The objectives of the study were to explore the experiences of school health officers in identifying and managing mental health problems of secondary school students and to gather recommendations from the school officers for improving the effectiveness of mental health care in secondary schools in Can Tho City, Vietnam. We conducted a qualitative study based on in-depth interviews using a semi-structured guideline with 15 school health officers at 15 secondary schools in Can Tho City, Vietnam. Data were analyzed using content-driven analysis to identify recurring themes. The school health officers reported that stress, depression, suicidal ideation, and sexual orientation issues were the most commonly encountered mental health problems among their students. The officers worked with a limited range of interventions for helping these students, such as giving non-narcotic analgesics or advising students to take a short break at school or to go home. Most of them felt that their training was insufficient to deal with mental health problems in an optimal way. They recommended further training to improve their knowledge and skills in recognizing and managing mental health problems in students. They also considered a university-sponsored mental health website a good source of information on mental health care for students. School health officers reported that they did not feel well equipped to manage mental health problems because of insufficient training, lack confidence, and absence of an appropriate network for advice and referral. Updated policies and programs are needed for initial training and refresher courses, which will strengthen the role of school health officers as first line support for secondary school students with mental health problems.

该研究的目的是探索学校卫生官员在识别和管理中学生心理健康问题方面的经验，并收集学校官员的建议，以提高越南芹T市中学心理卫生保健的有效性。 。我们使用半结构化的指南与越南芹T市15所中学的15名学校卫生官员进行了基于深度访谈的定性研究。使用内容驱动分析对数据进行分析，以识别重复出现的主题。学校卫生官员报告说，压力，抑郁，自杀观念和性取向问题是学生中最常遇到的心理健康问题。官员们进行了少量干预，以帮助这些学生，例如提供非麻醉性镇痛药或建议学生在学校短暂休息或回家。他们中的大多数人认为，他们的培训不足以最佳方式解决心理健康问题。他们建议进一步培训，以提高他们认识和管理学生心理健康问题的知识和技能。他们还认为大学赞助的心理健康网站是学生心理健康信息的良好来源。学校卫生官员报告说，由于培训不足，缺乏信心以及缺乏适当的咨询和推荐网络，他们没有能力很好地处理心理健康问题。初始培训和进修课程需要更新的政策和计划，