The UE-MH-HSI is a published instrument that allows for the measurement of beliefs that influence mental health help seeking within the engineering student population.

You can find the open access publication for the instrument here: https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20615

Interested in collaborating to expand the instrument to a population of interest?

The Undergraduate Engineering Mental Health Help-Seeking Instrument (UE-MH-HSI) is a theory-based survey tool designed to assess the beliefs and factors that influence mental health help-seeking among engineering students. We welcome collaborators interested in adapting the instrument to new populations in order to better understand help-seeking behaviors within their specific context. Through collaboration, we aim to support research that informs targeted, evidence-based interventions to improve student mental health and well-being across disciplines.

Please email Dr. Sarah Wilson (s.wilson@uky.edu) and Dr. Joseph Hammer (joe.hammer@uky.edu) to discuss opportunities for collaboration.

Interested in using the instrument for yourself?

Before using the UE-MH-HSI, we ask that you obtain permission to use the instrument by filling out the online Wilson Instrument Permission Form.

The UE-MH-HSI is free for use in nonprofit academic research by those who have (or are being supervised by a professor who has) relevant training in the use of assessment instruments.  Those seeking permission to use the UE-MH-HSI for other purposes (e.g., commercial, profit, clinical, republication) may be charged a fee.  The authors retain the copyright for the instrument.

Please note that any modifications/adaptations to the UE-MH-HSI may affect the reliability and/or validity of results.  For this reason, modification of the UE-MH-HSI should be done with caution, is the sole responsibility of the researcher, and must be clearly described in any published or printed materials mentioning the modified version of the UE-MH-HSI.

Want to learn more about the theory behind this instrument?

Read more about the integrated behavioral model for mental health help seeking and instruments to measure model constructs at HelpSeekingResearch.com