On June 11th, 2025, Bali WISE collaborated with Empowering Awareness to deliver a mental health awareness workshop, led by Ms. Deta from Empowering Awareness. Empowering Awareness is a mental health focused counseling and consultancy organization in Asia, Offering counseling that aims to enhance emotional awareness, mental well-being, and personal growth. Which is why Bali WISE initiated this workshop that played a vital role in promoting emotional well-being among individuals and within the community, providing students with valuable knowledge about mental health, practical coping strategies, and tools to support both themselves and others in times of emotional distress.

Understanding, Recognizing, and Coping with Mental Health Challenges

The session covered the topic around mental well-being such as promoting awareness, understanding, learning how to recognize the early signs of distress, and skills for maintaining and improving mental well-being. During this session, every student also learned about common mental health conditions, coping strategies, and where to seek professional help if needed. This workshop was especially important to Bali WISE because it helped them to deal with their previous trauma, as Bali WISE students came from various backgrounds.

Building Healthier, Supportive Communities Through Knowledge

Through this workshop, Bali WISE aims to raise awareness, address mental health challenges, and empower individuals to take charge of their well-being while supporting others to do the same. The impact of this workshop for the students’ surroundings also includes—Breaking generational stigmas about mental health to their families, encouraging others to seek help, building a healthier surrounding, and an emotionally aware community. By promoting mental health through education for every student involved. It is an essential topic for creating better, healthier, and more supportive communities.