2. About Me:
• Clinical Psychologist
• Speech and language Pathologist
• PhD Scholar
• Chairperson Sidra Akhtar Foundation Drug and
Psychological Rehabilitation Centre, Islamabad
11. We are constantly reminded to eat well, train,
we pick out nice clothes we look good in.
we care about our bodies
But we forget to take care of the soul.
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14. Around 80 million people in
Pakistan are suffering from a mental
disorder
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17. A Behavioral or Mental Patterns that
cause significant distress or
impairment of personal Functioning.
18. How mental health problems
affect students?
• Reducing their quality of life
• Academic achievement
• Physical health
• Satisfaction with the college
experience
• University-Dropout
• Negatively impacting
relationship with Teachers,
family and peers.
25. • Depression is a mood disorder that causes a
persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.
Also called major depressive disorder or clinical
depression, it affects how you feel, think and
behave and can lead to a variety of emotional
and physical problems. You may have trouble
doing normal day-to-day activities, and
sometimes you may feel as if life isn't worth
living.
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30. 15 to 20 people end their lives in Pakistan
every day.
Factors in provoking students to end their
own lives are examination stress, fear of
failure, verbal and physical abuse by parents,
teachers, or peers, feelings of loneliness,
hopelessness, and being worthless.
Increased expectations and competition lead
to academic stress, depression, and other
psychological illnesses among students
nowadays.
34. • According to a report by an NGO, 53% of students
of leading private schools in Islamabad are addicted
to drugs. That’s more than half of the schoolgoing
population in the country’s capital. Another report
that reports data from schools and universities in
Lahore indicates that 57% of the students in
Pakistan were using at least one drug. Another
survey said that one of every 10 university
students were addicted to drugs and almost 50% of
the students of elite educational institutions were
addicted to drugs.
35. Consequences for University
• Campuses feel the burden
when students with
mental illness do poorly
on course work & drop out
from University.
• Defaming the Campus
(Suicide, Drug use)
• Poor student retention
means losses in tuition,
fees etc
36. Equipping a teacher to handle
mental health issues of university
students
Session 2
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38. Objectives :
• Promote the healthy social and emotional
development of all children and youth
• Recognize when young people are at risk for or
are experiencing mental health problems
• Identify how to intervene early and
appropriately when there are problems
39. Promote a sense of empowerment to
develop social and emotional
literacy.