MENTAL AND PSYCHOSOSIAL HEALTH SUPPORT IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC AT PULAU JAMBU VILLAGE.

Bachelor of Nurshing Study Program, Community Service, Cooperation, Faculty Science & Health, lecturer, Nurses Profession, Students  |     |  

The COVID-19 pandemic is a non-natural disaster that can have an impact on everyone’s mental and psychosocial health conditions. According to WHO (2020), the emergence of a pandemic causes stress to various levels of society. Although so far there has been no systematic review of the impact of COVID-19 on mental health, a number of studies related to the pandemic (including bird flu and SARS) have shown a negative impact on the mental health of sufferers. Given the risk of increasing mental health problems and mental health problems due to COVID-19 in the community, it is necessary to carry out activities to provide mental health and psychosocial support that can provide options for the community in terms of mental and psychosocial health support.

Mental and psychosocial health support to the community during the Covid-19 pandemic aims to support mental and psychosocial health in the community during the Covid-19 pandemic. Community service activities take place without significant obstacles and community service participants follow the activities in an orderly and interactive manner. From the results of the evaluation of the implementation of service activities, it was found that most mothers knew about the importance of mental and psychosocial health support to the community during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, the community is also very enthusiastic about participating in the service activities and they are very active in discussing and asking questions related to the activities carried out. Community service activities take place without significant obstacles and community service participants follow the activities in an orderly and interactive manner. From the results of the evaluation of the implementation of service activities, it was found that most mothers knew about the importance of mental and psychological health support to the community during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, the community is also very enthusiastic about participating in the community service activities and they are very active in discussing and asking questions related to the activities carried out.

Community service activities take place without significant obstacles and community service participants follow the activities in an orderly and interactive manner. From the results of the evaluation of the implementation of service activities, it was found that most mothers knew about the importance of mental and psychological health support to the community during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, the community is also very enthusiastic about participating in the service activities and they are very active in discussing and asking questions related to the activities carried out.