelde, L. & Ramos, P. (2015). Group-based Mindfulness-informed Psychological First Aid after Typhoon Haiyan. Disaster Preparedness and Management: An International Journal, 24(5), 610-618.