Digital Counseling Model with Deep Learning for Mental Health of Vocational School Students

Indonesia is preparing to become a developed country in 2045, so it is essential to prepare infrastructure, policies, and human resources. Today’s youth will be the spearhead for the next 20 years, so they must be well prepared. Not only smart, intelligent, and spiritually intelligent, but also has a good mentality. Maintaining mental health is very important to produce human resources who are physically and spiritually healthy. Surveys show that 10-20% of Indonesian youth have mental disorders. The causes of this problem can be internal and external, including the Covid pandemic. This research aims to develop a model that can help school counselors detect students’ mental health quickly, precisely, and flexibly. The method used is observation, data collection by questionnaire, data analysis, model development, evaluation, testing, and dissemination of research results. This study resulted in a model developed with deep learning artificial intelligence (AI), which can provide information and detect mental health in students. After going through the stages and testing, a testing accuracy of 96% was obtained, which means the model can carry out digital-based counseling to students. The results can be trusted as a basis for psychologists to provide therapy if students experience depression. This model will significantly assist in the guidance process, which can be carried out flexibly at or outside school.