MoodLift (by Caring Universities)
Caring Universities’ first results are in
As a student, combining your social life, studies, work and exercise can be quite a challenge. That makes it extra important to be aware of your mental state and to take good care of yourself. MoodLift and the UU offer free online services to help you do this.
The Mind-Health check
The questionnaire was sent to all students enrolled at Utrecht University on January 7.
Completing the survey takes approximately 25 minutes and can be stopped at any given time. You can expect questions about psychological problems such as anxiety and depression, but also questions about your personality or daily functioning. The survey is send out once every academic year.
Online programmes
The online programmes are available year-round. On the platform you can get started in an accessible, anonymous and free way. There are modules available focusing on mood, stress, procrastination and corona-related complaints. Take a look and sign up at https://moodlift.nl
After you’ve completed the questionnaire you will receive personalized feedback on your stress, anxiety and mood based on the answers you’ve given. This advice can vary from the advice to visit your General practitioner, a psychologist in the area or the student psychologists. For a number of complaints, MoodLift has developed free online programmes, such as to improve your mood or reduce your stress. With these programmes you can work on your complaints anonymously, for free, and with guidance from a free online coach.
The MoodLift team is working hard to expand the number of interventions we can offer, to make sure that more and more students can work on their complaints.
An international initiative
MoodLift is provided by the Caring Universities Consortium. The Caring Universities project is embedded within World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) Initiative. This international initiative aims at improving our knowledge on college students’ mental wellbeing.
Caring Universities takes it one step further by offering students free online programmes for various psychological issues. Caring Universities is a collaboration between Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Universiteit Leiden, Universiteit Utrecht and Universiteit Maastricht.