A Step Closer to Mega Project Problem
By: Iffa Khan
Tags: Positive Psychology, Stress Management, Mental Health Awareness, Amalawards, Mental Health

M ENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS

This is the most awaited task of our Amal fellowship where we have to show our plans innovative ideas and implementation strategy that how can we become a more effective part of the society or with any entrepreneurial idea that benefit our society and us as well.

Main Idea :

“The key to Healthy life is a Healthy Mind”

I wanted to work for mental health awareness in Pakistan. In the overview, this is the most significant factor in any society to get development, to stay healthy, happy, peaceful and to meet the life challenges but sadly this is the most neglected part in our culture.

The Problem:

According to research over 15 million population is suffering from some kind of mental health issues and illness and sad enough that we only have 400 experts to work for these people. And when its come to the global issues it is horrible to tell the ratio that 30 percent of the whole world have mental illness in which 20% of the mental disorder belongs to the children and adolescents.

As a psychology student, I am aware of the need for mental health awareness as I visit so many places and meet many people that told me that t hey are suffering from something, People don’t even know how they are feeling, how can they explain the emotions and afraid of rejection and beside all this acceptance to some mental illness is also a neglected part of our society because once you acknowledge or own the idea that you or someone having a problem so there will be point come where we will empathize and understand the situation also how to be a support in these circumstances

Ultimate Objectives:

The Ultimate objective is to let people introduce by what is mental health , what is stress, how they can be at the state of peace, how the can get the positive vibes from surroundings, strategy to boost themselves and not only about the daily stressors but they should surely know how to empathize and take care in their surroundings

I had been working with a psychological society for one year, so far I am working with them I actually and practically experiencing that people don’t even know about what is mental health, peace of mind, and psychological factors that they need to know in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle just like they follow a healthy routine in order to maintain there Physical health.

Initiatives and Plans :

I decided to take the initiative by working and studying the areas like where from I have to started all the mess as so many people are already working for it so what can be the initial stage of addressing the problem and after thinking about it I came to conclude it that first need of the time is to let the common people know about what is mental health and how they implicate some ideas to maintain themselves healthy.

The First and foremost thing was to finding a professional who can guide me better that what areas for mental heath should be addressed also I take the opinion of my surrounding about mental health and disorders like how they see the mental health issues so that will helps me to refine my ideas and to my surprise this Pandemic actually makes people realize the importance of mental health and what it is but they don`t know how to deal with it which seems an achieve able goal . I wanted to work where common people helps to make life easy for the people who are suffering from mental illness and also raising the awareness about Psychological factor is the domain that will help both sufferer and the supporter to deal with the situation.