Exploring University Mental Health Initiatives and Their Perceived Effectiveness Towards an Intervention Program

Abstract

This study explore the Mental Health Initiatives of the University and their perceived effectiveness towards an intervention program. This study used a mixed method design by collecting and exploring the mental health programs implemented and participated by college students through semi-structured interview, and then conducted a survey to measure the effectives of each intervention and identify the significance towards the overall well-being of the students. It focused on the University students who participated from the interventions implemented by the Guidance and Counseling Office from the three (3) campuses. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, spearman Rho and colaizzi’s method, while ethical standards and confidentiality were strictly followed. The result showed that students' general well-being did not significantly correlate with the university's mental health initiative's efficacy. This suggests that because each student's concerns are unique, some of their psychological needs are not specifically and directly addressed by the overall objective of each program, which leads to the ineffectiveness of interventions in the students' general well-being and the need for further improvement. Thus, the study proposed revitalize mental health programs to make it more effective, available, and responsive enable to guarantee that students are more engaged, empowered, and given assistance in preserving their mental health.