On October 12, 2016, open curatorial hour of teacher of Psychology and Pedagogy Department O.Yelchishcheva, devoted to World Mental Health Day, took place at Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Kostanay State University. The purpose of action is to give information about mental health, about expansion of depression, schizophrenia, psychosocial disabilities to students, and also about approaches and practices of it strengthening, prevention and treatment.   

The psychologist of psychological and narcological clinic G.A.Bissembayeva, psychologist of the first local hospital of Kostanay O.N.Simanchuk, who are graduates of  Psychology and Pedagogy Department in 2014, were invited on curatorial hour, and also students from all specialties of faculty.

The psychologists G.A.Bissembayeva and O.N.Simanchuk read reports on the topic «About prevention of abuses - narcotics, alcohol and tobacco smoking», «About stress prevention». Students of all specialties «Psychology» prepared interesting, informative, thematic presentations about human mental and psychological health. They gave detailed information about the support necessity of healthy lifestyles and positive attitude towards the environment.

The given information will help to maintain mental and psychological health to listeners and prevention of abuses, stress, and development of psychosomatic illness.