STRESS PREVENTION
PROJECT (STOP)
About
It is recorded that the rate of suicide is 0.6 per 100,000 population (STAR Newspaper, 2018). According to a study conducted by the Malaysian Psychiatric Association, suicide rates in Malaysia has increased by 60% since the 1960s (STAR Newspaper, 2018). In addition to that, World Health Organisation statistics revealed that one of the top causes of death worldwide among youth aged 15 to 29 years old is suicide. This alarming trend has raised public concerns in Malaysia that prevention should take place to avoid from anymore rise in its rate. There are many possible possible causes that could lead to suicidal thoughts. Among them could possibly from untreated stress over a long period of time which later lead to the depression. Hence, it is believed that by developing and conducting appropriate prevention programs at the schools would help to reduce and prevent suicide cases that caused by stress in Malaysia.
Trust your Struggles
3E Project
Goal
1. To carry out a need analysis to determine issues students' face in schools that may be harmful to their wellbeing.
2. To develop module of stress intervention programme.
3. To pilot the module- STOP (Stress Prevention Project)
Objectives
1. To help promote healthy life style by attending to psychological issues faced by youths in the locality
2. To identify psychosocial issues that adversely influences students' experience in schools.
3. To develop a prevention module that aims to increase adoslescents' wellbeing.
4. To test the module by implementing the Stress Prevention Project with the targeted groups.
Parties involved
Chairperson:
Dr. Nazariah Shar'ie Janon
Deputy Chair:
Dr. Nadzrah Ahmad
Project Leader:
Dr. Azlin Haji Alwi
Team Members: (Academic Members)
Mariam Adawiyah Dzulkifli
Nor Diana Mohd Mahudin
Azlin Alwi
Haffiezah A. Azlan
Ruhaya Husin
Mardiana Mohamed
Suriati Sidek
Internal Collaborator:
PSYCSTA Team Members
KOM, IIUM
IIUM Health Centre
External Collaborator:
Sekolah Menengah Teknik Vokasional Gombak
Sekolah Menengah Islam Al-Amin Gombak
Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Gombak
Pusat Kesihatan Gombak
OUTCOME & IMPACT
To identify the causes that can affect community well-being.
To reduce the level of prevalence of stress among the youth population in the identified areas.
Sustainable Development Goal
Goal #SDG3
SDG3 Good Health and Well-Being
Target
By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being.
Indicators
Stress, Psychological Distress and Depression Levels
Tetrahedron Model / Shared Platform
(A) Human & Social Transformation
(B) Sustainability & Life Sciences
Maqasid
Syariah
(A) Protection of Faith
(B) Protection of Life
