our minds matter

2025-26 Our Minds Matter Fall Impact Poll

Introduction & Informed Assent

Hello! We’re inviting you to fill out this brief survey because you are part of your school’s Our Minds Matter club. We want to learn more about how well this program works, and that means we need to ask you, the experts, about how your thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors may have changed over time. You’re asked to take a brief survey now and again in April (toward the end of school year). We want to learn how your thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors may be different at the end of the program. Both surveys will take around 5-10 minutes.


Both surveys are anonymous and confidential, which means your name does not go on the surveys and we will never be able to link your answers to you. We will not know which answers are yours, and your answers will be combined with those from other young people. Both surveys are voluntary and you may skip any question you do not want to answer. The information you tell us will be used to help make this program better in the future.   


If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]. 


Results will be reported in aggregate form only, and cannot be identified individually.

Club Participation

Tell us a bit about your time with OMM so far.



Fall (Aug-Dec); Spring (Jan-June)


This estimate should include your best guess of the number of all-time club meetings you've attended including past year(s).




Social Connectedness

Instruction: Please take a moment to reflect on the questions in the next sections. There's no right or wrong answer. Be honest, your individual answers won't be made public.
Select the answer for each statement that is most true for you.
Strongly Disagree2345Strongly Agree
How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your OMM club?
Strongly DisagreeDisagreeNeutralAgreeStrongly Agree

Help-Seeking

Please check the box that best represents your opinion. For example, if you feel that your seeking help would be extremely useless, you would check the box closest to “useless.” If you are undecided, you would mark the “0” box. If you feel that your seeking help would be slightly useful, you would mark the “1” box that is closer to “useful”.

Useless                   
Useful
Important             
Unimportant
Unhealthy             
Healthy
Ineffective             
Effective
Good                      
Bad
Healing                  
Hurting
Disempowering  
Empowering
Satisfying              
Unsatisfying
Desirable               
Undesirable
"Mental health professionals" include psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, and counselors. “Mental health concerns” include issues ranging from personal difficulties (e.g. loss of a loved one) to mental illness (e.g. anxiety, depression).
If you were having a personal or emotional problem, how likely is it that you would seek help from the following people?
Extremely UnlikelyHighly UnlikelyUnlikelyNeutralLikelyHighly LikelyExtremely Likely

Which response best represents your level of agreement with the following statements? 

*Getting/seeking help may look like asking for support from a trusted person (e.g. a friend, teacher, trusted adult) OR a mental health professional (e.g. a counselor, psychologist, or social worker).
DisagreeSomewhat DisagreeAre UndecidedSomewhat AgreeAgree

Positive Coping/Healthy Habits

Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements:
Strongly DisagreeDisagreeNeutralAgreeStrongly Agree
Each of the following items says something about a particular way of coping. How often do you do the following when you experience stressful events? 
Not at allA little bitSometimesA lot

Just for Fun!

You're halfway through! This next question is just for fun:

Self Care is Mental Health

Prosocial Skills

The following statements describe a number of common situations. There are no "right" or "wrong" answers; the best answer is the immediate, spontaneous one. Read carefully each phrase and mark the answer that reflects your first reaction. 
Never/Almost NeverOccasionallySometimes TrueOften TrueAlmost Always/Always True
Rate your level of agreement with each of the following statements:
Strongly DisagreeDisagreeNeutralAgreeStrongly Agree

Mental Well-being

Below are some statements about feelings and thoughts. Please check the box that best describes your experience of each over the last 2 weeks. 
None of the TimeRarelySome of the TimeOftenAll of the Time
Perceived School Connectedness
At my school...
Strongly DisagreeDisagreeAgreeStrongly Agree
Perceived Mental Health Stigma at School
Please choose the answer that best suits you
Strongly DisagreeDisagreeNeutralAgreeStrongly Agree
Perceived Wellness Culture at School
Please respond to each item by choosing your level of agreement with each statement
Strongly DisagreeDisagreeNeutralAgreeStrongly Agree
What three words would you use to describe your school culture around mental health?

Culture is the set of values, beliefs, traditions, and unspoken rules that shape how a group works together and how people in the community treat each other.



Demographics

Last but not least, could you tell us a bit about yourself? This helps us know who is participating in OMM and who we might not be reaching yet.








Participant ID

Why are we asking the following questions? We ask these questions so we can link your responses from this survey to the one in April (Spring Impact Poll), because that helps us understand the data better. We will NOT be able to identify who YOU are from these questions, so your confidentiality will still be protected.




END OF SURVEY
Thank you for completing the OMM Fall Impact Poll!

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