MARVEL 1st Intervention
(Mental Illness Prevention in School)
SCOPH CIMSA-BEM KM FK Unand
On Saturday, September 18th, 2021, SCOPH CIMSA-BEM KM FK Unand held our first intervention for the MARVEL Community Development, consisting of a presentation by the Local Public Health Officer CIMSA-BEM KM FK Unand and MARVEL’s Project Officer followed by an informative discussion session and closed with a fun game for the cadres.
MARVEL (Mental Illness Prevention in School), is a community development program that has been going on for three years. The main goal is to make MARVEL into a sustainable project in SMAN 1 Kota Padang. Now that MARVEL is in its third year, it has developed a close relationship with its cadres. We are hoping that MARVEL is one step closer to becoming a sustainable project.
The first intervention is the second step MARVEL 2021 took to reach its goal. It consisted of a comprehensive presentation by our Local Public Health Officer, Syifa, and MARVEL’s Project Officer for this year, Gina, about the relationship between depression and COVID-19.
This presentation was directed to three cadres who are in Let’s Talk, a counseling club. In it, Syifa explained the cause and factors that led to depression and its relation to the current situation, the COVID-19 Pandemic. Gina then continued the presentation by explaining the physical and psychological symptoms of depression. The real problem with most depression cases is not wanting to seek help. This can be caused by two things, whether it's the depression itself that's hindering oneself or the thought that suffering from depression is embarrassing.
This presentation was influenced by one of our speakers in pre-intervention, Mrs. Kus, the founder of the Mental Health Care Community of West Sumatera. We used the knowledge we gained from Mrs. Kus and shared it with our cadres with a lot of relatable examples. Our aim was to make this material as easy to understand as possible.
After an extensive presentation, the cadres asked a few questions, mainly about the best way to console and/or comfort their peers who have striking signs of depression. After the intervention, we followed with a fun game session. We also did an awarding to our cadres and held a photo session afterward. Overall, the intervention was a success and we as a member hoped that this intervention can be beneficial for our cadres to share with others on the next intervention.
