𝐒𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬 joins fellow Higher Education Institutions from Regions XI and XII in 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗞𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗩𝗶𝗯𝗲: 𝗔 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (HEIs), organized by the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (CHED) in partnership with the 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Held on October 14–15, 2026, at Carpenter Hill, City of Koronadal, the two-day training equipped our student leaders and peer facilitators with essential knowledge and skills in mental health literacy, peer support, psychological first aid, advocacy, referral systems, and responsible peer facilitation.

Through meaningful discussions, role-playing, breakout sessions, and collaborative activities, participants learned how empathy, inclusion, and responsible peer support can help build a safer, healthier, and more supportive campus community.

This initiative supports 𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙂𝙤𝙖𝙡 3 (𝙎𝘿𝙂 3): 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝘽𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 by promoting mental health awareness, psychosocial support, and student well-being in higher education.