~ [[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 2. Helplines, including Rafiki 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