<![CDATA[Mental health constitutes a crucial component of children’s emotional, social, and learning development throughout the school-age period. The Ceria Bermental Sehat (CERIA) program was implemented as an effort to provide mental health education through an interactive and participatory approach for elementary school students. This activity aimed to improve students’ understanding of emotion recognition, emotion management, positive social relationships, and willingness to seek help when facing problems. The activity was conducted on August 6, 2026, at SDN 1 Tawangbanteng and involved 67 sixth-grade students. The activity consisted of a pre-test, three educational sessions entitled “Aku Mengenali Perasaanku,” “Aku Bisa Mengelola Emosiku,” and “Aku Tidak Sendirian,” interactive activities, ice breaking, mentoring in seven groups, and a post-test. Data were analyzed descriptively and using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test because the difference scores between the pre-test and post-test were not normally distributed. The findings indicated a rise in the average score, from 83.73 in the pre-test to 92.84 in the post-test, representing an average improvement of 9.10 points. A total of 43 students (64.18%) experienced increased scores, 24 students (35.82%) showed no change, and no students experienced a decrease. The Wilcoxon analysis revealed a statistically meaningful difference in scores between the pre-test and post-test measurements (Z = −5.948; p < 0.001). The CERIA program was associated with improved students’ understanding of mental health following the educational activity.]]>
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