SuperBetter

Soar like an #eagle! 🦅 You'll get a broader perspective for #ProblemSolving.

Looking for a #confidence boost? Get inspired with this #playlist of #TEDTalks. We're happy to find the #SuperBetter talk by Jane McGonigal in the mix. https://lnkd.in/gYaKkACm TED Conferences

#HigherEd is facing a major pain point. Mental health struggles across their student populations are negatively impacting #StudentSuccess & #retention. Nearly 4 in 10 U.S. college students experience moderate or severe #depression (38%), and more than 1 in 3 experience moderate or severe #anxiety (34%) according to 2023-2024 data from Healthy Minds Network. About 1 in 4 college students who experience #mentalhealth challenges drop out of school. Those who experience depression are twice as likely to leave college without completing a degree or earning a credential. On the flip side, improving student mental health enhances academic performance, retention & graduation rates. Colleges cannot end the student mental health crisis with treatment alone. Addressing the problem requires three strategies: 1) Treat Students 2) Protect Students and 3) Empower Students. Adding more resources to #TreatStudents is the most common strategy employed by colleges, however, most cannot hire enough mental health counselors to meet demand, leading to long waiting lists and untreated students. Virtual & group #therapy can fill some gaps. A major shortfall of the treatment strategy is that waiting until a student is in crisis before intervening is less than ideal. The article below discusses an innovative approach from the state of New Jersey to #ProtectStudents. A 2019 survey found that 39% of community college students in New Jersey were going hungry & 44% were experiencing housing insecurity. When unmet, these basic needs can exacerbate the mental health challenges of many students. To protect students from these risks, the state launched a website with resources for students dedicated to child care, food, financial aid, housing and transportation, and information on the eligibility requirements for each kind of support. A practical approach for colleges to proactively #EmpowerStudents is to teach the SuperBetter methodology. SuperBetter is an easy-to-teach mindset intervention that improves mental health, resilience & self-efficacy. A recently published randomized controlled trial conducted by Harvard Medical School & others shows that college students using SuperBetter experienced significant reductions in anxiety & depression at 3-months and 6-months. SuperBetter can be taught using a curriculum and/or a tech-enabled classroom tool. The SuperBetter Classroom solution is validated with Indiana University.

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We ❤️ how Phoenix Foundation is teaching our SuperBetter mindset intervention to children in #Zambia to empower #mentalhealth & #resilience. #SubSaharanAfrica #Africa #SDG3 #SDG4

I'm heading to the 2024 Behavioral Health Tech Conference, and hope to see you there! Please drop me a message if you'd like to meet up to say hello, or to learn how we collaborate. With the philosophy that we’re stronger together, we're rolling out a unique collaboration model to accelerate innovation in #behavioralhealth tech. SuperBetter is a proven mindset intervention. Our easy-to-teach methodology can be the basis of tech-enabled products, curriculums and services addressing large customer needs in the healthcare & education industries. Five published clinical & randomized controlled trials conducted by Harvard Medical School, University of Pennsylvania & others demonstrate SuperBetter’s benefits for significantly reducing #anxiety & #depression and improving #resilience, #selfefficacy & #recovery. P.S. If you don't have a ticket for the conference, act quickly. Last year's event SOLD OUT: https://lnkd.in/g3HM_pEn #BHT2024

The mental health crisis is negatively impacting #StudentSuccess & #retention in #HigherEd. In this #Gallup survey, 35% of students said they considered stopping their program in the past 6 months. The top 2 reasons were #EmotionalStress & #MentalHealth: https://lnkd.in/gA6sAmwe

Loooove Jane McGonigal’s Super Better book. Imagine using concepts from gaming to foster resilience with students? Imagine sharing with them that Gaming Can Make a Better World. 🤯 Suddenly they’re all in! Mary Blank Snyder and I love using SuperBetter in learning spaces. Can’t wait for Friday, day one of the Neuroscience of SEL & Resilience Institute. Neural Education Capital Region ESD 113

Try this battle strategy to regain your #focus. #BadGuy #FirstThingsFirst #multitasking #focus #productivity