Medical and Academic Collaboration to Launch a New Chapter in Mental Health Education

On the morning of May 8th, the unveiling ceremony of the Mental Health Education Medical - School Joint Construction Base between the Nanchong Mental Health Center and Nanchong Film and Television College, as well as the launch ceremony of the 2025 "May 25th" Mental Health Publicity and Education Month, was grandly held at Nanchong Film and Television College. Leaders such as Ren Bin, a fourth - level researcher from the Nanchong Municipal Health Commission, Zheng Caiduo, a fourth - level researcher from the Nanchong Municipal Education and Sports Bureau, Hou Jin, the deputy director of the Nanchong Mental Health Center, and Zou Peng, the deputy Party secretary and executive vice president of the college, attended the event. Representatives from relevant units and teachers and students of the school witnessed this important moment together. The event was presided over by Liang Jun, the director of the Student Affairs Department.

Zou Peng, the deputy Party secretary and executive vice president of the college, delivered a speech at the event, emphasizing that this activity is an important measure to implement the special action plan of 17 departments including the Ministry of Education and deepen the medical - school linkage. He pointed out that the unveiling of the "Mental Health Education Medical - School Joint Construction Base" is of great significance. The school and the hospital will integrate resources and enhance crisis intervention capabilities by introducing professional technology and expert teams, marking the entry of the school's mental health education into a new stage of "medical - educational integration." He also called on teachers and students to actively participate in follow - up activities and gather strength from all parties to safeguard the healthy growth of students' mental health.

Hou Jin, the deputy director of the Nanchong Mental Health Center, said in his speech that the unveiling of the Mental Health Education Medical - School Joint Construction Base is an innovative practice to deepen the integration of medical and educational fields and an important milestone in building a comprehensive mental health service system in the city. It highlights the importance of protecting students' mental health. Hou Jin said that both medical and school sides will break down barriers, integrate resources, and build a full - chain mental health service system of "prevention - intervention - treatment - rehabilitation" to provide comprehensive support for teachers and students. He called on all parties to start with this signing and work together to cultivate new - era talents with sound physical and mental health, wishing that the cooperation would proceed smoothly and the mental health cause would flourish.

Amidst warm applause from the audience, President Zou Peng and Dean Hou Jin jointly signed a strategic cooperation agreement and unveiled the Mental Health Education Medical - School Joint Construction Base, officially launching the cooperation between the two parties in the field of mental health education. This move will promote the organic integration of medical and educational resources and safeguard students' mental health.

After the unveiling ceremony, Ren Bin, a fourth - level researcher from the Nanchong Municipal Health Commission, said in his speech that under the background of the national and provincial emphasis on mental health work, the mental health needs of adolescents are urgent. The Nanchong Municipal Party Committee and the municipal government have achieved results in improving the service network.

Ren Bin pointed out that the launch of the 2025 "May 25th Mental Health Publicity Month" in the city aims to popularize knowledge and strengthen personal health responsibility. He called on medical institutions to extend services to the grassroots level, schools and other relevant units to implement the main responsibility, citizens to learn psychological adjustment skills, and the media to eliminate prejudice against psychological problems.

Regarding the signing of the medical - school joint construction base, Ren Bin emphasized that this is an important measure to implement national deployment and innovate medical - school cooperation, which will provide a new way to safeguard the mental health of adolescents. He hopes that the two parties will complement each other's strengths to create a "psychology + art" brand, focus on prevention to form replicable experience, serve society to build a full - life - cycle health network, and contribute to the "heart" construction of a modernized central city in the Chengdu - Chongqing region.

After the launch ceremony, Yang Lijuan, the director of the Child and Adolescent Psychology Department of the Nanchong Mental Health Center, delivered a special lecture on mental health. As a senior associate chief physician of psychiatry and a psychotherapist, Yang Lijuan combined her rich experience and professional knowledge to share mental health knowledge and practical adjustment skills with teachers and students. Her easy - to - understand explanation brought new inspiration to the audience and helped improve their mental health level.

The joint construction between medical and academic institutions and the launch of the mental health publicity month are important practices in promoting students' mental health education. In the future, the two parties will continue to deepen cooperation, continuously improve the mental health education system, and build a strong defense for students' mental health and all - round development. (Provided by Nanchong Film and Television College)