TheOfficeforStudents(OfS)
mentalhealthanalyticsproject
Anevaluation
JimKeane,senioranalyticsconsultant–wellbeing,Jisc
TheOfficeforStudents(OfS)mentalhealthanalyticsproject:anevaluationi
Contents
1Executivesummary
3 Data first
5Engagementneededbeyonddata
6Thepredictivemodel
10Integratedservicedashboard
12Studentconsentandconsultation
15Thepowerofthenudge
17Sustainabilityandwiderrollout
18Appendix
Executivesummary
TheOfSmentalhealthandanalyticsprojectranfromJuly2019untilJuly2022withtheintentions:
?Todeliverastep-changeinmentalhealthoutcomesforstudents
?Todevelopandimplementnewandinnovativecollaborativeproposalsthatwilldeliverchangesinstudent
mentalhealthoutcomes,withanemphasisontestingnewinterventions
?Toprovideanevidencebaseon‘whatworks’thatcanbedisseminatedacrossthesector
?Todevelopstrategicpartnershipstoaddressissuesofconnectivityandcomplexityinmentalhealthsupport
Theintendedoutcomesofthisapproachwere:
1.Greaterunderstandingofthefactorsassociatedwithstudentcrisisandpoormentalhealthforstudents
2.Theabilitytomoreaccuratelyidentifyandintervenewithstudentswhoarevulnerableandincrisis
3.Moreaccessibleservicesandinterventionsforstudentsinneedofsupport
4.Anincreaseinthenumbersofthesestudentsinvolvedwithmentalhealthandwellbeingsupportservices
Wehavefocusedonthreeoutputsfromtheproject:(i)thepredictivemodel,(ii)theintegratedservice
dashboardand(iii)thecreationofamodelofstudentconsentfortailoredmessaging(eg‘nudges’).
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Thepredictivemodelbuildandintegrateddashboardwereexclusivetotheleadhighereducationpartner
(NorthumbriaUniversity),whereasdifferentmodelsofstudentconsent/‘nudge’deliveryweretestedacrossall
threepartne