Mental health risk assessment and intervention of vocational college students with the assistance of mental health education

Abstract

BACKGROUND: With the rapid development of higher education in China, vocational colleges are developing rapidly. However, most higher vocational colleges have a short history of running schools, insufficient management systems, averaged student quality, low government social recognition, and poor employment quality, making vocational college students’ mental health issues prominent. OBJECTIVES: The purposes are to evaluate and intervene in students’ mental health issues in vocational colleges, thereby formulating corresponding intervention mechanisms. METHODS: The questionnaires and in-depth interviews are utilized to investigate and collect students’ mental health in vocational colleges. Corresponding intervention mechanisms are formulated according to the results obtained. RESULTS: A total of 510 equivalent questionnaires are distributed to three different local vocational colleges. Finally, 496 questionnaires are returned, of which 441 questionnaires are valid. Investigation and analysis results show that only 34.82%of students are considered mentally healthy and relatively healthy in terms of mental health, while 22.22%have some or severe mental health issues. Employment brings the greatest pressure. Further investigation of the students’ personalities shows that 54.88%of students are classified as impulsive personalities, and 40.82%are inferiority personalities, clarifying students’ mental health issues. Finally, intervention mechanisms are formulated from three perspectives: preventive intervention, response intervention, and follow-up intervention to improve students’ mental health issues. CONCLUSION: The mental health issues of students in vocational colleges are assessed and analyzed clearly, making the intervention measures more targeted, which can provide a reference for the intervention and evaluation of students’ mental health issues in the future.

The Positioning of Mental Health Education in Social Work under the Healthy China Strategy

“…In general, the research on the localization of mental health thoughts in China has been developing. The main research includes the exploration and arrangement of mental health thoughts in Chinese culture and the research on the unique psychological behavior of Chinese people since the late 1980s [ 20 ]. Localization of mental health thought research as part of the localization of psychology, and psychology localization is still in its infancy, mainly manifested in “the goal, strategy, and means to achieve the goal is still not clear, there is no unified program of action, not beyond the plight of localization and globalization.” That is to say, the research work on the localization of mental health thought in China is still in the initial stage, but it is undeniable that the localization of mental health thought in China has been developing [ 17 ].…”

“…In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak and epidemic around the world. China made full use of its significant advantages of concentrating resources to accomplish great tasks, gathered all social forces to fight the epidemic, and introduced a series of strong policies and measures [ 20 ]. Zone spreading work mechanisms of the State Council have issued the notice of coronavirus pneumonia epidemic emergency psychological crisis intervention guidelines notice, the notice about setting up the outbreak psychological assistance hotline, and printing COVID-19 epidemic psychological counseling work plan notice, guidance around different periods, different groups of psychological counseling, and crisis intervention work.…”