KLIK: an app designed to connect students in order to raise their mental wellbeing

by Charlotte Hoedemakers 

Content & format

Studentship brings its own worries that can undermine mental well-being. What can we do before students develop serious psychological problems?  Research shows that social contact with peers, the feeling of being connected is one of the most important protective factors. To invest in this need, we chose to focus on connectedness as a crucial protecting factor for mental health problems. We’ve developed an app specifically for students in Ghent that makes it possible to find other students by placing adds. The main purpose is meeting each other in real life.  

Learning outcomes

After this session the participant will have experienced the process of creating an app specifically for students and a satisfactory result. Figures and reactions show that we are achieving our goal to connect students.

About Charlotte Hoedemakers 

Charlotte Hoedemakers is the project coordinator of Warm Cities (mental health promotion children and youth) and student in Warm city of Ghent (mental health promotion students of Ghent).