FREE WEBINAR
Facilitating Student Friendships to improve mental health:
When you connect, you protect!
Free webinar on Feb 17 from 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern Time
or Feb 20 from 11:00 AM to 12:00PM Eastern Time
According to the National College Health Assessment, half of students are lonely. You probably see the impact of this every day on student mental health, belonging, and retention.
The good news is that helping students develop even one close relationship can make a huge difference. When you connect, you protect!
Research shows that it takes students an average of 119 hours spent together to become close friends on their own. But what if they could build those friendships in only 6 hours (1/20th of the time)—with intentional, structured opportunities? They can. Many campuses have found that building student connection is much easier than you might think.
In this webinar, you’ll learn practical, research-backed strategies to facilitate friendships—that you can apply immediately.
You will:
Understand how loneliness—and connection—directly impact student mental health, belonging, and retention.
Learn the “Friendship Formula”— the key ingredients that create meaningful connection.
See how these principles are applied in ProjectConnect, an evidence-based small group program that builds friendship in just 6 sessions.
Please share this webpage and invite others who may be interested. You may contact us with any questions.
“I struggled a lot with connection at college, and ProjectConnect was so meaningful to me. Not only did it allow me to connect with the other students in groups I was facilitating, I became close with the other facilitators. All that to say, thank you! This program helped me during a hard time. ProjectConnect rocks!”