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Using Survey Data from the
Healthy Minds Network to Inform
College Mental Health Practice
The Healthy Minds Network Webinar Series
Session #8, June 2014
Today’s Webinar
Welcome and about the Healthy Minds Network (HMN)
HMN’s surveys: Healthy Minds and Healthy Bodies
Tour of interactive data interface (NEW!)
Participating in HMN survey studies
Discussion (Please submit questions at any point throughout the webinar!)
Today’s Presenters
Daniel Eisenberg, PhD, Director, HMN
Sarah Ketchen Lipson, EdM, Assistant Director, HMN
Marilyn Downs, PhD, Director of Outreach, Counseling and
Mental Health Service, Tufts University
Joe Behen, PhD, Executive Director of Counseling, Health, and
Disability Services, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Welcome and About the
Healthy Minds Network
The Healthy Minds Network
Research-to-practice network based at University of Michigan
Public health approach to mental health among young people
HMN Research-to-Practice Objectives:
(1) produce knowledge (research)
(2) distribute knowledge (dissemination)
(3) use knowledge (practice)
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HMN Constituents
Researchers
Clinicians
Advocates
Campus administrators
Students
Research-to-Practice in College
Student Mental Health
Ideal field for the research-practice link to flourish:
Active Minds, AUCCCD, ACCA, ACHA, ACPA, NASPA, Center for
Collegiate Mental Health, Jed Foundation, National College
Depression Partnership, National Research Consortium of
Counseling Centers in Higher Education, SPRC, and many others!
HMN offers something unique/complementary in 2 ways:
(1) Population-level approach (complements clinical perspective)
(2) Starting point is mainly research
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HMN’s Research-to-Practice
Agenda
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Healthy Minds Study
Began in 2005
>100 campuses, >100,000 respondents
Main Measures
Mental health screens (e.g., PHQ-9, GAD-7, SCOFF)
Health behaviors (e.g., substance use, exercise, sleep)
Attitudes and knowledge about services
Service use
Academic and social environment
Full questionnaire at www.healthymindsnetwork.org/research/data-for-researchers
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HMS Selected References
Eisenberg, D., Hunt, J.B., Speer, N. (2013). Mental Health in American Colleges and Universities:
Variation across Student Subgroups and across Campuses. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
201(1): 60-67.
Eisenberg, D., Hunt, J.B., Speer, N. (2012). Help-Seeking for Mental Health on College Campuses:
Review of Evidence and Next Steps for Research and Practice. Harvard Review of Psychiatry 20(4):
222-232.
Eisenberg, D., Speer, N., Hunt, J.B. (2012). Attitudes and Beliefs about Treatment among College
Students with Untreated Mental Health Problems. Psychiatric Services 63(7): 711-713.
Downs, M., Eisenberg, D. (2012). Help-Seeking and Treatment Use among Suicidal College
Students. Journal of American College Health 60(2): 104-114.
Eisenberg, D., Hunt, J.B., Speer, N., Zivin, K. (2011). Mental Health Service Utilization among
College Students in the United States. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 199(5): 301-308.
Eisenberg, D., Golberstein, E., Hunt, J. (2009). Mental Health and Academic Success in College.
B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 9(1) (Contributions): Article 40.
Eisenberg, D., Downs, M., Golberstein, E., Zivin, K. (2009). Stigma and Help-seeking for Mental
Health among College Students. Medical Care Research and Review 66(5): 522-541.
