01/27/2025
By Melissa Wall

The Healthy Minds Survey for students launches today! Students should receive an email from Annie Ciaraldi, associate dean of Student Affairs, from the email address healthyminds-UMassLowell@umich.edu. The email will have the subject line: “Announcing the Healthy Minds Study for the Students at UMass Lowell.” The link to the survey is in the email.

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.

There are several incentives:
Students are automatically entered into a sweepstakes for one of four $250 gift cards and one of ten $100 gift cards. They are also eligible for prizes available only to UMass Lowell students: AirPods Pro, invisaWEAR jewelry, or a 32" Smart TV. We will also have other pop-up events where students can receive other incentives.

What can you do?

  • Encourage your students to complete the survey!
  • Consider offering extra credit or some other incentive for students who complete the survey (by showing a screenshot of the completion page of the survey)
  • Share the attached slides with students in class and on Blackboard or Canvas.
  • Share this email with all faculty and staff in your college.
  • Talk with your colleagues about the importance of the data and ask them to talk with their students as well.

Please reach out to Melissa Wall at melissa_wall@uml.edu if you have any questions.