On the afternoon of June 12, the School of Politics and International Relations convened its Spring 2025 Semester Joint Meeting on Mental Health Work in Conference Room 1005, South Building of the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Complex. With the theme "Safeguarding Youth Development, Building a United Psychological Front," the meeting aimed to coordinate the school's mental health education efforts, conduct in-depth discussions on crisis intervention mechanisms, and consolidate multi-party collaboration to ensure student psychological well-being.
Attendees included Yang Jun, Deputy Director of the Student Affairs Office; Wu Jiancheng, Deputy Division Chief of the Student Affairs Office; Duan Wenting, a teacher from the Psychological Counseling Center; all school leaders present on campus; representative faculty advisors; representative undergraduate class supervisors; and all counselors. The meeting was chaired by Yuan Wenlin, the school's Mental Health Liaison Officer.
Yuan Wenlin reported on the school's overall mental health work status, key initiatives, and current challenges, covering aspects such as psychological screening, crisis intervention, awareness campaigns, and team capacity building. While the school has consistently prioritized mental health education and enhanced the scope and precision of its work through various measures—yielding some positive outcomes—the current situation remains challenging.
Counselors, representative graduate faculty advisors, and undergraduate class supervisors subsequently shared specific details about their respective student cohorts, along with issues and difficulties encountered in delivering student mental health education.
Duan Wenting provided recommendations concerning student counseling utilization and effective methods for faculty-student dialogue.
Wu Jiancheng offered specific guidance on managing high-concern students and mitigating work-related risks. He provided detailed responses to questions regarding student counseling and crisis manifestations, and proposed actionable suggestions for the school's future mental health education efforts. These emphasized the importance of sustained counseling support and robust family involvement.
Yang Jun, representing the Student Affairs Office, fully affirmed the school's significant commitment, substantial investment, and tangible achievements in mental health work. He stressed that effective mental health education requires: First, concrete implementation, strengthened situation assessment, enhanced home-school communication and departmental cooperation tailored to student realities, and deepened collaborative synergy to form an educational coalition; Second, attention to methodology, combining the upholding of bottom-line principles with enhanced humanistic care, and advancing multiple support avenues concurrently to conduct mental health work with depth and precision.
Yan Lili, Secretary of the School Party Committee, expressed sincere gratitude for the guidance and support from the Student Affairs Office and the Psychological Counseling Center. She emphasized that mental health education is a crucial component of talent development, noting that students' psychological well-being impacts not only individual growth but also campus harmony and social stability. She affirmed the school's full commitment to mental health work and its dedication to safeguarding student safety as a fundamental priority.
This joint meeting not only reviewed the school's phased achievements in mental health work but also solidified a consensus for "whole-personnel participation and whole-process safeguarding." Moving forward, the school will continue adhering to its student-centered philosophy. Through more systematic mechanisms, warmer services, and innovative approaches, it will fortify defenses for students' psychological growth, empowering them to run steadier and farther on the track of youth.
Source:The Voice of CCNU
Translator:Jiang Bingbing
Date:July 3, 20
