>[!Summary]+ >See [[Salford SU Tackling Loneliness Strategy (TLS)]] ## Background to loneliness at Salford - Big gap in terms of how students present and how they actually are- see [[Source - The How, Why and Where of Student Loneliness by Tackling Loneliness Hub]]. ✅ ## This strategy -  Joint because it needs to be across both- 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". uBut 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?]] - ## Effective mechanisms for addressing loneliness at Salford and building belonging - see [[How to Tackle Student Loneliness]]. - [[Tackling Loneliness]] - training and development of staff - ## Objectives and goals - Course mates vs friendship - THEMES:- ==fostering climates of trust and connection== - ==creating spaces for people to come together and connect== - ==talking openly== about our own loneliness. - Integrated personal support - Curriculum changes - wellbeing module- like in SAMCT. - Applied research - Co-curricular activities - Academic societies. See also [[Trendence "only the lonely" survey (2019)#Correlation]] - Induction and pre-arrival - [[How to Tackle Student Loneliness Before Term Starts]] - Understanding of the self - Peer learning and support - Culture of connectivity, trust and connection - address stigma - see [[Understanding Loneliness Stigma]] - See also [[Source - The New Plague on Campus Loneliness#Stigma]] - Also communication of [[How can you address loneliness as an individual]] and mind your mate/ [[How can you spot loneliness]]. Also [[The Link between FOMO and Loneliness]] and social media dangers. - Rafiki - EDI- interpersonal exclusion can cause loneliness - App- can facilitate social engagement - Remove barriers to engagement with support structures including the SU. - Estates and buildings- [[Source - The Lonely Campus Report St1]]                   ## Evaluation of loneliness - See [[Source - Getting Started With Loneliness Evaluation]] - [[Question we ask in Alterline Pulse on loneliness]] - [[Source - Campaign to End Loneliness- how to measure loneliness]] - [[Source - Loneliness Interventions Across the Life-Course Executive Summary]]