Family members can be necessary pillars of support, especially in difficult times. Having a strong network of supportive family and friends helps enhance our mental well-being.
How can we help build and maintain a network of people that youth can trust and fall back on in times of difficulty?
Eubiwell aims to bridge the gap for adult figures to learn and upskill their knowledge in lending support to youths. This project aims to empower adult figures to have more open conversations with youths through the WARM framework where W stands for Welcome, A stands for Being Aware, R stands for showing respect, and M stands for I am here. This minimises the likelihood of adult figures to dismiss the concerns of youths by hearing them out without any judgements and showing care and concern towards them.
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
Not very
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
Very
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
I am receptive but will find it hard and need some guidance
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
not
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
keen
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
very
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
Depends on the issue
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
Keen
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
Receptive, though many challenges would be unique
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
Not very
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
Would want to educate myself to help my family
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
100%!
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
Not so comfortable yet
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
Very keen
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
Very
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
Confident but not comfortable.
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
Very.
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
Very.
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
6/10
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
4/10
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
4/10
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
It depends. But I know well that my parents can never understand my feelings( tried and failed). I just feel like people who have a huge gen GAP have a harder time understanding each other.
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
I would be more than happy to learn all the practical ways to recognise people I love in distress and help them in a way they don’t feel worse. Like even as simple as saying the right words.
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
I would be really willing to if they are very open-minded and except my gen as who we are instead of forcing their ideologies on us.
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
i am not really comfortable and confident to talk my loved ones (my family) about my mental wellbeing as i\'m scared for whats to come.
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
i\'m definitely keen as long as it would not take up too much time:)
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
i would definitely be alright with it!
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
Not very confident
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
Very keen
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
Receptive
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
Not very confident since I do not want to trouble them.
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
Pretty keen since I can use those tips for myself when I struggle as well.
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
I would be receptive if it increases their awareness on the challenges youth face
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
Quite comfortable talking about their mental wellbeing, not as comfortable talking about mine.
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
Well interested.
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
I\'m open to the idea but it really depends on the adults\' mindset. It\'s important to be open-minded about these things or to listen to other perspectives. Closed or shut-off minds can be hard to deal with.
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
Depends on who they are and how receptive they have been to my previous sharing. I would probably be more willing and open to share with those who are able to look beyond the stigma associated with mental wellbeing/health.
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
I would be very keen to learn how to support and care for others who are struggling because I believe that in order to break the stigma, we must put ourselves out there to help others and show them that they are not alone. It can also help to quell some myths about mental health challenges (e.g. to demonstrate that a person is NOT crazy) that others may hold.
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
It depends on the mindset of the adult to begin with. If the adult is someone with a closed mindset who believes that there are only certain ways to address certain challenges, then I would be less keen to work alongside them as it would involve having to address their issues first before the real work an actually begin. This takes time and I personally may not have the capacity or luxury of time in this aspect. However, if the adult is open and genuinely wants to help, I would be happy to work alongside them.
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
i am not so confident about opening up to them most of the time.
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
Very keen. I don’t like seeing the faces of suffering teens.
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
very. I am eager to share the problems we youths face nowadays and think of a way to solve them.
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
I am quite comfortable to lend others a listening ears if I am not busy.
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
I will be keen as my support for others can help them in their times of need.
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
I will be keen as other adults can also better understand our behaviour and difficulties. But acceptance and communication is always the difficult part.
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
I am comfortable to do so for family and friends that I feel closer to
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
i am open to learn!
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
i am open to explore!
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
I would be more comfortable talking to friends than family about their mental wellbeing.
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
Very keen.
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
I would love to help.
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
5/10
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
10/10
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
10/10
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
Not very
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
Very keen
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
Very receptive
In response to "How comfortable and confident are you to talk to your loved ones about their mental wellbeing?"
Not comfortable.
In response to "How keen would you be to discover further on learning how to support and care for those who are struggling?"
Slightly keen.
In response to "How receptive would you be to work alongside adult figures for them to understand the challenges that the younger generation face?"
Slightly receptive
In response to "How Can We Improve?"
Educate and normalise mental illnesses!
In response to "How Can We Improve?"
The idea of a human library for mental wellness is interesting and if available on demand could offer a helpful resource to youth with nowhere else to go. How will the proposed \"Empathy and Support Literacy Toolkit\" prepare the identified adult figures to ensure that they are properly equipped with the necessary skills to respond to the challenges of the youth who seek their guidance?
In response to "How Can We Improve?"
I don\'t really understand what exactly your project is about
In response to "How Can We Improve?"
I really appreciate the focus of this project. Most of the youths I interact with always face problems with adults when it comes to understanding each other, causing them to go into distress. It is literally happening on daily basis. Friends and cousins ranting about how their parents don’t understand them well and to make it all worse, random people giving you advise and all is what’s creating the problem. You guys could also focus on creating awareness about some ideologies that youths might have today that they might not understand. This way they are more empathetic as well.
In response to "How Can We Improve?"
I appreciate the targeted approach your team has taken, to zoom in on the role of adult figures (for youth). More clarity and precision would sharpen your problem statement; are there particular attitudes or assumptions that you observe in adults that you are trying to intervene to correct? Be careful about coming across as condescending or over-generalizing about differences between generational cohorts.
In response to "How Can We Improve?"
I would suggest that the videos be uploaded on platforms that are more popular with adults, e.g. Facebook (groups, pages, timelines), Whatsapp. If there are enough funds, you could also engage the media to broadcast your initiative as well as more adults are likely to keep up with local news
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Share more info about the toolkit and what exactly these programs will cover.
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I like the idea of getting adults involved. However, it is not clear to me how these adults will be selected (i.e. is there a selection/screening process) and to better understand their motivation for wanting to be involved in this initiative. Their demeanour/characteristic/personality are all very important for the programme to work. Having adults as supportive figures can be a very tricky issue. If a youth has a negative experience when opening up to an adult who is part of the programme, it may cause them to shut themselves off to such interactions in the future. Would be good to have a detailed plan on how these adults will be selected and have clearly defined roles for them.
In response to "How Can We Improve?"
I think that more parenting classes or sharing among adults can help improve the relationship with parents and children. Sometimes what adults want for the child may not be what the child wants and how to achieve a consensus without being over domineering or not emphatically towards the other party is important. Can have a framework that shares on communicating.
In response to "How Can We Improve?"
I agree that family and friends are a critical pillar of support when one faces challenges in life. Perhaps one thing that the team can explore is to create short form videos that appeal to the adult generation that uses facebook and whatsapp! these videos could raise awareness and teach skills to be mental health supporters. I am not sure if working with adults to train them as mental health supporters might be the best way to do it. Most youths would prefer to share their issues with close friends in their age group!! perhaps this training could also be extended to the youth peer, mental health supporters too! :)
