The Second Annual Student Health and Wellbeing Event 2022
Online Conference 18 October 2022, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Day 1
9:00am
Online Registration
9:50am
Chair's Welcome Address
Dr Alastair Dobbin, Director, Foundation for Positive Mental Health
10:00am
Case Study: An Award-Winning Whole University Approach With Edinburgh University
Dr Alastair Dobbin, Director, Foundation for Positive Mental Health
10:20am
Academics Perspective: University of East London
Dr Andrea Giraldez-Hayes, Director, Wellbeing and Psychological Services Centre
10:40am
Seminar Session A: Yugo
Abby Bentley, Yugo
10:40am
Seminar Session B: We Are Not 'Broken' - Contextualising Mental Health And Reaching The Hard To Reach
- Contexualising mental health in contemporary society - why the world we live in escalates our vulnerability to mental health problems
- Defining psychological wellbeing and how accountability and responsibility for our mental health can be done with compassion and curiosity
- The hard-to-reach students and how to reach them in relation to supporting mental health and psychological wellbeing
- Digital health solutions as wide reaching, cost-effective, and non-intrusive for diverse students
Dr Nicola Eccles, Head of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Aspire Strategies
11:10am
Break And Networking
11:30am
Keynote Address: Introducing A Trauma Informed Approach To Create A Mentally Healthy Environment In Schools
- Cultivating an inclusive and safe environments in colleges and universities by integrating trauma-informed approach in policies, procedures, and practices
- Recognising the past of pupils, young children, and individuals to truly understand the reasons behind their behaviours
- Understanding why you need another layer of safeguarding for children and young people who struggle with their traumatic path
Dr Asha Patel, Clinical Psychologist & CEO, Innovating Minds
11:50am
Case Study: Getting Insights Into The Impact Of Covid-19 On The Decline of Students’ Mental Wellbeing And The Reasons Students Are Seeking Support
- Using the Shout free 24/7 digital service to support large numbers of students at a time that they were unable to access face-to-face services
- Identifying the most common issues that students texted Shout for support with in 2021: anxiety or stress, depression or sadness and suicidal ideation
- Understanding how Covid-19 intensified students’ feelings of anxiety as they were forced to navigate unprecedented changes to university life
- Addressing the absence of social connectedness and feelings of loneliness
Victoria Hornby, CEO, Mental Health Innovations
12:10pm
Keynote Address: Demonstrating Commitment To Mental Health Through The University Mental Health Charter Programme
- Making mental health a university-wide priority by providing a set of evidence-informed principles to support universities across the UK
- Creating an environment and culture that reduces poor mental health and promotes good mental health
- Working towards the Charter Award to recognise universities that demonstrate excellent practice
- Creating a higher standard of mental health support across the whole higher education sector
Rosie Tressler, CEO, Student Minds
12:30pm
Questions And Answers Session
12:50pm
Lunch And Networking
1:40pm
Case Study: Taking A Prevention Led Approach To Support Students Before They Run Into Difficulties
- Addressing a range of issues such as sexual health, drugs, and alcohol, nutrition and mental health awareness
- Partnering with specialist organisations such as the NHS and Student Minds to make resources go further
- Training academics to recognised signs of distress in students and training student Mental Health Champions
- Finding innovative ways of delivering the message about the types of support available
Paul Dodsley, Student Health Development Officer, Nottingham Trent University, and Erin Kershaw, Student Mental Health Champion, Nottingham Trent University
2:00pm
Case Study: Developing Digital Solution To Support The Mental Health Of Neurodivergent Children And Young People
- Where have we been going wrong with our approach to support neurodivergent young people
- Understanding the need for bespoke support for neurodivergent young people struggling with their mental health
- What do the young people say? Feedback from the people who count
Becky Dawson, Freelance Coach Facilitator Consultant
2:20pm
Case Study: Ensuring All-time Support To Students And Staff By Implementing The Whole School Approach
- What is an emotional healthy school
- The importance of building an emotionally healthy environment
- Ways to implement wellbeing support
- Positive impacts to students
- Next steps to supporting students' mental wellbeing
Bianca Chappell, Senior Mental Health Lead, Confidence Cocoon
2:40pm
Case Study: Arden University
Carly Foster, Head of Student Success, Arden University
3:00pm
Questions And Answers Session
3:20pm
Chair's Summary And Close