We are the only peer support platform evidenced to increase users' confidence in their ability to manage their own mental wellbeing and reduce harmful behaviours.
(Kruzan et al. 2022)
As industry pioneers, we developed our platforms with a strong belief that combining human expertise and technology can help us create safer communities for everyone. One of the key features of our platform is our ability to identify students at risk of suicide and escalate them into support in real time. Our machine-learning classifiers underpin our platforms classifying in milliseconds when someone is at risk of harm. We are at the cutting edge of online peer support working with leading researchers across the world.
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Peer drives
student
wellbeing
Peer support research has shown that it's associated with:
No one understands the unique challenges, fears, and doubts of student life quite like peers who have faced similar struggles.
Students often crave connection with others at eye level - where they can be heard, understood, and accepted. Peer support builds this essential sense of belonging, which is crucial to mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing.
When students are struggling, they often just need reassurance that they're not alone and the confidence to express what they need.
Reductions in low mood, loneliness and isolation
Achieving a greater sense of happiness
Seeing an increased level of self-esteem
Improved quality of life and social functioning
Happiness & wellbeing: The
TalkCampus impact
Impact-focused and transparent reporting
Our impact framework underpins our product development and our extensive research programs with some of the world's leading university teams inform our understanding of online behaviour, wellbeing and the critical role technology can play in offering support. We hold a strong commitment to tangible research outcomes that have timely and relevant applications.
We are also committed to understanding our own impact as a platform and regularly undertake assessments and research to understand this.
Reporting and data-sharing
As a TalkCampus partner, you will receive quarterly de-identified reports that highlight current usage patterns and any key trends across your student population.
- Patterns of usage
- Engagement levels
- Mood and topics discussed
- Outliers and community sentiment
Your institution-specific trends and data will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed to any third parties or partner universities. We'll also support you with building engagement and increasing awareness of TalkCampus across your student body based on current trends.
Data protection and security
At TalkCampus, we strive to uphold the highest data privacy standards for our users. We have implemented a suite of security across our architecture to ensure our members' privacy and security are upheld. Through our governance and overarching management, we continually review our security policies and procedures.
We comply with the relevant data security and privacy standards of the UK, Australia, the US, and the EU. More information about what data is collected and how it is collected can be found in our privacy policy here.
World leading
research partners
We are committed to advancing mental health research to create impactful support options. Collaborating with leading researchers, we explore key questions, including the link between nonsuicidal and suicidal self-injury online, aiming to expand the evidence base and practical impact in this field.
Microsoft Research
Moments of change: Analyzing peer-based cognitive support in online mental health forums
University of Washington
How do interactions between users impact their mood and user behavior in short and long-term, with implications for training of peers and counselors?
Nottingham Trent University
Exploring relationships between mental health problems, triggers and consequences and potential of deep learning and AI for support.
Cornell University
Promoting recovery from non-suicidal self-injury: Assessing the efficacy of a mobile intervention for reducing self-injury severity
Georgia Tech
Development of computational and analytical approaches to examine and understand 'coming out of the closet' expressions in online communities, how it affects mental health in LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) individuals, and how online support communities cater to these needs.
The Alan Turing Institute
Creation of robust longitudinal NLP models for capturing changes in language use and other online behaviour over time as a proxy for assessing mental well-being.
Harvard University
A collaboration between TalkLife and researchers from Microsoft Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University to better understand and predict self harm, with the aim to create meaningful interventions.
University of Central Florida
Exploration of the intersection of adolescent online safety, mental health, social support and coping for teens.
Swansea University
This is part of a larger study utilizing electronic data to address key challenges around children and young people's mental health.
Ulm University
Understanding online communication between peers who self-harm
University of Guelph
Impact of online communication to self-injury
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Exploring the link between nonsuicidal and suicidal self-injury as expressed in online peer support communities.
See what TalkCampus
can do for you
Discover how evidence-based peer support can transform student wellbeing at your institution.