14/08/2026
๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ง ๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก! ๐ง
Behind every smile is a story. Behind every student is a battle we may never see. In a world where many struggles remain unspoken, a listening ear and a supportive community can make all the difference. Mental health matters, and so does the person behind it.
That is why GIST students are encouraged to take part in the GIST Student Mental Health Advocate Associationโan initiative committed to promoting mental health awareness, encouraging meaningful conversations, and fostering a school community where every student feels heard, supported, and empowered to seek help. ๐ฑ
๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ?
๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ:
โข RESPONSIBLE & DEDICATED STUDENTS
โข PASSIONATE FOR MENTAL WELL-BEING
โข EQUIPPED WITH LEADERSHIP & COMMUNICATION SKILLS
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ?
๐๐ด ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฅ๐ท๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆ, ๐ธ๐ฆ:
โข LAUNCH WELLNESS CAMPAIGNS
โข PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY
โข ENCOURAGE PEERS TO SEEK SUPPORT
โข FOSTER A POSITIVE & SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
โข ASSIST IN SEMINARS PREPARED BY THE SCHOOL CLINIC AND GUIDANCE OFFICE
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป?
๐๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ฐ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ:
โข EARN CERTIFICATES
โข MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE ON CAMPUS
โข DEVELOP LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
โข WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE SCHOOL CLINIC
โข GAIN NEW SKILLS & GROW
๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐ก'๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ง!
Becoming a mental health advocate does not require you to have all the answers. Sometimes, being an advocate starts with simple compassionโwith listening, understanding, and a sincere desire to help our fellow students.
Through small acts of compassion and awareness, we can help foster a school environment where seeking support is encouraged, conversations are welcomed, and no student feels alone in facing their struggles.
๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ. ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ.
Every voice has the power to start conversations, foster understanding, and inspire meaningful change. Use yours to raise awareness about mental health and help create a school community where every student feels heard, supported, and valued.
Join the GIST Student Mental Health Advocate Association and become part of a community that believes in meaningful change.
๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ค๐ฅ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ.
๐๏ธ: Dave Batarao, Hannah Racachot
๐ผ๏ธ: Chevy Lei Magpantay
