1. "Please not another Mental Health App"

2. Who Am I talking to? What do I have to say? Where am I going?
"Please not another Mental Health App"

3. Who Am I talking to? Academics (research) Students (UG & PG)
Academics (T & L)
Support Services
Additional Stakeholders

4. What do I have to say?
Mental health and Student Well Being require a rethink
Universities must change -- "For everything to stay the same, everything must change," (Tancredi)
Students need support – not just for league tables, NSS & employability (reputation & good will)

5. Context Facts & Figures
A record number of students died by suicide in Between 2007 and 2015, the number of student suicides increased by 79%
Universities report a 94% increase in demands for counselling services
Less than one third of universities have a designated wellbeing and mental health strategy

6. Context 2
The increase of students dropping out of HE studies increased by 210% from 2009 to 2015
87% of first year students are overwhelmed & have difficulty coping with the transition
60% struggle with managing deadlines & academic stress
44% refer to isolation … 36% experience financial difficulty
Finally, 37% find it difficult to balance work & study

7. Context 3 Facts & Figures
Cost to the UK economy – estimated to be £105 Billion per annum
Mental health illness is over represented in BAM by 25%
2015 NUS survey revealed that 78 per cent of students experienced mental health issues during the previous year. And for 33 per cent of those questioned, this included suicidal thoughts.

8. Context 4 What we did & why
Creative Entrepreneurship Module at UAL (Final year Advertising Degree students)
Different models – VPC, Blue versus Red Oceans, Lean Start Up (MVP & Pivots), & HCD
Traditional hallmarks of a agile / UX / empathetic approach
Organised a sprint in June

9. What do I have to say? Pedagogy: Agile Skill set development
Getting your hands dirty
Applying ideas & creating a tangible outcome
The importance of facilitation
Crucial to get all stakeholders participating (staff, students & support)
Smaller groups is key
Formative feedback
Active participation
Achievement
Nothing wrong with failure

10. What do I have to say?
How might we?
Stop admiring the problem?
4 step sketch
Lightening Demo
Divide & Swarm

11. What do I have to say?

12. What do I have to say? Summary Not another F***king App
Academics are contributing
Failure of support (fundamental)
Lack of integration
Support staff are the key (they do the work)
Academics have to learn & flag up
Deadlines & managing work
Centralised service
Shared space

13. What do I have to say? Insight Not an app Not mental Health
Change to Well Being

14. What do I have to say? Insight Email – never App – they are all crap
Physical Space
Integrated – money, timetable, social, stress & shared

15. What do I have to say? Insight Genius bar Student space (our own)
Social dynamic
Immediate help
Integrated – stress, money, timetable

16. Where am I going? Further research
Informed teaching & learning strategy
Interested in reviewing current research & completing an article
Identify suitable conference & audiences for dissemination

17. Where am I going 2? Help on KSA’s provision Student support
Wider audience within the university
Genius Bar – Launched at McGill this Year(!)

18. Thank you & any questions?