Dr. Chris Blackmore on the mental health challenges university students face, what strategies and solutions they have to use, what universities can do to change the student mental health experience for the better and more…
Dr. Chris Blackmore is a Senior University Teacher at the University of Sheffield who has published widely in the areas of online student learning and student mental wellbeing. Chris has been involved in teaching and research at the University of Sheffield for over 20 years and has collaborated in the development of e-learning psychotherapy resources for use by clinicians across Europe.
Chapters
0:00 Show Intro
3:25 Factors affecting university students’ mental health
15:20 Difficulties associated with leaving university
21:25 Challenges in transitioning to uni student life
34:00 International students’ plight
39:25 Mental health and academic outcomes
53:45 University counseling services
1:02:00 The NHS 5 steps to improving your wellbeing
1:10:00 LifePathVR Intervention
1:19:20 Post-university transitions
Further resources
"Association between mental health and academic performance among university undergraduates: The interacting role of lifestyle behaviours" by Chu et. al. (2022)
"Factors that influence mental health of university and college students in UK: a systematic review" by Campbell et. al. (2022)
Chris Blackmore Google Scholar page for further readings on his work
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7PoP_ewAAAAJ&hl=en
LifePath VR- http://www.lifepathvr.org/
LifePath VR- Trevor's Story- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4tGVkgpezY&ab_channel=HumanStudio
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