TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search results
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search resultsJakarta civil servants face mental health problems
Mental health challenges suffered by Jakarta administration workers could reduce service quality and productivity if not handled well.
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
City life: In dense urban centers like Jakarta, whether or not residents have access to public space can have a real impact upon mental well-being. (Unplash/Afif Kusuma) (Unsplash/Afif Kusuma)
S
tate civil apparatus (ASN) in Jakarta potentially face serious mental health challenges, which could affect service quality and work productivity if they are not well managed.
Jakarta Health Agency head Ani Ruspitawati revealed that 15 percent of Jakarta civil servants were indicated to face challenges in their mental well-being, ranging from light emotional symptoms to difficulties sleeping.
The findings are based on a screening result using Self-Reporting Questionnaire 29 (SRQ-29) that was developed by the World Health Organization.
However, Ani said the figure was still a preliminary screening result and could not yet be used as diagnosis for mental disorders.
“The screening is promotive and preventive. The goal is for early detection of health risks so that intervention can be done quickly and appropriately,” Ani said on Sunday, as quoted Kompas.id.
Read also: Jakarta claims success in mandatory public transport policy for civil servants
She said the SRQ-29 screening was aimed at early detection of symptoms related to mental health, such as anxiety, sleep disorders or psychological fatigue, and did not provide specific diagnoses.
