All University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) students will receive a personal link to participate in the UMB 2023 Healthy Minds Study on Feb. 26, 2023.
Students can participate in the survey between Feb. 26, 2023, and March 21, 2023. No submissions will be accepted after March 21.
The Healthy Minds Network’s (HMS) annual web-based survey study examines mental health, service utilization, and related issues among undergraduate and graduate students. Since its national launch in 2007, HMS has been fielded at over 450 colleges and universities, with over a half-million survey respondents. The 2022-2023 UMB Healthy Minds Survey will collect information on the following areas: demographics, mental health status, mental health utilization/help-seeking, mental health climate on our campus, and academic competition, persistence, and retention.
The UMB Student Counseling Center invites students to the SMC Campus Center on March 2, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. for the Healthy Minds Study Launch Event. The event will feature trivia, prizes, tabling, Healthy Minds information and a lite fare.
Services and initiatives developed from 2016-2017 study results:
- Based on student feedback about difficulties connecting with off-campus mental health treatment, the SCC added a new position (Outreach and Referral Assistance Specialist) to help students connect with off-campus treatment providers.
- A training program was developed for faculty and staff on how to identify students with mental health symptoms and refer them to the SCC or other appropriate mental health treatment. The SCC also developed a workshop for students to help refer other students to mental health treatment because survey feedback indicated that students were most likely to learn about the SCC from their peers.
- Survey data was incorporated into the planning of the new SCC office space. Students prefer a location that is discreet but near other student support services.
- Student responses about the perceived stigma surrounding mental health treatment helped the SCC tailor outreach such as Mental Health Awareness Week and World Mental Health Day to challenge common myths about mental health and promote Universitywide awareness about the impact of mental health on UMB students.
View a summary of the report here: Healthy Minds Infographic
Students who participate in the survey can elect to be entered into two sweepstakes:
- University Sweepstakes:
- one pair of Apple Airpods, 3rd-generation
- National Sweepstakes:
- one of two $500 Amazon gift cards
- one of 10 $100 Amazon gift cards
More information on Healthy Minds: https://healthymindsnetwork.org/hms/
More information on UMB 2023 Healthy Minds Study: https://umaryland.edu/healthyminds