In line with its continuing advocacy for mental health, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conducted a “Training on Digital Mental Health and Psychosocial Support” for 19 staff to become psycho-social first aid providers. The training aimed at equipping the participants with knowledge and developing their skills competency in providing basic psycho-social interventions continue reading : DSWD trains staff in psycho-social first aid
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo received two high-speed document scanners from Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) Partylist Representative Jeffrey Santos on Monday, July 11, at the DSWD Central Office. The document scanners will be used by the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) and other programs continue reading : DSWD Chief receives donated document scanners to speed up programs’ processes
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Field Office X established the first ever Regional Technical Working Group (TWG) for the Implementation of Aftercare, Reintegration, and Transformation Support for Recovering Drug Dependents through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with other regional government agencies. Under the MOA, the TWG aims to consolidate and continue reading : DSWD forms interagency body to provide aftercare for recovering persons who used drugs
In continuation of its disaster response operations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Offices (FOs) in Central Luzon, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Western Visayas, and Central Visayas continues the delivery and distribution of Family Food Packs (FFPs) and non-food items to the families and individuals affected by the flood and continue reading : DSWD continues disaster ops in flood, landslide-hit areas in Bataan, Ifugao, Antique and fire incident in Cebu City
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), continues the provision of family food packs (FFPs) and other non-food items to communities affected by the flooding incident in Banaue, Ifugao due to the Southwest Monsoon. During the briefing this morning, DSWD Field Office CAR Regional continue reading : DSWD ensures continuous distribution of relief items to flash flood-affected individuals in Ifugao
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office (FO) VII, has already reached out to the local government unit (LGU) of Cebu City for the provision of additional resources to assist families affected by a fire incident in Sitio Sto. Niño, Barangay Quiot on July 7. According to the report of continue reading : DSWD coordinates with Cebu City LGU on fire incident
As vice chair of the disaster response cluster, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) expressed its support for the observance this July of the National Disaster Resilience Month (NDRM) 2022. With the theme, “Sambayanang Pilipino, nagkakaisa tungo sa katatagan at maunlad na kinabukasan,” the celebration aims to promote “unity towards resilience and sustainable continue reading : DSWD supports National Disaster Resilience Month 2022
Residents affected by the increasing number of Typhoid Fever cases in Cebu received financial assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Field Office VII, following the urgent directive of Secretary Erwin T. Tulfo. As of July 6, some 313 patients were provided with Php 5,000 cash assistance under the Assistance continue reading : Families affected by Typhoid Fever in Cebu receive cash aid from DSWD
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ready to provide augmentation support to local government units (LGUs) affected by the Kanlaon Volcano seismic activity. Under the directives of DSWD Secretary Erwin T. Tulfo, the Department has started its prepositioning of Family Food Packs (FFPs) and other relief items to LGUs near Mt. Kanlaon, continue reading : DSWD ready to assist LGUs affected by Kanlaon volcanic activity
Following the directive of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin T. Tulfo, the Agency’s Field Offices across the country have started delivering family food packs (FFPs) to the local government units as part of their disaster preparedness efforts. Secretary Tulfo emphasized that prepositioning of relief supplies at the local level would ensure that continue reading : DSWD regional offices start prepositioning goods in LGUs
