The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa organized on 19 October 2020 a Mental Health and Wellness Webinar for Philippine Honorary Consuls in Halifax and Manitoba and Filipino community leaders in Regina and Halifax.

The webinar was conducted by Ms. Liesel Aranyosi, a Registered Psychotherapist in Ottawa. She introduced general notions of mental health and shared useful suggestions in mitigating mental stress caused by COVID-related restrictions.

The webinar was organized in order to equip Filipino community leaders with basic information which could help them provide the necessary support and assistance to members of their Filipino community organizations. Mental health has been identified as an issue of particular concern during the pandemic.