Home⇛Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives⇛vol. 2 no. 10 (2024)

Suicide Prevention Mechanism Survey: Basis for Mental Health Intervention Program

Ryan C. Tura | Marian C. Cadorna

Discipline: Psychology

 

Abstract:

To answer the call for a race against suicide, the study was conducted in pursuit of identifying the situation of the learners in their mental well-being as a key in determining a school’s mental health intervention program. The study used a mixed method research design, which utilized convergent parallel mixed method using an adopted and modified survey questionnaire for quantitative data and data triangulation for qualitative data and assessing whether the data converge or diverge. The study involves one hundred (100) pupil respondents chosen through purposive sampling. The study used descriptive statistics to analyze and interpret the data using weighted mean and standard deviation. Meanwhile, Colizzi’s 1978 method of analysis and interpretation was adopted for qualitative data. Results revealed a high prevalence of mental health problems experienced in terms of education, physical body, sexuality, and depression, which needs an intervention plan. However, there is a low prevalence of mental health problems among respondents in terms of home, violence, and drugs, which does not need an intervention plan. Meanwhile, the challenges encountered by the learners’ themes, such as education, stress/depression, and violence, emerged. For the impact, the emergent themes are mentally disturbed, low academic performance, and personal growth. On the other hand, prayer and communication emerged for coping mechanisms and positivity, and stress tolerance and communication emerged for insights. The study found that mental health fosters huge problems, especially for vulnerable individuals like children. They are the ones who cannot handle the anxiety and depression surrounded by many factors. Learners have experienced mental health issues, specifically in education, physical body, sexuality, and depression, which should not be disregarded because this can greatly affect their mental well-being. The study recommended having a school’s mental health intervention plan focusing on education, physical body, sexuality, and depression.



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