~[[Atlas/Maps/Projects|Projects]] >[!External Links]+ > >[!Summary]+ >See [[Salford SU Tackling Loneliness Strategy (TLS)]] ## BACKGROUND ### Aim: Implement the Tackling Loneliness Strategy to reduce student loneliness and build belonging at Salford ### Objectives: 1. Implement joint University/SU strategy addressing student loneliness 2. Provide effective interventions focusing on skills and opportunities for connection 3. Foster climates of trust and connection across campus 4. Create spaces for students to come together and connect 5. Talk openly about loneliness to reduce stigma 6. Measure and evaluate loneliness interventions ## Timeline - 2024-04-05 - Project created - Ongoing implementation of strategy components ## MY NOTES ### Current Status Strategy developed ([[Salford SU Tackling Loneliness Strategy (TLS)]]). Moving into implementation phase across multiple intervention areas. ### Key Context #### Background to Loneliness at Salford - Big gap between how students present and how they actually are - see [[Source - The How, Why and Where of Student Loneliness by Tackling Loneliness Hub]] - Joint strategy needed because it needs to be across both University and SU - see "who's job is it to make friends at Uni?" [[Source - Whose Job Is It to Help Students Make Friends]] #### Key Messages - Students need "friends" and "course mates" but it's not the job of the uni/SU to create friends - [[Effective loneliness interventions are about giving students the skills and opportunities to make friends or connect with others.]] - Most effective intervention is joining sports club or society: [[Source - Loneliness Tops List of Student Worries, Mental Health Charities Warn Ahead of Freshers' Week]] - [[school plays rather than Broadway]] #### Strategic Links - APP OfS equality of opportunity risk 7 explicitly calls this out - see [[EOOR Risk 7]] - [[Why is loneliness a social justice issue?]] #### Core Themes - Fostering climates of trust and connection - Creating spaces for people to come together and connect - Talking openly about our own loneliness ### Open Questions - How to measure loneliness effectively? - What are the most impactful interventions for our context? - How to address stigma around loneliness? ### Key Decisions - Priority intervention areas - Resource allocation across initiatives - Evaluation framework and metrics - Communication strategy ### Relevant MOCs and Notes - [[Salford SU Tackling Loneliness Strategy (TLS)]] - [[How to Tackle Student Loneliness]] - [[Tackling Loneliness at Salford]] - [[How to Tackle Student Loneliness Before Term Starts]] ## Resources ### Tools - [[Alterline Student Life Pulse]] - includes [[Question we ask in Alterline Pulse on loneliness]] - Rafiki ### References - Understanding Loneliness - [[Understanding Loneliness Stigma]] - [[Source - The New Plague on Campus Loneliness#Stigma]] - [[The Link between FOMO and Loneliness]] - [[How can you address loneliness as an individual]] - [[How can you spot loneliness]] ### References - Evaluation - [[Source - Getting Started With Loneliness Evaluation]] - [[Source - Campaign to End Loneliness- how to measure loneliness]] - [[Source - Loneliness Interventions Across the Life-Course Executive Summary]] ### Related Projects - MySalford App - can facilitate social engagement - EDI initiatives - interpersonal exclusion can cause loneliness - Estates and buildings - [[Source - The Lonely Campus Report St1]] ## Reference ### Effective Mechanisms for Addressing Loneliness See [[How to Tackle Student Loneliness]] #### Intervention Areas 1. **Integrated personal support** 2. **Curriculum changes** - wellbeing module like in SAMCT 3. **Applied research** 4. **Co-curricular activities** - Academic societies. See also [[Trendence "only the lonely" survey (2019)#Correlation]] 5. **Induction and pre-arrival** - [[How to Tackle Student Loneliness Before Term Starts]] 6. **Understanding of the self** 7. **Peer learning and support** 8. **Culture of connectivity, trust and connection** - Address stigma - see [[Understanding Loneliness Stigma]] - Communication of [[How can you address loneliness as an individual]] - Mind your mate / [[How can you spot loneliness]] - [[The Link between FOMO and Loneliness]] and social media dangers 9. **Rafiki** 10. **EDI** - interpersonal exclusion can cause loneliness 11. **App** - can facilitate social engagement 12. **Remove barriers** to engagement with support structures including the SU 13. **Estates and buildings** - [[Source - The Lonely Campus Report St1]] ### Training and Development - Training and development of staff needed ### *All* notes that pertain to this topic ```dataview List WHERE contains(file.name, "loneliness") OR contains(file.name, "Loneliness") OR contains(file.tags, "loneliness") OR contains(file.tags, "belonging") ``` ### Backlinks - Notes that link to this project ```dataview LIST FROM [[]] WHERE file.name != this.file.name ``` ## Completion Criteria Project complete when: - All intervention areas implemented - Evaluation framework established and data collected - Measurable reduction in student loneliness - Culture of connectivity embedded across campus - Staff trained on loneliness awareness - Stigma around loneliness reduced