The project of training on prevention of mental health problems for Thanh Hoa students was successfully organized.

The project of training on mental health prevention for students in mountainous and rural areas of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Social Sciences (CIRSS) has come to an end. Specifically, on October 1, 2022, the last location chosen by the project was Tong Duy Tan High School - Thanh Hoa province.
During the training session, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Minh Hang and Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Thi Hong Thai, along with two teaching assistants, MSc. Dr. Tran Van Minh and MSc. Dao Thi Hoa, provided knowledge about mental health, to help participants understand mental health issues, and grasp healthy ways to cope when they and their children encounter psychological difficulties. The lecturers pointed out the signs that people need to pay attention to in order to recognize that children are having mental health problems:
- Feeling very sad and withdrawn for more than 2 weeks.
- Have self-harm behaviors/plans.
- Having panic attacks for no reason.
- Fighting or talking about wanting revenge on someone.
- Loss of control of behavior, possibly causing harm to self or others.
- Often vomit, fast or do other negative things to lose weight.
- There are worries and fears that prevent me from participating in daily activities.

From there, instructors suggest ways students can prevent mental health problems, such as:
(1) Eat healthy, exercise regularly, get enough sleep;
(2) Limit exposure to negative information, do things you love, listen to relaxing music, talk with friends, garden...;
(3) Avoid contact with people who tend to be negative, share your feelings with people you trust, establish new relationships, participate in volunteer activities...;
(4) Emotional management.
Through profound yet simple sharing and enthusiastic responses from CIRSS's psychological experts, the training session helped participants gain a better understanding and recognition of mental health issues, while enhancing coping skills for students.
The training course at Tong Duy Tan High School, Thanh Hoa province has also officially concluded the project series "Training on prevention of mental health problems for students in mountainous and rural areas" organized by CIRSS from August to October 2022 in 03 provinces and cities of Vietnam - Ha Tinh, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa. In the coming time, the Center will plan for more diverse and rich service activities to continue to achieve the goal of contributing positive values, improving mental health for the community. Don't forget to follow CIRSS's Fanpage to receive information about upcoming activities.
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