Mental health problems growing in Tacloban

The number of people with mental health problems in Tacloban City is growing and has prompted the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to coordinate with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in helping typhoon survivors deal with their loss.

Val Aguilar, PRC head of operations for Task Force Yolanda, said more people are being spotted roaming in the city’s Magsaysay Boulevard, clutching some possessions left behind by their loved ones who died when Super Typhoon Yolanda devastated entire communities in Eastern Visayas in November last year.