Teachers who are appointed in Malaysian secondary schools must have undergone various strict screening and selection processes by the Ministry of Education (MoE). However, the era or industrial revolution has hindered teachers from mastering various abilities at one time. For this reason, it is necessary for a teacher to deepen his or her knowledge related to mental health issues. Therefore, this research was carried out to explore teachers' perceptions of mental health issues among secondary school students, identify factors that lead to mental health issues among secondary school students and explore the actions taken by teachers when faced with students who have issues mental health. Thematic analysis was used to identify the resulting themes according to the objectives of the research through the results of semi-structured interviews that had been carried out. A total of nine research participants consisting of secondary school subject teachers voluntarily got involved. Based on the analyzed data of the research, there are six main themes that describe the perception of teachers, which are mental health issues that show a pattern of improvement, worrying, issues that are a reality, require serious attention and occur due to various factors. The resulting theme in the second objective, which is about the driving factor is family problems, self, social media, academic achievement as well as social relationships and friends. For the resulting themes guided by the third objective that focuses on the teacher's actions include referring to other professionals, providing support, giving students the opportunity to share the problems they face, contacting parents, helping in exploring interventions for students and using gentle and non-stressful methods to student. Despite that, there are also some themes obtained together with certain subthemes that give a meaning almost like the main theme. In conclusion, teachers still have limited knowledge on mental health issues among secondary school students.
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