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. Parents are the main and first educators of their children, because it is from them that the child first receives education. The role of parents as the main and first educators for children is also because heredity they are destined to be parents who give birth. So by nature, inevitably parents who are the main and first responsible for children can receive education. The dedication of parents in caring for children with special needs has a very impact on the survival of children with special needs in the future, the child's growth and development process will be affected if parents cannot determine the right caregiver style. Children who have unique needs need additional care from classmates, parents, teachers, and other family members. In order for children with special needs to reach their full potential, it is important that they should be given support rather than ignored or ostracized.  Children suffering from physical or mental health problems should receive different care than other children.  Similarly, to improve learning achievement and, in particular, to give priority to the improvement of physical and mental growth they must be equipped with the necessary means and facilities for their activities.

Mental health is one of the most difficult problems to solve. In Indonesia, data shows that 6.1% of the Indonesian population aged 15 years and above experience mental health disorders. Many of them are isolated, judged, and socially isolated because of the bad stigma of mental health disorders, because the church has a principle to respect the dignity of human beings who are created gloriously as the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:17). In the teachings of the church, we are called to love them "as ourselves" as in Gaudium et Spes art. 27 by taking care of their lives and the means they need to live and be treated properly. This research aims to show the role of the church for those who are suffering from mental health disorders. This research uses the literature study method by exploring journals, books, and documents both in print and electronic form as well as other data sources relevant to the research. In this case the church has a role to be present to accompany them in the form of services in Catholic church communities to continue to support those who are struggling in suffering.

Stress can worsen disease and reduce quality of life in patients with chronic diseases. This is because a chronic illness that is suffered for a long time will disrupt all aspects of life, including financial problems, career, role disorders, and including psychosocial problems. The aim of this community service is to increase the knowledge and abilities of chronic disease sufferers regarding stress management through training activities.The results of a preliminary study through interviews with cadres, residents and community health center officers show that mental health services are not yet optimal, especially for people with chronic illnesses. People, especially those suffering from chronic diseases, do not yet know about stress management techniques and there is no special program from the Community Health Center for health services for patients experiencing psychosocial problems. Health services are only provided to patients with serious mental disorders. The activity method used to overcome the problem is 1) Education through counseling to community groups suffering from chronic diseases and about psychosocial problems such as stress and ways to reduce and overcome it. 2) Training and Demonstration, after being given education through partner counseling, demonstrations of deep breathing and muscle relaxation are given. 3) Evaluation to determine the extent of the program's success and to ensure the sustainability of the program. Evaluation activities will be carried out using instruments to measure the partner's level of knowledge and skills. Activities continued with consolidation with the community health center and village government for the sustainability of the mental health service program, including the psychosocial early detection program.The results of the education were that participants' knowledge about stress management increased by almost 95%, participants were able to carry out deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation techniques independently and stated their attitude that they would apply them at home.

Adolescent nutritional problems are a continuation of childhood nutritional problems such as iron deficiency anemia. Prolonged iron deficiency can cause anemia. Teenagers need more to replace iron lost along with menstrual blood. Anemia in adolescent girls is currently still high, according to WHO, the world prevalence of anemia ranges from 40-88%. The majority of students at SMP Negeri 5 Nekamese are young women who are vulnerable to suffering from anemia, so it is necessary to conduct anemia education and measure hemoglobin (Hb) in young women. The aim of this community service is to increase the knowledge of young women about anemia and school health so that it becomes a healthy and anemia-free school. The empowerment method in this community service activity uses the Question and Answer Lecture method. Counseling was conducted for young women in grades 7, 8 and 9 at SMP Negeri 5 Nekamese on September 9 2023, which was attended by 30 young women. The activity began with preparations for making an examination stand, distributing leaflets, explaining material or counseling using the lecture method of question and answer and evaluation. Before the counseling is carried out, a pre-test is carried out, then after the counseling a post-test is carried out. The implication of this community service activity is an increase in young women's knowledge about anemia and healthy schools. It is hoped that after carrying out this activity, young women can prevent anemia during adolescence by increasing their food consumption patterns to be diverse, nutritious, balanced and safe.

Hypertension is a chronic disease which is one of the causes of death. Based on data from the Indonesian Ministry of Health in 2022, the prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia was 32.7%, an increase compared to the prevalence of hypertension in 2021 which was 25.8%. Old age is the final stage of development in which humans experience various health problems and are at high risk of dangerous diseases, one of which is hypertension. The Batam City Health Service noted that hypertension occurs more often in elderly people aged 60-70 years. Meanwhile, the number of elderly people suffering from hypertension aged over 60 years at the Tiban Baru Community Health Center is 402 cases. Many non-pharmacological therapies are used to lower blood pressure, one of which is laughter therapy. Laughter lowers blood pressure by calming the body and reducing stress hormones. The aim of this community service activity is to increase knowledge about hypertension and treating hypertension with non-pharmacological methods using laughter therapy. The methods used are lectures, discussions, questions and answers and demonstrations. The results of 20 elderly people showed an average blood pressure of 159.75/92.55 mmHg before laughing therapy, while after therapy the average blood pressure was 123.55/80.25mmHg.

This research analyzes one of Ahmad Tohari's short stories entitled Eyes that are Good to Look at using a sociological literary analysis approach. This approach is used to determine the extent to which literary works are able to display social realities and problems that occur in society. Through the figure of Mirta Ahmad Tohari depicts the hard life of a blind beggar facing the ins and outs of life. The description of Mirta's suffering is a reality of life that is often encountered by lower class people.

Down syndrome refers to intelligence disability due to neural development disorders, These problems lead to interrupted social, academic, and occupational problems. Objective: This research describes the resilience and gratefulness of caregivers of children suffering from Down syndrome in Semarang. Method: This research is quantitative. Sample: the samples were 30 respondents taken with total sampling. The applied test was a statistic descriptive test. Research results: The applied statistic test found 22 caregivers had very high resilience while 18 caregivers had high resilience in the children suffering from Down syndrome. Thirty caregivers had high gratefulness for children suffering from Down syndrome in Semarang regency. Suggestion: the researcher expects future researchers to develop resilience and gratefulness of caregivers for children suffering from Down syndrome.

This miserly disease often afflicts people who strive in the way of Allah, and is the cause of the suffering of Muslims today and this trait is a disease that must be cured. This is a bad and despicable trait in all religious views, so that there are many verses in the Koran that explain miserliness and knowledge of the hadith content of Muslim history from Jabir, while the research method that will be used is library research, data collection techniques. for research is library study, namely by examining materials from theories related to the problems discussed based on books that are related and can support or support research.

The purpose of this service is to find out how the legal protection for victims of domestic violence according to Law no. 23 of 2004 concerning the Elimination of Domestic Violence and what are the obstacles or obstacles that arise in the implementation of protection for victims of Domestic Violence (KDRT). The method in this community service is by means of lectures and discussions. Legal protection for victims of domestic violence is very much needed because all forms of violence, especially domestic violence are violations of human rights and crimes against human dignity and forms of discrimination. Victims of physical-psychological violence, sexual and neglect experience suffering and losses, so it is necessary to protect the rights of victims to obtain justice. The obstacle or obstacle that arises in the implementation of protection for victims of domestic violence is that domestic violence is often not reported to the police, because victims feel ashamed to open up household problems to other parties. family