Researchers have long warned of a growing mental health crisis on U.S. college campuses and demand for campus counseling services rising past the capacity of many schools to keep up with it. The situation was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which isolated students at a time when social relationships are particularly important to their ability to manage the stress of college life.
Results from the Lumina Foundation-Gallup State of Higher Education 2022 study show that even as concerns about COVID-19 recede, students in associate or bachelor’s degree programs are no less likely than they were in 2021 to have considered stopping their coursework prior to completion.
Read the report to see how college students’ personal mental and emotional health is affecting their academic careers and how they feel about their institution’s mental health resources.
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