Pemberdayaan Masyarakat melalui Edukasi Kesehatan Jiwa dan Terapi Mindfulness Berbasis Komunitas

Abstract

Anxiety is one of the most prevalent mental health problems experienced by the community and is often inadequately addressed due to low mental health literacy and persistent social stigma. This community service activity aimed to enhance community knowledge and skills in recognizing and managing anxiety through mental health education and the application of simple community-based mindfulness therapy. The program was conducted at Posyandu RW 03 Sariwangi and involved 66 community participants. The methods included interactive health education sessions, demonstrations of mindfulness practices, and evaluation using pre-test and post-test assessments. The results demonstrated an improvement in community knowledge regarding anxiety following the educational intervention, as indicated by an increased proportion of participants achieving higher knowledge scores in the post-test. The activity also received positive responses from participants and contributed to raising awareness of the importance of independent mental health management. Community-based mental health education incorporating mindfulness approaches has the potential to serve as an effective promotive and preventive strategy for anxiety management in the community.