Healing the hurt amid the drug war: Narratives of young urban poor Filipinos in recovering families with parental drug use

To build a home: A phenomenological approach of reconstructing “feeling-at-home” among children living in households with parents exhibiting depressive symptoms

“…Specifically, the experiences of emotional struggle closely resonate with the concept of ambiguous loss in the context of trauma and complicated grief in the family (Boss, 2007, 2010). At a young age, participants must navigate these psychological challenges while living in seemingly “immovable” or physically fixed households, as well as maintaining a semblance of a “normative” family within a traditional hierarchical Filipino parent–child relationship (Yusay & Canoy, 2019).…”

“…In the Filipino culture where seeking mental health services is highly stigmatized (Tuliao, 2014), psychological difficulties experienced especially by parents or heads of households are considered taboo and shameful to talk about. In this specific cultural context, children are also often expected to understand parental misgivings as a sign of respect within a traditional hierarchical parent–child relationship (Yusay & Canoy, 2019). Reflexively, the researchers use the term “children” to connote the Filipino translated term “anak” which may mean offspring, a parental term of endearment, or a colloquial word used by older people to address younger people which is not necessarily based on chronological age.…”

Lived Experiences of Stigma Among Filipino Former Drug Dependents: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

“…Since President Duterte took office in 2016, there have been a total of 5,000 suspected individuals associated with drug operations who were killed in antidrug operations of the police (CNN Philippines, 2019). The criminalization of drug use has also had a negative impact on the children and families of drug users (Morales, 2018;Yusay & Canoy, 2018). Furthermore, criminalization of drug use only increases the negative attitudes towards illicit drug users (Buchanan & Young, 2000).…”

“…The participants of the current study shared that they underwent treatment because of their loved ones and because they wished to have an alternative image as "recovered" drug users. Since these individuals have recovered from their drug use before the war on drugs, they differ from the current drug users who are motivated to undergo rehabilitation due to fear of being killed or imprisoned (Syjuco, 2018;Yusay & Canoy, 2018). Thus, structural stigma could be an essential addition to the public and self-stigma that account for help-seeking attitudes (Vogel et al, 2007).…”

A critical narrative inquiry to understand relapse among Filipino methamphetamine polydrug users in low-income communities

“…Upon a cursory review of existing literature, there seems to be a growing, albeit scant, body of work that explore issues related to drug use and recovery in complex environments linked to drug wars (e.g. Hechanova et al, 2019;Ochoa et al, 2019;Yusay & Canoy, 2019). In this specific context, more studies tackling broader contextual factors, processes, and environments that shape drug recovery issues (i.e.…”