The SMHS data is available for interested researchers to access. The process is described below:

 

• Download and read the 2014 School Mental Health Surveys (SMHS) Data Application form.
• Fill out the appropriate forms and submit to the SMHS team:
  1. Data Access Form (Form 1) to request access to the SMHS data.
  2. Security Requirements Form (Form 2) to describe how your storage of the data will comply with the listed security requirements.
• Upon approval of the request, the SMHS team will contact you and provide you the following:
  1. A Data Sharing Agreement to be signed by your university research offices/requesting institutions, to make the agreement legally binding. This Agreement will formally outline the expectations and obligations around data sharing that are described below in Sections A and B.
  2. Instructions for receiving the data.
  3. Suggestions for potential collaborations among the SMHS co-investigative team.
• Upon receipt of the signed Data Sharing Agreement, the SMHS team will transfer the requested data.