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Healthy Bodies Study
About HBS
Began in fall 2013
Fielded at 9 campuses
~7,000 respondents to date
Main Measures
Body shape and weight (and associated satisfaction and attitudes)
Eating habits (restraint/dieting, binging/purging)
Exercise habits
Campus climate
Service use (formal and informal help-seeking, barriers to care)
Overall well-being and lifestyle
Full questionnaire at http://healthymindsnetwork.org/hbs
HMN Data Reports
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Introducing HMN’s
Interactive Data Interface
http://data.healthymindsnetwork.org/
Online database for all HMS and HBS data
Allows users to explore data quickly and with ease
Log-in as ‘guest’ to view national data sets
Log-in with username and password to view your school’s data
Instructions at: http://healthymindsnetwork.org/research/data-for-researchers
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Quick Tour of Interface
National data
HMS 2014, University of Michigan
HBS 2014, University of Michigan
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Joe Behen, PhD
Executive Director of Counseling, Health, and Disability Services
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Private, urban school of art & design
3,300 students—undergraduate and graduate
Counseling, health and disability services administratively
integrated within Wellness Center
Unique mental health needs among art students
Much interest and experience in and support of college student
mental health efforts
HMS at SAIC [1]
Participated in 2009 and 2012
Eisenberg (PI) campus visit in 2011
Ongoing consultation/collaboration with HMS team
Built into GLS Campus Suicide Prevention Grant
Art school consortium
HMS at SAIC [2]
Broad and deep understanding of the mental health needs and
status of SAIC students at the population-level
Ongoing work with HMN researchers and SAIC
Relationship between mental health/illness variables and
retention/attrition
Essential to advocacy for resources
Marilyn Downs, PhD
Director of Outreach, Counseling & Mental Health Service
Tufts University
Private university located near Boston
5,000 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students
Healthy Minds Study in 2007, 2010, 2012, and 2014
Grant Applications and Project
Proposals
Data from HMS were used to provide a rationale for
specific proposals and initiatives, including:
Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grant
National College Depression Partnership
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Interactive Screening
Project
Internal Tufts grant for outreach to Asian/Asian-American students
Data for Campus Partners
Written reports and presentations to key administrators
and stakeholders about the overall mental health status
and needs of our students
Demonstrate the salience of mental health concerns to academic
performance, and therefore to the mission of the university.
Support increase or maintenance of staffing for the Counseling
Service.
Inform collaborative efforts with others. For example: campuswide
diversity initiative; programs to support first gen. students;
expansion of bystander education efforts.
Data for the Work of CMHS
Data about mental health needs, attitudes and behaviors
among whole student body and various populations.
Helps us target outreach or programs to better meet the needs of
those groups – for example, international students, Asian and
Asian-American students, and men.
Use data to tailor messages for outreach purposes. For example, in
our gatekeeper training, a Tufts film used in freshman orientation,
CMHS website, and other talks and materials.
Benchmark variables over time. By conducting the survey every
other year we can track progress related to specific initiatives, for
example, about help-seeking attitudes and behaviors.
New Data Interface!
In a few clicks, we were able to pull key data. One example: what
was the rate of past year treatment use among students with
depression, comparing 2007 and 2014?
Women Men
Total
2007
44%
17%
35%
2014
49%
54%
51%
Economic Case for Mental
Health Services [1]
Economic Case for Mental
Health Services [2]
Economic case for program treating 500 depressed
students:
• Program/service cost ~ $500,000
• Tuition from retained students: > $1 million
• Lifetime earnings for students: > $2 million
Eisenberg, D., Golberstein, E., Hunt, J. (2009). Mental Health and Academic Success in
College. B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 9(1) (Contributions): Article 40.
Uses of HMN Research
Assess needs in population (overall and in sub-groups)
Benchmark with peer institutions
Raise awareness of mental health issues
Advocate for resources (grants, services, staffing, programs)
Evaluate programs
Participating in HMN Research
Study Coordinator:
Odessa Despot, PsyD (healthyminds@umich.edu)
Enrollment steps
Sign participation agreement
Obtain IRB approval or exemption
Help us obtain list of students for survey recruitment
Customize survey with additional questions (optional)
Submit payment ($500-3,000)
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Interactive Discussion
Please submit questions using the “Chat Room” in the
bottom corner of the screen.
Additional References
from HMN
Lipson, S.K., Speer, N. Brunwasser, S., Hahn, E., & Eisenberg, D. (2014). Gatekeeper training and access to
mental health care at colleges and universities: Results of a multi-campus randomized control trial.
Journal of Adolescent Health (forthcoming).
Lipson, S.K. (2013). A Comprehensive Review of Mental Health Gatekeeper-Trainings for Adolescents and
Young Adults. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 1-12.
Hunt, J., Watkins, D., Eisenberg, D. (2012). How Do College Campuses Make Decisions about Allocating
Resources for Student Mental Health? Journal of College Student Development 53(6): 850-866.
Eisenberg, D., Chung, H. (2012). Adequacy of Depression Treatment in College Student Populations.
General Hospital Psychiatry 34(3): 213-220.
Gollust, S, Eisenberg, D, Golberstein, E. (2008). Prevalence and Correlates of Self-Injury among University
Students. Journal of American College Health 56(5): 491-498.
Eisenberg, D, Gollust, SE, Golberstein, E, Hefner, JL. (2007). Prevalence and Correlates of Depression,
Anxiety and Suicidality among University Students. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 77(4): 534-542
Contact Information
HMN Team: healthyminds@umich.edu
Web: healthymindsnetwork.org