NEED ASSESSMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION AMONG TEACHERS TO SUPPORT HEALTHY SCHOOLS

Background: Teachers' mental health is a crucial factor in creating a healthy and conducive school environment for learning. However, the workload and psychosocial stress experienced by teachers can interfere with their mental health conditions, so appropriate interventions through mental health promotion are needed. This study aims to conduct a needs assessment for mental health promotion among teachers in junior high schools in Yogyakarta City as an effort to support the healthy school program. Methods: This study applied a Cross-sectional research design and Chi-Square analysis, and Fisher's Exact test. A total of 42 people were sampled in this study, using the total sampling technique. The instruments used included personal data sheets, as well as questionnaires to assess the level of work stress and mental workload. Results: The results showed that most of the respondents were female, as many as 26 people (61.9%), with age >34 years, as many as 23 people (54.8%), and tenure >5 years, as many as 25 people (59.5%). There were 18 teachers (42.9%) who experienced work stress, and most of the teachers stated that the workload was experienced at a moderate level, namely 38 people (90.5%). There is a relationship between mental workload and work stress in teachers with a p-value of 0.027 (p<0.05). Conclusion: The higher the mental workload, the more likely teachers are to experience job stress. These findings are important for improving teacher welfare, which in turn will support the creation of a positive and quality learning climate in schools. This study contributes to the development of sustainable mental health programs for teachers as an integral part of efforts to create healthy schools in Indonesia