Did you know poor mental health of long-distance university students is becoming a serious issue in many countries including Malaysia. It is crucial for us to understand the mental well-being of university students, as they face unique challenges that can affect their everyday life.
According to the report released by Malaysia National Health and Morbidity Council, the frequency of mental health issues among adults has climbed from 11.2% in 2006 to 29.2% in 2015, which is affecting about half a million people. In this blog post, we are going to talk about how to promote mental health awareness among long-distance university students.
Mental health issue is something that we often hear about these days, by getting treatment through online workshops and webinars is one of the most effective ways to treat mental health issues.
Below are three benefits of online mental health workshop.
1. Easy to access
Online workshop and webinars can be easily access by everyone and anytime, anywhere. Since the time for online workshop or webinar are flexible, you can easily make an appointment whenever it’s convenient for you and doesn’t interfere with your daily schedule.
By using online group support, the ability to communicate with and share your feelings with others which is having a similar situation can have a significant advantage. This makes it more easier for people who might feel shy to communicate physically.
2. Connect other people easily and share feeling without any doubt
2. Connect other people easily and share feeling without any doubt
By using online group support, the ability to communicate with and share your feelings with others which is having a similar situation can have a significant advantage. This makes it more easier for people who might feel shy to communicate physically.
3. Affordable pricing
Online mental health resources have shown to be having a very affordable pricing. It is very beneficial for people who are having financial difficulties and also suitable for students. Nowadays there are a lot of websites and applications that offer free or minimal price charges.
Online Support Forums for mental health awareness are platforms providing a safe space for sharing experiences, including peer support and advice, encourage interaction and community building associated with mental health.
Besides, there many mental health related applications that provides online support functionalities such as bearable, e mood classic, mindshift, and PTSD coach that provides mental health support to students.
Therefore, by regularly assess the community dynamics, long-distance students can adjust their mental health emotions as needed to maintain a positive and inclusive environment.
Online Support Forums for mental health awareness are platforms providing a safe space for sharing experiences, including peer support and advice, encourage interaction and community building associated with mental health.
Besides, there many mental health related applications that provides online support functionalities such as bearable, e mood classic, mindshift, and PTSD coach that provides mental health support to students.
Therefore, by regularly assess the community dynamics, long-distance students can adjust their mental health emotions as needed to maintain a positive and inclusive environment.
Social media provides a platform to reach a variety of communities across the globe. It can be use to raise public awareness by educating people about mental health symptoms, conditions and the available treatments. As user, we can create social media groups and collaborate with government or non-profit organizations such as mental health specialists to spread the word of mental health issues.
Moreover, by creating and promoting dedicated hashtags related to mental health, we can encourage followers to share it together with their experience related to mental health. Together, we can offer support to long-distance university students to improve their mental well-being.
Furthermore, peer support program can be another channel to promote mental health awareness among university students. This can be done by organizing activities like discussion platforms to share opinions, related to distance learning programs.
By doing so, students can better understand each other, about difficulty they faced and build a strong spirit in their learning environment. Thus, it can help to increase the enthusiasm of new students by utilizing the knowledge of experienced students.
Furthermore, peer support program can be another channel to promote mental health awareness among university students. This can be done by organizing activities like discussion platforms to share opinions, related to distance learning programs.
By doing so, students can better understand each other, about difficulty they faced and build a strong spirit in their learning environment. Thus, it can help to increase the enthusiasm of new students by utilizing the knowledge of experienced students.
Conclusion
By comprehending the elements that affect students’ mental health, it may be possible to develop coping mechanisms that improve their capacity to handle the demands of tertiary education.
To conclude, raising mental health awareness among long-distance university students could urges a group commitment making mental health a priority within the campus community.
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