https://doi.org/10.18061/bhac.v5i2.8335 Building Healthy Academic Communities Journal Vol. 5, No. 2, 2021 © 2021 Melnyk, Amaya, Hsieh, Momany, Winn, & Forbes. This article is published under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) Staying Calm and Well in the Midst of the COVID-19 Storm: One University’s Longitudinal Outcomes Evaluation of a Mental Health and Well-Being Webinar Series Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN The Ohio State University Megan Amaya, PhD, CHES The Ohio State University Andreanna Pavan Hsieh, MPH The Ohio State University Rebecca Momany, MA The Ohio State University Josh Winn, MS The Ohio State University Logan J. Forbes The Ohio State University ABSTRACT Background: As the COVID-19 pandemic began, wellness leadership at a large Mid-west public university anticipated an increase in mental health problems among faculty and staff. A two-part weekly webinar series entitled “Staying Calm and Well in the Midst of the COVID-19 Storm” was launched to assist faculty and staff in coping with stressful issues related to the pandemic and enhancing their well-being. This series provided the university community with evidence-based knowledge, skills, and resources to enhance their ability in taking good self-care. Aim: To assess participant mental health outcomes during the two-part mental health and well-being educational webinar series over time. Methods: A longitudinal outcomes evaluation was conducted. Evaluation data was obtained from the participants via an anonymous post-webinar survey, which included questions from the Patient-Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) to assess symptoms of anxiety and depression. The first series was conducted over the course of 8 weeks and the second series took place over 7 weeks. Descriptive statistics were used to assess responses to the PHQ-4 over time to evaluate outcomes of the webinar series. An open-ended question also asked participants about the 2 to 3 biggest concerns and worries they had at that moment. Results: The average amount of survey responses received were 1,470.25 (SD = ± 240.3) for Series One and 926.4 (SD = ± 164.3) for Series Two. Ninety-five percent of participants put the skills they