Great Giant Foods (GGF) Lampung held a seminar on Mental Health and Financial Health held at the GGF Training Center Building, Friday (2/28/25). The seminar was held live and via webinar attended by all workers in the GGF business unit environment.

The seminar presented two competent resource persons in their fields, namely Dr. Hendra Gunawan, Sp. Kj, M.H., CH, Cht as a Psychiatrist who delivered material related to ‘Mental Health for Workers’. The first session of the seminar was held from 08.30 WIB until the lunch break at 11.30 WIB.

In the second session, a seminar related to Financial Health, was delivered by Melvin Mumpuni, MBA, CFP, QWP as a specialist in Financial Planning and Wealth Management with the theme of the seminar ‘How to Avoid and Don’t Get Back with Online Gambling’ with a seminar duration from 13.00 WIB to 16.30 WIB.

Also present at the seminar was Medic & Clinic Management Department Head Movery Ferestian. In his speech, he said that the training activity is expected to increase employee awareness and understanding of the importance of mental health, as well as encourage them to overcome mental problems proactively.

“This is not without reason, considering that mentally healthy employees tend to be more productive, motivated, and have better relationships at work. and how to manage finances well so that they can achieve financial goals and have peace of mind,” he said.

In his material, Melvin Mumpuni explained that there are several aspects of financial health, including, first, the ability to manage finances well, including making a budget, managing expenses, and saving money, this is called Financial Management.

Second Savings, namely the ability to save money well, including having enough savings to face unexpected needs, third Investment, namely the ability to invest money well, including having knowledge of various types of investments and having a clear investment plan.

And the fourth is managing debt well, including having a plan to pay off debt and not having excessive debt.

“Improving financial health can be done by making a budget, managing spending, saving money, investing money, and protecting finances by having sufficient insurance,” said Melvin.

In front of the seminar participants, Dr. Hendra Gunawam, also explained how mental health conditions characterized by feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and loss of interest in activities that are usually enjoyable can be called depressive disorders.

“Treatment for depressive disorders can be done with cognitive-behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy (family therapy) and by taking antidepressant drugs, as well as making lifestyle changes by doing regular exercise, a balanced diet, and getting enough sleep,” he explained.

According to him, mental health can also be affected by excessive work pressure which can cause stress, fatigue, and other mental health disorders. In addition, an uncomfortable work environment, such as noise, pollution, or lack of lighting can also affect workers’ mental health.

“Bad relationships with coworkers or superiors can also trigger stress and mental health disorders,” he said.