34 Percent Of High School Students In Jakarta Are Indicated To Have Mental Disorders

JAKARTA - Mental health is one aspect that gets more attention in everyday life, especially among students or teenagers. In big cities like Jakarta, high life pressure is often a challenge for the younger generation.

Starting from academic demands, social relationships, to pressure from social media, all of this can have an impact on their mental health.

Menurut penelitian terbaru dari Health Collaborative Center (HCC), Fokus Kesehatan Indonesia (FKI), dan Yayasan BUMN melalui program Mendengar Jiwa Institute, sebanyak 34 persen pelajar SMA terindikasi mengalami masalah mental emosional. Bahkan tiga dari ten pelajar bahkan sering merasa marah atau terlibat konflik, menunjukkan adanya tekanan mental yang serius.

In this case, good mental health allows teens to live a life that is happier and more productive. This affects the way they think, feel, and act in the face of challenges.

This research is led by Dr. dr. Ray Wagiu Basrowi, MKK, FRSPH, with his team, including Bunga Pelangi SKM, MKM, and Prof. Nila F. Moeloek. This study also became the basis for the development of the "Hearing Soul Zone", a program to support the mental health of teenagers through education, intervention, and data-based support.

"This is a signal that we should pay more attention to the mental health of teenagers in big cities like Jakarta. This data is higher than previously estimated and needs to be analyzed more deeply," explained dr. Ray in his press conference some time ago.

Furthermore, this study also found that 10 percent of students feel vulnerable to mental health problems, showing their low self-awareness of the importance of maintaining mental health.

Confessing to Friends, Not Teacher Interestingly, most students are more comfortable sharing mental problems with friends than teachers. A total of 67 percent of students admitted that they were reluctant to visit the BK room for counseling. This shows the importance of peer cou roles as a listener and first support.

"Research is actually focused on the main hypothesis, which from this study is that there is a risk of mental health problems in high school students in Jakarta. Several problems were found, such as trust issues, it turns out that they cannot talk other than to their friends, there needs to be a new study from this study, thus creating a safe space to talk about," said Prof. Nila Moeloek.

On the same occasion, Prof. Nila Moeloek also reminded that the role of this peer remains within the limits as a listener.

"Students still need guidance from adults, such as teachers or parents, to make sure they get the right and not misleading advice," he said.

Through the Soul Hearing Zone Program, then solutions to improve mental health in schools have several points found. Three steps include:

Mental Health Screening by identifying students who need help.

School-based counseling makes it easier for students to get support from teachers and professionals.

The rebranding of the BK (handling and counseling) room which is considered to be able to change the image of the BK room to be more friendly and attractive to students.

This program also involves teachers, peers, and parents so that schools become places that support mental health. With this step, we can help create a healthy young generation, both physically and mentally, to welcome Indonesia Gold 2045.

"The results of this study were lowered into a recommendation given to an educational institution called the "Hearing Soul Zone" whose hope could be applied by the school, especially the implementation of mental health screening, identification of school-based problems and counseling, and peer counseling and integration of health services with schools."

"This series is in line with the efforts of the state in forming a young generation who are physically and mentally healthy in welcoming Indonesia Gold 2045", said the BUMN Foundation Health and Wellbeing Manager Program, Heru Komarudin.