Efforts to deal with the adolescent emotional mental problem during Covid-19 pandemic in Pantangolemba

Christina Entoh (Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu, Poso, Indonesia)
Fransisca Noya (Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu, Poso, Indonesia)
Kadar Ramadhan (Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu, Poso, Indonesia)

Community Empowerment
Vol 7 No 9 (2022)

The purpose of this community service program (PkM) is to deal with mental emotional problems in adolescents during the Covid-19 pandemic in Pantangolemba Village, Poso Pesisir Selatan District. This is because there is a teenager who commit suicide. The method used is by screening, providing material about mental emotional problems and evaluation. The results of the program showed the highest total difficulty score was normal (97%) and borderline 3%, and the problems found in adolescent emotional symptoms. SDQ scores in all women are normal (100%) and men are 92% normal and borderline 8%, and there is an increase in adolescent knowledge about mental emotional problems and SDQ to 100%.