~ [[Works]] >[!Final version]+ >[Link to Folder](hook://file/tww1zQThA?p=T25lRHJpdmUtVW5pdmVyc2l0eW9mU2FsZm9yZC9EZXNrdG9w&n=Loneliness) >![[Tackling Loneliness Strategy FINAL.pdf]] ## TLS Structure 1. Forward from Nic and Alvina 2. Executive Summary 3. Intro 1. Strategy Context 2. [[TLS Vision]] 3. TLS Strategy Objectives 4. Evidence and previous work on the strategy 1. [[Campaign to End Loneliness]] 2. [[Source - Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness by Wikipedia]] 3. Mental Health Foundation 4. [[Wonkhe work on Loneliness]] 5. [[Alterline Student Life Pulse]] data 6. [[The UCLA 3-Item Loneliness Scale]] 5. Loneliness background and transitions to university 1. Life transitions lead to loneliness 2. Perlman and Peplau and [[Definition of Loneliness]] 3. Short lived loneliness useful. Chronic loneliness the problem. 4. Need to stop 30% of students who experience loneliness 'some of the time' from tipping over into loneliness. 6. Variations in loneliness experience 1. [[types of loneliness]] 2. Variation of loneliness prevalence across demographic groups 1. [[Loneliness Inequalities evidence review - Prof Manuela Barreto]] 7. Impacts of Loneliness 1. [[Impact of loneliness on physical health and functioning]] 2. [[Impact of loneliness on mental health and psychological wellbeing]] 1. [[The University Mental Health Charter 2019]] 2. [[loneliness is the main predictor of anxiety and depression in students]] 3. [[Impact of loneliness on academic performance]] 4. [[Impact of loneliness on dropping out of university]] 5. ==NEW==: [[Impact of loneliness on career prospects and employability]] 8. Addressing loneliness at Salford 1. Supporting students sense of connection 2. Involving students and staff - work with others to understand student connection 3. A system for addressing loneliness. Not about maladaptive individual. Requires structural, interpersonal and individual level. 1. education, open discussions and communications 2. EDI - [[how loneliness impacts minoritised groups]] 3. Gateway infrastructure. Accommodation and campus. 4. A culture of designing courses with social connection in mind. 5. Supporting social connection and addressing loneliness ([[Social prescribing]]) 9. Addressing enablers and barriers 1. Timetabling 2. Welcome week 3. EDI 4. [[Student Jobs Strategy]] 5. Reward and recognition of student volunteers and community builders 6. Financial support for those who create social opportunities. 10. Direct interventions 1. Social prescribing ([[SU Connectors]]) 2. Helplines, including [[Rafiki]] (now closed, superseded by SU Connectors) 3. Befriending and Peer support 4. Training 5. Loneliness informed psychological support. 11. Communication of the strategy 12. Strategy evaluation- see [[Evaluating Loneliness]] 1. Baseline Data and a [[Theory of Change]] 2. Pre-and-post measure tests for activity interventions