The Healthy Minds Network’s annual web-based survey study examining mental health, service utilization, and related issues among undergraduate and graduate students. Since its national launch in 2007, HMS has been fielded at over 600 colleges and universities, with over 850,000 survey respondents.
Are you considering HMS for your college or university? Fill out our interest form and a member of our team will reach out!
View the 2023-2024 HMS questionnaire.
This guide provides an overview of the study and explains each step from enrollment to data collection and reporting. It also provides information about and links to our study documents.
Have questions about participating as a student? Check out our FAQ!
HMN is now enrolling colleges and universities for participation in the Healthy Minds Study (HMS) during the 2023-2024 academic year. HMS is an online survey study of students, available for implementation at all types of post-secondary institutions, including U.S. and international four-year colleges and universities as well as community colleges and technical schools.
Using validated measures, HMN’s survey research provides a detailed look at the prevalence of mental health outcomes, knowledge and attitudes about mental health and service utilization. HMS emphasizes understanding help-seeking behavior, examining stigma, knowledge, and other potential barriers to mental health service utilization.
By enrolling your institution in HMS, you are joining a group of post-secondary institutions dedicated to understanding and addressing issues related to students’ mental health through scientifically rigorous research.
Our goal is for HMS data to be used to inform policy and practice at post-secondary institutions. HMN data can be used to:
If you have questions or concerns that are not addressed in the Participation Guide or would simply prefer to learn about participation from one of our team members, please contact us at [email protected]
The Healthy Minds Study consists of three core modules, which are included in all survey administrations:
HMS has a number of elective modules, noted below. The availability of these modules will depend on the size of your school and cohort participation. For more detail, please see the Participation Guide and Questionnaire linked above.
Campuses may add up to 10 custom questions to the survey. Our research team is experienced in survey design methodology and can provide guidance as needed in the creation of custom questions.
Your institution’s data deliverables are designed to facilitate the translation of mental health research into practice. In order to make the research as useful as possible, the HMN team provides participating institutions with numerous ways to examine their data. All participating institutions receive access to the following data deliverables.
Below is a list of post-secondary institutions that have participated in HMN’s survey studies through 2023-24.