SOFTWARE
Software students will contribute to the project by creating a mobile app which promotes awareness of mental health.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
SOFTWARE BRIEF
SOFTWARE PROJECT GUIDE
FUNDRAISING GUIDE
1. RAISING MONEY FOR CHARITY
One of the key aims of this year’s Charity project is to raise money for the charity. Fundraising develops really useful skills which will help prepare students for work. It also supports the work of the charity in helping young people with their mental health. Each campus will set a fundraising target and the challenge will be to meet that by the project end.
2. ORGANISATION
It is recommended that each campus creates a Fundraising Team consisting of student volunteers with oversight from 1-2 designated members of staff. This team should be created ahead of the project, so ideally during May. This team will be responsible for setting the fundraising target, promoting the fundraising side of the project in the campus and managing and tracking fundraising activities. They will also report on the total raised.
3. IMPLEMENTATION
Each team will create an online donation page on Just Giving before the start of the project to share with students, staff, parents and friends.
Make sure this is a Charity Page and then select YoungMinds from the drop down list. YoungMinds will then get in contact with all creators of these Just Giving Pages.
All money raised through it will come directly to YoungMinds, safely and securely. Include photos and information about why you are taking on this fundraising challenge for YoungMinds, and regularly share updates to keep your supporters up to date with how you are getting on.
If you are running a physical event, then YoungMinds can supply you with sealed buckets to collect cash on the day. You can also print off donation forms if required.
Please use social media to publicise your work by tagging @youngminds and they will like and respond to your posts to increase your reach and impact.
4. RESOURCES
EVENT GUIDE
1. AIM
The aim of the end-of-project event is to raise awareness of mental health in others and to raise money for YoungMinds.
2. CONTENT
The event/activity should be designed to promote mental health. It must showcase multi-media works created by students around mental health. It may incorporate ambient environments which enhance mental health via relaxing and meditative experiences. It may involve participation from local mental health and wellbeing charities and organisations.
3. FORMAT
The event should be open to the public or to invited people. It can be a physical event using in-campus rooms and spaces, or it could be held at an external venue. Alternatively it could be an online event which is streamed or a showcase website which is launched on a set day. Budget can be made available to support this via the Careers Leader.
4. IMPLEMENTATION
The event should be managed by a dedicated Project Event Team. This should include Events/Esports students where these courses exist. They will organise the event logistics and the coordination of creative works to showcase at it. They will also liaise closely with the Project Fundraising Team on how to maximise fundraising potential.
5. TIMING
The event should be held in the final weeks of the project from Monday 1st July. It could be combined with the centre’s Awards Ceremony and end-of-year Showcase.
SUPPORTING CONTENT
Mental health the software industry
Diorella is a mental health therapist who focuses on Software Developers. The conversation briefly address stigmas around mental health professionals and how Diorella transitioned counselling technical professionals. She also highlights some of the personality traits of developers and their specific needs.
Mental health in the tech industry
Talks at Google hosted by Ed Finkler, founder and chairman of Open Sourcing Mental Illness, a non-profit 501c3 dedicated to raising awareness and supporting those with mental illness in the tech industry. Based on real data, it shows the enormous impact of mental illness in our industry, and how we can change – and save – lives.
Mental health in the tech industry
Despite the modern, sleek trend of framing mental health quotes in offices, mental health services and support are surprisingly underfunded. To spread awareness this week and on World Mental Health Day is sadly not enough; there needs to be a change within the industry.
Mental health in the tech industry
This video features tech workers who have got help for mental health, and how it's affected our careers. It covers the value of a diagnosis, treatment options and talking about mental health in the workplace.
Is the future of mental health care digital?
A plethora of apps are now available to address issues ranging from depression and anxiety to post traumatic stress disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. While some say these disruptive technologies help combat stigma and make previously elusive care accessible, others raise concerns about ethics, privacy, biases and above all quality of care. This has some advocates calling for increased regulation.
Using AI to decode depression
Meet Mariam Khayretdinova, a mental health advocate who's using artificial intelligence to tackle depression. In this talk, she shares her personal story and explains how AI can help us understand depression better and improve treatment options.
Technology for mental health
You might not know that more people in the world suffer from mental illness than heart-disease or cancer. Could innovative technology solve the problem? Tanzeem Choudhury is an associate professor in Computing and Information Science at Cornell University. She directs the People-Aware Computing group, which is inventing technology to support individuals with serious mental illness and shaping the future of technology-assisted wellbeing.
Are mental health apps effective?
There are thousands of mental health apps out there claiming to do everything from easing insomnia to treating PTSD symptoms, but are they really effective?
Top mental health apps
There is no one digital health technology that works for everyone with a mental health condition. To achieve good results, an app needs to engage and meet specific needs. Dr Tom Micklewright shares his independent views on mental health apps that achieve good ORCHA scores and are each designed to meet the needs of specific patient groups, including: children, teenagers, students, those with suicidal thoughts, and autistic patients or patients with a learning difficulty.
Mental health apps - pros and cons
Dr. Christine Cauffield, LSF Health System CEO joins us to talk about the pros and cons of mental health apps.
Mental health & creativity
Some studies have shown a higher incidence of mental disorders in those who are highly creative. Can creativity actually be linked to mental health issues?