Abstract
Mental health is a serious issue during and after the pandemic. Young people, including Gen Z, are the most vulnerable group to experience mental health. Yogyakarta is the locus of research where this city has a high life expectancy of 75.04 years, but unfortunately the prevalence rate of mental disorders is the second highest in Indonesia. This research aims to determine and analyze the implementation of mental health education policies. This research uses qualitative research methods with purposive sampling techniques, through 1) in-depth interviews 2) surveys 3) FGD 4) Literature and Documentation Studies. The results of the research show that 1) the implementation of mental health education policies in Yogyakarta City has not been running optimally 2) the factors causing this include 1) economic uncertainty 2) social media 3) toxic relationships 4) mental health services at PUSKESMAS have not been optimal 5) health budget mentally. Conclusion: mental health is a problem that will have a broad impact on human development, therefore a serious commitment from the government is needed in handling this case. Recommendations: 1) the government needs to make improvements to mental health services at PUSKESMAS 2) provide a budget allocation for mental health and 3) encourage the mental health movement in the city of Yogyakarta.
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Amanda Elista, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Khusnul Prasetyo, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Iklima Ritmiani, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Citra Sekarjati, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Ratminto, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Rahmat Hidayat, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
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Conference: SEACE2024
Stream: Mind
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Elista A., Prasetyo K., Ritmiani I., Sekarjati C., Ratminto ., & Hidayat R. (2024) Mental Health Services & Education Policy for Generation Z After the COVID-19 Pandemic in Yogyakarta City ISSN: 2435-5240 The Southeast Asian Conference on Education 2024: Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-5240.2024.34
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-5240.2024.34
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