Lack of awareness of mental health care among students Lack of awareness of mental health care among students

Problem Possible solution

Lack of awareness about mental
health / lack of knowledge on
mental issue
Student afraid expose their
mental health problem / trust
issue / no place to share
No time to visit the counselling
session
The student is people pleasers
 Do more campaign
 Increase mental health
centre/counselling session
 Do some research on symptom
 Give guarantee that their problem will
not be exposed
 Sign a confidential agreement between
client and authority
 Parents should be open minded of the
current issue
Home:
 Parent should give attention to their
child behaviour
 Spends some time
 Heart to heart talk
 Find a solution in making sure the
student recover.
Hostel
 Friends should be alert on their friend’s
behaviour
 Listen and give advice
 Spend time together to release tension
 Set a boundary on what you can do and
help.
 Learn to say no when it is necessary.
 Focus on yourself.
 Do not let a student’s result determine
their future.
Problem
Students are easily influenced by
peers
The need to follow current trends 
causes financial pressure and, in
the process, causes mental illness 
Possible solution
 Give chances to yourself every time
you make mistakes.
 Do not follow your friend’s attitude
and behaviour if it doesn’t suit your
lifestyle and study life.
 Learn to say no to peer pressure.
 Check your stress level and confide
to your friends.
 If they don’t understand, find other
people that does understand.
 Keep your group of friends small
but enough
Learn to limit and control your
needs and your wants
Do not follow trends if it might
cause mental illness
 Distance yourself from social media
where all the trends are originated
from.
 Do not think too far into the future
and get lost in your world.
 Be happy with what you have
 Find a new hobby that use less
money and occupy your time.