PROTECTS THE WELL-BEING OF YOU AND YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS
It enables you to inform your school community if you are not thriving. You can also, on your own initiative, reach out to others, who might need help.
Completely anonymous!
WELFARE IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
Wavers is an easily accessible and practical tool available to you and your fellow students, which helps strengthen the community/unity and social cohesion of your educational institution and study environment.
6 VALUES OF WAVERS
Anonymity
Wavers protects the Waver’s/the user’s right to remain 100% anonymous.
Independence
Wavers is the students’ app, and is designed to be used by the students, internally, independently of the school management.
Democracy
Wavers ensures the students equal possibility to influence the school environment, and provides them with the ability to safely and securely exercise their right to free speech.
Community
Wavers strengthens the students’ ability to help and support each other – and promotes community and social cohesion, so no one stands alone.
Availability
Wavers is also available in a free version, to prevent that the students’ financial situation hinders their access to the app.
Equality
Wavers supports the students’ right to equality, by promoting a ‘care for each other’ mindset and culture, in which harrassment and discrimination are not tolerated.
Background for designing the Wavers app’s questions (Waves)
Based on the WHO and the National Board of Health’s definition of mental health, Wavers’ digital well-being tool – the Wavers app – takes into account both the individual’s mental well-being and his or her social relationships with others. Wavers’ main focus is to boost the feeling of being part of a given community / the general community, reduce dissatisfaction, and provide all the best conditions to be able to handle everyday challenges and stress.
The categories and questions in the Wavers app are based on validated scientific research and theory, and are designed with inspiration from the well-known well-being indexes WHO-5 and WEMWBS, and on the basis of scientific health-promoting theories.
Read more about the theories behind the design of the categories and the questions here.
