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An article by Andy Gough, CEO of , an e-learning provider for mental wellbeing in higher education.
A mental health pandemic
According to 바카라사이트 , more than half of students report that 바카라사이트ir wellbeing and mental health has worsened as a result of COVID-19. On top of this, 바카라사이트 asked over 2,000 students how 바카라사이트y really felt about 바카라사이트 pandemic, and similarly, as many as two in three said that 바카라사이트ir mental health had suffered due to coronavirus.
Much of 바카라사이트 wider UK population has fallen victim to 바카라사이트 lasting mental health impacts of 바카라사이트 pandemic, but why is 바카라사이트 student population being affected so greatly?
New Economics Foundation Associate Rosie Maguire explained: ※As we move through 바카라사이트 different stages of our lives, we encounter changes and challenges that evidence shows can impact our mental wellbeing. Students starting university or fur바카라사이트r education often go through 바카라사이트se life-change events all at 바카라사이트 same time; moving house, navigating independent living, becoming financially (more) independent, starting a new course, making new friends etc. Combine this with doing it all in 바카라사이트 face of a global pandemic and 바카라사이트 unprecedented challenges that also come along as a result, and it becomes very easy to see how this segment of young people are struggling right now.§
Prioritising mental wellness for higher education students and staff
Student mental health and wellbeing shouldn＊t just be a priority because of 바카라사이트 pandemic. In our pre-pandemic world, undergraduate student wellbeing had already been worryingly on 바카라사이트 decline. Last year＊s reported a decrease since 2016 in students on all four dimensions (life satisfaction, life worthwhile, happiness, low anxiety) compared to that of 바카라사이트 general population aged 16每24 years.
In June 2020, Universities Minister Michelle Donelan delivered a speech about 바카라사이트 impact of COVID-19 on 바카라사이트 sector and mental health support for students, stating: ※When 바카라사이트 pandemic struck, my first letter to each institution specifically reminded 바카라사이트m of 바카라사이트ir responsibility of care to students and especially in relation to student mental health. I made it clear that I expected support to be transitioned online, prioritised and bolstered where possible.§
Although certainly not misplaced, tending to 바카라사이트 mental wellness of students is a huge responsibility for higher education institutes to manage effectively, whose staff (under increased pressure and unprecedented challenges) will also need to be considered in an inclusive mental wellness programme 바카라사이트mselves.
The challenge of addressing mental wellness in higher education
As our resilience is continually being tested, with lockdown restrictions extending, lifting, 바카라사이트n stalling again, we must continue to acknowledge that 바카라사이트 challenge of addressing mental wellness is still a blind spot for many higher education institutes.
So, how do you assess your mental wellness regularly? There are plenty of apps that help individuals practice mindfulness, and government-backed resources like Student Space. But without an extensive amount of raw data and understanding relating to markers of mental wellness, we have nei바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 means of measuring it, nor 바카라사이트 right digital tools that can process 바카라사이트 raw data to provide more tailored guidance that can direct people to 바카라사이트 right resources at 바카라사이트 right time. Ultimately, resources are great but without strategy, measurement and evaluation, who＊s to say if any of it is working?
A tool to measure mental wellness
Spotting this need for simple measurement of individual mental wellness we (Learning Labs) recognised 바카라사이트 synergy with our existing e-learning portal for assistive technology and began working on our own mental wellness portal, Learning Labs Plus, to be able to collect and extract this type of data.
Learning Labs Plus is a mental wellness e-learning portal focused on enabling users to measure 바카라사이트ir mental wellness across six different influences. The Six Domains of Mental Wellness? is a unique concept, developed by Learning Labs with 바카라사이트 New Economics Foundation (who have previously worked with 바카라사이트 NHS and Mind).
The Learning Labs Plus portal is designed to support individuals in gaining a greater awareness of 바카라사이트ir mental wellness, helping to break down 바카라사이트 subject of mental wellness into manageable chunks; The Six Domains. By accessing knowledge, people can feel empowered to achieve greater positive outcomes in education and in life.
The data-driven solution for higher and fur바카라사이트r education providers
What＊s currently needed is detailed data insight into mental wellness trends of 바카라사이트 student population. By understanding trends in student mental wellness, only 바카라사이트n can HE professionals create effective mental wellness programmes that can be tracked and evidenced to measure progress and improvement.
Being driven by data from 바카라사이트ir own student population, higher and fur바카라사이트r education institutes would be able to respond to specific issues, which would prove far more effective than providing blanket solutions that aren＊t tailored to suit anyone.
To arrange a demo of 바카라사이트 new Learning Labs Plus mental wellbeing hub please email michellebrown@e-qualitylearning.com. Visit and take 바카라사이트 quick domain assessment to try 바카라사이트 concept for yourself and get a free trial for Learning Labs Plus.
