A mental health checklist for college students
Students shouldn't wait until they're on campus to start thinking about how to protect their emotional well-being, experts say.< /p>
As fall approaches, new students will arrive on college campuses with all sorts of things: luggage and school supplies, mini-fridges, and sports equipment. But amid preparations for move-in day, many haven't thought about the tools they'll need to support themselves emotionally.
En d' other words, what can they do? to protect their mental health?
In a 2017 survey of over 700 parents and guardians, more than 40% said they did not did not discuss the potential for anxiety or depression when helping their teenagers prepare for college or post-secondary school. Additionally, most caregivers said that on-campus mental health services were not a priority when choosing a school.
But a big number of teenagers are in difficulty. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one in three high school students experienced lingering feelings of sadness or hopelessness in 2019, which is a 40% increase since 2009.
Once you arrive on campus, these problems do not go away. A March survey by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse found that undergraduates were more than twice as likely to rate their overall mental health as "poor" (22%) compared to "excellent" (9%). ).
< p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">And a new study using eight years of data from more than 350,000 students on nearly 400 campuses found that student mental health across states United was in decline. Over 60% of students surveyed in the 2020-2021 academic year met the criteria for one or more mental health conditions, an increase of nearly 50% from 2013.Experts suggest that parents and teens take proactive steps now to help plan for and maintain mental well-being during the great transition to college.
At SUNY Broome Community College in Binghamton, N.Y., the counseling center begins to receive students registered from August 1st, one month before classes...
Students shouldn't wait until they're on campus to start thinking about how to protect their emotional well-being, experts say.< /p>
As fall approaches, new students will arrive on college campuses with all sorts of things: luggage and school supplies, mini-fridges, and sports equipment. But amid preparations for move-in day, many haven't thought about the tools they'll need to support themselves emotionally.
En d' other words, what can they do? to protect their mental health?
In a 2017 survey of over 700 parents and guardians, more than 40% said they did not did not discuss the potential for anxiety or depression when helping their teenagers prepare for college or post-secondary school. Additionally, most caregivers said that on-campus mental health services were not a priority when choosing a school.
But a big number of teenagers are in difficulty. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one in three high school students experienced lingering feelings of sadness or hopelessness in 2019, which is a 40% increase since 2009.
Once you arrive on campus, these problems do not go away. A March survey by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse found that undergraduates were more than twice as likely to rate their overall mental health as "poor" (22%) compared to "excellent" (9%). ).
< p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">And a new study using eight years of data from more than 350,000 students on nearly 400 campuses found that student mental health across states United was in decline. Over 60% of students surveyed in the 2020-2021 academic year met the criteria for one or more mental health conditions, an increase of nearly 50% from 2013.Experts suggest that parents and teens take proactive steps now to help plan for and maintain mental well-being during the great transition to college.
At SUNY Broome Community College in Binghamton, N.Y., the counseling center begins to receive students registered from August 1st, one month before classes...
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