Learning and Teaching For Well-Being | Healthy Minds Survey
The Healthy Minds Study | Fall 2020
These are selected results from a survey of 919 Cal Poly (mostly) undergraduate students conducted in Fall 2020, which was in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey was conducted by the Healthy Minds Network at the request of Cal Poly's Campus Health and Well-Being.
The table below provides a subset of 12 survey questions selected from the total set for their value in providing insights into students' mental health and well-being status.
For more information on the full set of study findings, contact XXXXXXX, xxxx@calpoly.edu.
Healthy Minds Study: Cal Poly SLO, Fall 2020
| No. | Survey Question | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Percentage reporting moderate or severe depression | 44% |
| 2 | Percentage reporting moderate or severe anxiety | 34% |
| 3 | Percentage reporting feelings of loneliness (i.e., feeling left out some of the time or often) | 71% |
| 4 | Percentage reporting "suicidal ideation" (i.e,. thoughts about ending their life) | 11% |
| 5 | Percentage whose score on a well-being scale fell below the "positive mental health" range. | 66% |
| 6 | Percentage reporting that their emotional or mental difficulties hurt their academic performance at least three or more days in the prior four weeks. | 65% |
| 7 | Percentage reporting receiving counseling or therapy for mental or emotional health from a health professional ever in their life. | 46% |
| 8 |
Percentage reporting receiving counseling or therapy for mental or emotional health from a health professional in the prior 12 months. |
31% |
| 9 |
Among the students who had positive depression or anxiety screens in the prior year, percentage that reported receiving NO counseling or therapy from a health professional for their condition. |
66% |
| 10 |
Percentage reporting that they were currently in need of help for emotional or mental health problems such as feeling sad, blue, anxious or nervous. |
31% |
| 11 | Percentage agreeing with the statement "I would think less of someone who has received mental health treatment." | 5% |
| 12 | Percentage agreeing with the statement "Most people would think less of someone who has received mental health treatment." | 40% |
