Salafi Islamic boarding schools adhering to traditional religious learning can potentially create mental health issues. The mental health problems often experienced by Generation Z students in Islamic boarding schools potentially led to the emergence of stigma. This study aims to describe mental health stigma among Generation Z students in Salafi Islamic boarding schools. It used a quantitative design and a survey approach. The population was Generation Z students in Salafi Islamic boarding schools. Furthermore, there were 155 samples by stratified random sampling. This study was carried out in 3 boarding schools in Bantur District, Malang Regency, from January to February 2022. The variable was mental health stigma. The data were collected by distributing a questionnaire to Generation Z students at Salafi Islamic boarding schools in the Bantur District. The questionnaire used the Peer Mental Health Stigmatization Scale (PMHSS). The PMHSS consisted of 2 indicators: Stigma agreement (self-stigma) and stigma awareness (social stigma). Data analysis used median and percentile values because the data was not normally distributed. Normality test used Kolmogorov-Smirnov using SPSS Statistics 25. The results showed that social stigma had a median value of 40, self-stigma had 40, and overall mental health stigma had 80. In conclusion, Generation Z students in the Salafi Islamic boarding schools had a high mental health stigma. Therefore, efforts to reduce and prevent the Stigma in Salafi Islamic boarding schools through a technology-centered approach and cross-sectorial collaboration with Public Health Center or health workers are crucial.

Background: mental health problems in generation Z of the Kodi People Group and Madurese ethnic group in their behavior in seeking mental health assistance. The purpose of this study is to analyze the differences in the behavior of mental help seeking from Generation Z in the Kodi people group and Madurese ethnic group. Methods: This research used quantitative research method, namely, the survey method. The subjects of this study were Generation Z from the Kodi people group and the Madurese who have experienced mental health problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, suicidal thought, drug use, and physical illness. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with a total of 200 respondents from Generation Z. This study used the instrument of General Help-Seeking Questionnaire Vignette Version (GHSQ-V). The hypothesis test in this study was a paired t-test. Results: 33% of respondents from the Kodi people group had behavior in seeking mental health assistance that was categorized as "high". Meanwhile, respondents from the Madurese ethnic group also had behavior that was categorized as "high", which was 33.5%. The Results of T-Test Analysis of Behavior in seeking mental health assistance among Generation Z from the Kodi people group and the Madurese ethnic group was 0.905 Conclusion: it can be said that there is no significant difference in the behavior of seeking mental health help between Generation Z of the Kodi people group and the Madurese ethnic group. The recommendation of this research is as a preliminary study in culturally sensitive based mental health nursing. so that future research can use culturally sensitive-based mental health nursing interventions