~ [[Loneliness]] >[!HELLO]+ >*Hi Liam/ and any other people interested in my session at MS Conf! Here's some background. I hope it's helpful. Any further questions, just let me know. Cheers. Ed* ## Content *Basically the session took the audience through the following notes;* 1. [[Why is Loneliness the focus of our BHAG?]] 2. [[Definition of Loneliness]] 3. Why is loneliness a problem 1. [[Impact of loneliness on academic performance]] 2. [[Impact of loneliness on dropping out of university]] 3. [[Impact of loneliness on physical health and functioning]] 4. [[Impact of loneliness on career prospects and employability]] 5. [[Impact of loneliness on mental health and psychological wellbeing]] 6. Also [[Loneliness statistics - who is most affected by loneliness]] 4. History of recent loneliness interventions in the UK 1. [[Source - Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness by Wikipedia]] 2. Covid 3. [[WHO Report on Social Connection]] and [[Source - WHO Declares Loneliness a ‘Global Public Health Concern’ by Sarah Johnson|WHO Declares Loneliness a ‘Global Public Health Concern’]] 5. Brief discussion of [[Paulo Freire]] and [[Source - Pedagogy of the Oppressed by wikipedia.org|Pedagogy of the Oppressed]] and the involvement of community in creating change 6. What Salford is doing about it [[Salford SU Tackling Loneliness Strategy (TLS)]] ## Other content that might be useful - For stuff on loneliness in general see [[Loneliness]] - For stuff on loneliness in students, see [[Loneliness in Students]] - [[Wonkhe Blog Post on new strategy]] ## Powerpoint *Powerpoint that was delivered:* ![[25.07.01 - Membership Services TLS Aug 25.pptx]]