Interventions addressing loneliness amongst university students
Feb 06, 2023, 02:22 PM
In this ‘Papers Podcast, we are joined by Olivia Ellard, Christina Dennison, and Assistant Professor Helena Tuomainen to discuss their co-authored CAMH paper, ‘Interventions addressing loneliness amongst university students: a systematic review’.
DOI: 10.13056/acamh.22687
In this Papers Podcast, junior doctors Olivia Ellard and Christina Dennison, and Assistant Professor Helena Tuomainen of University of Warwick, discuss their Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal paper, ‘Interventions addressing loneliness amongst university students: a systematic review’ doi.org/10.1111/camh.12614. There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;
In this Papers Podcast, junior doctors Olivia Ellard and Christina Dennison, and Assistant Professor Helena Tuomainen of University of Warwick, discuss their Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal paper, ‘Interventions addressing loneliness amongst university students: a systematic review’ doi.org/10.1111/camh.12614. There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;
- Some university students appear more vulnerable to feelings of loneliness, and therefore additional risk of mental health problems
- Impact of the COVID 19 on loneliness for university students
- How universities can have the power to tackle loneliness in their student population
- Advice for university mental health practitioners to assist with prevention and intervention
- Recommendations for young people if they are feeling lonely
- Advice for parents or carers, CAMH professionals and policy makers.
In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.