According to a Healthy Minds Study on 373 campuses, more than 60% of college students met the criteria for at least one mental health challenge during the 2020–2021 school year. The survey also reveals that 83% of students said their mental health struggles had negatively impacted their school performance, and that two-thirds of college students are struggling with loneliness and isolation — an all-time high.
The distress that so many students are experiencing calls for us to act with urgency and compassion. It also calls for us to find innovative approaches that can reach more young people and help form a stronger network of support for college-age youth.