Take the mental health survey by April 18

From: Hokie Wellness

All employees with a Virginia Tech email account are invited to take a national mental health survey by April 18.

Employees who complete the survey by April 18 will be entered into a drawing for an iPad. The drawing will be conducted by the Healthy Minds Network. The winner will be selected and contacted in April, following the close of the survey. (The winner will be taxed for the value of the prize.)

Employees should have received an email from healthyminds-VirginiaTech@umich.edu inviting them to complete the mental health survey. This message contains a personalized link to the confidential survey. Completing the survey will take approximately 15 minutes.

The Healthy Minds Study is designed to understand the mental health and well-being of campus employees, their perceptions of the school environment, and their experiences supporting students in distress.

Your responses will help improve understanding of how campuses can better support faculty, staff, and students nationally and at Virginia Tech. It will help inform decisions Virginia Tech makes about resources it provides for employees. At the end of the survey, all respondents will receive a list of local mental health resources.

Virginia Tech has sent the Health Minds survey to students in the past. This is the first time Virginia Tech employees will take the survey; students will also have the opportunity to complete this year’s survey.

Responses are confidential and protected. Names and identifiers are removed, and only aggregated data will be reported. Information on the survey will be provided to supervisors and managers for employees who have limited access to computers.

This is an important opportunity for employees to share their perceptions and provide valuable feedback. If you have questions about the survey, contact the Hokie Wellness team at 540-231-8878 or hokiewellness@vt.edu.