On 19th February, 2023, our M4M Ambassador Ms. Sonam Youden gave a session title “Advocacy Program on Mental Health” to the students of College of Science of Technology.
The session began with a brief introduction of the M4M Campaign and its activities so far. What Mental Health is and how it affects our life was briefly explained. The participants were informed why emotions are important to understand mental health. The list of reasons why mental health is important were also explained with some statistics. The participants were given reasons for why mental health awareness is needed. At last the program ended with the activity where all the participants were made to write their lowest point in their life and their notes were shuffled and distributed again randomly. All got a chance to say a word of motivation to the person who wrote their lowest point. The current helpline numbers of service providers relevant to Mental Health in Bhutan.
From the session, the participants are now aware of Mental Health and its importance, its types and how they can cope and help others going through mental health issues. They could also create awareness in some ways by sharing it to their friends.
