Any further feedback on how to improve the project?
Guest
2021-01-25 12:07:28
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
yes!
Guest
2021-01-25 12:06:04
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
No
Guest
2021-01-25 12:02:33
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
Yes
Guest
2021-01-22 11:33:57
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
Nope
Guest
2021-01-22 11:33:56
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
Yes, I have discussed and talk to my friends about it. I think people find talking about personal problems hard to strangers who may not understand the situation you are in and you would feel that your problems are not heard.
Jordain Tay Yu Jun
2021-01-22 11:33:55
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
Nope, due to lack of proper avenues as well as not knowing what and who to seek help to
Guest
2021-01-22 11:23:54
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
Yes, talking it out helps me process and feel better but sometimes its hard, seeking professional help is expensive unless its readily available like for schools. Having the right type of people to open up to about such problems is important because some may make you feel worst like telling you that dont be weak / other people have it worst. Your problems are valid.
Guest
2021-01-21 10:38:15
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
friends and partners
Guest
2021-01-19 10:23:49
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
no
Guest
2021-01-19 10:23:49
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
Counsellors
Guest
2021-01-12 17:04:10
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
No
Guest
2021-01-11 10:20:18
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
yes from friends and professionals
Guest
2021-01-11 10:20:18
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
Have gone to counselling and seen a psychiatrist
Guest
2021-01-08 11:21:04
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
No
Guest
2021-01-08 11:21:04
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
Friends
Guest
2021-01-08 11:21:04
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
I have confided in friends before, to varying degrees (and sometimes not at all due to the lack of ability to verbalize my struggles, worries about burdening them unnecessarily, etc). While I am aware of professional resources available, the social stigma of it and lack of confidence in the public system created major mental blocks in my mind. As a result, despite seriously considering professional help, I’ve yet to do so.
Guest
2021-01-08 11:21:04
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
No, only chatting with friends, but just as a venting outlet
Guest
2021-01-07 20:03:48
I think this is an absolutely fantastic idea! While I’m not sure about the finer details of the project, it would be amazing if you could partner with Ministry of Education to have it rolled out nationwide at schools of all levels. Mental health issues can develop from a young age through the growing years and having this system would greatly benefit them in adjusting and adapting to their environment - plus normalising the mental health conversation from the beginning.
Guest
2021-01-07 13:35:12
I feel like it’s not that easy to implement and ensuring detection rates may be really low due to numerous factors (people could lie, display normal behaviour, be unwilling to share etc.) , which would sort of waste the funds going into this. People may also be reluctant to attend these screenings especially if it makes them uncomfortable. I feel that freedom should be exercised, in which people could OPT for this instead of making it mandatory (but then again, it would counter the point of making it regular to normalize this), so a balance has to be found.
Guest
2021-01-07 13:35:11
I feel like it’s not that easy to implement and ensuring detection rates may be really low due to numerous factors (people could lie, display normal behaviour, be unwilling to share etc.) , which would sort of waste the funds going into this. People may also be reluctant to attend these screenings especially if it makes them uncomfortable. I feel that freedom should be exercised, in which people could OPT for this instead of making it mandatory (but then again, it would counter the point of making it regular to normalize this), so a balance has to be found.
Guest
2021-01-04 10:09:08
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
During my school days, only friends. As an adult, there is now more awareness of seeking professional help and I can also afford to pay for it.
Guest
2021-01-04 10:09:08
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
I spoke to friends and poured my heart out, and they listened.
Guest
2021-01-04 10:09:07
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
Yes, but it took me years to finally step into a counsellor's office. It is not enough to make it known to students that a counsellor is readily available for us in school, because there is a huge tendency to perceive our struggles not serious enough" to warrant professional help. This proposal could be immensely helpful since a professional will be assessing our need for help instead of ourselves. Another way to facilitate normalising help-seeking can definitely come in the form of reframing the whole narrative -- changing the phrasing "seek help if you can't cope" to "seek advice to understand yourself and acheive your goals better".
Guest
2021-01-04 10:09:07
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
Not really. I only talked about it a couple of years later, but that still helped deal with the fallout!
Guest
2021-01-04 10:09:07
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
No. I have not ... i wish there were more outlets
Guest
2021-01-04 10:09:06
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
No
Guest
2021-01-04 10:09:05
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
Speaking to friends help, but sometimes there are issues in relying to friends too much as they are not equipped to help
Guest
2021-01-04 10:09:05
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
No. Seeking professional help is too expensive, and reaching out to friends/family is not always ideal as you dont want to bog them with your problems
Guest
2021-01-03 00:32:48
I think this would definitely be a useful tool for teachers, school counsellors, social workers and other social service providers who deal with youths, so that issues can be flagged early before it escalates further. However, it is important that youths always feel safe and supported, because they may be reluctant to disclose these issues to their parents or fear being labelled/stigmatised.
Guest
2021-01-01 20:42:41
Along with this toolkit, it is absolutely crucial that adequate training is provided to teachers/counsellors on using the toolkit. Training should be extensive, focusing on empathy and proper intervention when necessary. It should also include steps to identifying students and even colleagues/staff who might need intervention.
Guest
2021-01-01 20:40:37
This kit would be useful at all ages, but I find that more emphasis should be placed on implementing this in primary schools. This would allow children growing up to feel comfortable in seeking help for any issues and identifying issues that they might be dealing with but unaware of. By normalising and introducing seeking help/focusing on mental wellbeing at such an early age, this will lead to a new generation of more self-aware individuals who are comfortable with talking about their problems and reducing the stigma of mental health issues.
Guest
2020-12-31 00:00:35
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
School counsellors, psychiatrists
Guest
2020-12-31 00:00:35
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
Took me years.
Guest
2020-12-31 00:00:35
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
Yes, I souggt help from my friends as I am too afraid to approach my parents or teachers.
Guest
2020-12-30 18:15:34
Problem statement doesn’t have a target age group that it focuses on, wondering what are the reasons for the group to focus on university students? Uni students are already well resourced and mental health awareness is high among that segment, as compared to the workplace and working adults where there is a lot of stigma (employers require declaration of mental health conditions, employees should not bring up their mental health to their superiors or HR as it is unprofessional etc.).
Guest
2020-12-29 13:31:32
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
Yes
Guest
2020-12-27 22:40:48
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
Family
Guest
2020-12-25 00:37:50
In response to "If yes, have you sought help from others (e.g. professionals, family, friends, teachers) before?"
Yes, from teachers, friends, therapists, psychiatrists and colleagues
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