Description

Join us as Dr Maria Kambouri, Associate Professor in Psychology and Human Development at the UCL Institute of Education, discusses the effects of COVID-19 on the mental health of students, based on data from the COVID-19: Global Social Trust and Mental Health study, carried out by (fellow IOE colleague) Assistant Professor Keri Wong and team.

Global COVID-19 Study

• https://twitter.com/GlobalC19Study
• https://www.instagram.com/globalc19study/
• https://globalcovidstudy.com/author/wongkeri/

Mental Health Resources

• Samaritans 24-hr helpline: (dial) 116 123
• Better Together Initiative: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-centres/departments/psychology-and-human-development/better-together-wellbeing-initiative-doctoral-students
• Warwick Wellbeing Support: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/wss/

Timestamps

• (01:06) Overview of Better Together Initiative and Global COVID-19 Study.
• (06:26) Findings from the Global COVID-19 Study.
• (11:17) Reasons for the pandemic's effects on mental health.
• (13:40) International Comparisons.
• (16:25) What can universities do to support students during the pandemic?
• (19:29) Mental health post-COVID-19.