{"id":46994,"date":"2025-05-19T10:44:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T03:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/?p=46994"},"modified":"2025-05-19T10:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T03:47:12","slug":"mental-health-week-2025-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/id\/mental-health-week-2025-community\/","title":{"rendered":"The power to take care of your mental health is within the community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Several countries choose May as Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme of this year, chosen by the Mental Health Foundation<\/a>, is community, highlighting the essential role of community and social connections in mental health and well-being.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social connections and community play a central role in mental health, especially during times of crisis. Healthy relationships and helpful community will contribute to helping us navigate life\u2019s challenges. Research done by Dr Nguyen Thanh Ha<\/a>, OUCRU Vietnam, using Bahers’ sociological framework, Community of Fate, reflected the formation of a community of HCWs and the social cohesion underlying their efforts to survive hardship during the pandemic.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social supports contributed to several findings that staying connected with social relationships has led to positive mental health status. A research study of over 37,000 students at Vietnam National University of Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCMC) that was animated by Collab Lab<\/a>, our youth-led initiative, showed that 84.5% of college students chose to stay connected with family and friends to help them overcome COVID-19\u2019s social restrictions\u2019 challenges.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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