{"id":2068,"date":"2020-05-12T16:43:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T15:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/?p=2068"},"modified":"2024-02-18T13:09:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T12:09:57","slug":"college-student-mental-health-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/college-student-mental-health-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 25 College Student Mental Health Statistics for 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re a student or a professor at college, you already know that the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mental health<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">students<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an important subject today. Be it because of the stress that comes with college or because students have to juggle studies, work, family, and friends, it\u2019s a well-known fact that their mental health is not as good as it should be.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With that in mind, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we at HealthCareers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wanted to bring you a thorough list of the most interesting and the most important <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">college student mental health statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we could find.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll show you:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What the most important stats are<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statistics on specific mental health problems of anxiety, depression, and suicide<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Answers to the most important questions people usually have on the subject<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But before we begin, let\u2019s take a look at the most interesting ones we found so that you know what to expect!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Top 10 College <\/b><b>Student Mental Health Statistics<\/b><b> for <\/b><b>2024<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">80% of students feel overwhelmed by their responsibilities at college.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50% of students feel that their mental health is poor or below average.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40% of students with problems involving mental health fail to seek help.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As much as 75% of all mental health issues are established by the age of 24.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">73% of students with a mental health condition had a crisis on college grounds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75% of students who have problems with depression don\u2019t seek help.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40 million adults suffer from an anxiety disorder, and as many as 75% of them have first felt the issues by the age of 22.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41.6% of students say that anxiety is their top concern.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 1,000 suicides occur on campuses in the US every year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 50% of all college students have suicidal thoughts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>The Most Important <\/b><b>College Student Mental Health<\/b><b> Stats Y<\/b><b>ou Should Know About<\/b><\/h2>\n<div class=\"visualizer-front-container\" id=\"chart_wrapper_visualizer-2012-1975096124\"><style type=\"text\/css\" name=\"visualizer-custom-css\" id=\"customcss-visualizer-2012\">.locker,.locker-loader{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%}.locker{z-index:1000;opacity:.8;background-color:#fff;-ms-filter:\"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=80)\";filter:alpha(opacity=80)}.locker-loader{z-index:1001;background:url(https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/visualizer\/images\/ajax-loader.gif) no-repeat center center}.dt-button{display:none!important}.visualizer-front-container.visualizer-lazy-render{content-visibility: auto;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter label.google-visualization-controls-label {vertical-align: middle;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li.goog-inline-block {margin: 0 0.2em;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li {padding: 0 0.2em;}.visualizer-front-container .dataTables_scrollHeadInner{margin: 0 auto;}<\/style><div id=\"visualizer-2012-1975096124\" class=\"visualizer-front  visualizer-front-2012\"><\/div><!-- Not showing structured data for chart 2012 because description is empty --><\/div>\n<h3><b>1. 80% of students feel overwhelmed by their responsibilities at college.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(National Alliance on Mental Illness)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naturally, not all of them have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/mental-health-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mental health issues<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but some could develop them. Namely, 45% of them feel that things are hopeless and that they cannot feel better at college. As long as they are feeling overwhelmed, they are at risk of having problems in the future. Mental health issues can take many forms, which is why it\u2019s important to try and relieve that pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. 30% of students have problems with schoolwork because of a mental health issue.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(National Alliance on Mental Illness)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mental health of college students<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can have a significant impact on their ability to study and do whatever <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/millennials-in-the-workplace\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">work<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they have, which is evident from these statistics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. 50% of students feel that their mental health is poor or below average.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(National Alliance on Mental Illness)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subjective analysis is not always functional, but when it comes to mental health, it\u2019s more than relevant. It becomes imperative. If as much as half of all students don\u2019t think that their mental health is good, then the whole college system needs to be reevaluated to find the exact problem.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. 40% of students with issues involving mental health fail to seek help.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(National Alliance on Mental Illness)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mental health in college students<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/chronic-pain-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">big issue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, what might be even worse is the fact that students rarely ask for help. 40% is not a small number, and it means that there are a lot of students with issues that are either not ready to seek help or don\u2019t even know where to begin. It also means that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">college mental health resources<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> need to be made more readily available.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>5. 24.5% of college students say that they were or are currently taking psychotropic medication.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Anxiety and Depression Association of America)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve all heard about the opioid crisis in the US, but it seems that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mental health issues in college students<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are sufficiently high that they warrant the same crisis among them as well. This essentially means that one in every four students has either taken or is still taking medications for their mental health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>6. As much as 75% of all mental health issues are established by the age of 24.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(National Center for Biotechnology Information)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seems that most mental health problems start very early, which makes it even more important to place a higher emphasis on solving the many <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">college students\u2019 health issues<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>7. As much as 1 in 4 young adults aged 18\u201324 have a diagnosable mental health problem.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Madison Memorial Hospital)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just consider that 25% of young adults, most of which are college students, can be diagnosed with a mental illness. This goes to show how big of an issue mental health problems are and how much the number of college students suffering from them has risen.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>8. More than 40% of college students feel more stressed than what is generally accepted as normal.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(News 5 Cleveland)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highly problematic mental illnesses are not the only problem; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/stress-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stress<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and depression in college students<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are major issues as well. We\u2019ll cover statistics on depression later on, but for now, it\u2019s important to note just how big of a problem stress is for college students. If stress is an issue for you as well, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/college-health\/college-life-10-ways-to-reduce-stress.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here are several ways to reduce it<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>9. 73% of students with a mental health condition had a crisis on college grounds.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(National Alliance on Mental Illness)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a surprisingly large number of students, and it can only mean that campuses are not always good environments for students with mental health issues. What\u2019s more, the same <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">college student mental health statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> state that only 34.2% of these students have reported that they had a crisis to the college staff or management.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colleges should encourage students to come in when they have problems. However, they also need to make sure they have adequate <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mental health guides<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and medical staff to help these students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>10. 58% of college presidents state that they would hire additional counseling staff if they had unlimited funds.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Higher Education Today)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">college mental health statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cle<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">arly show that more councilors are sorely needed. Most presidents would gladly hire more of them if they had the money because they are well aware of how problematic the mental health issue is at colleges today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it\u2019s good that the presidents of most colleges and types of colleges in the US are well aware of the problem\u2019s existence. It\u2019s the first important step towards fixing the issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Depression in College Students: Statistics<\/b><b> You Should Know About<\/b><\/h2>\n<div class=\"visualizer-front-container\" id=\"chart_wrapper_visualizer-2070-1193926384\"><style type=\"text\/css\" name=\"visualizer-custom-css\" id=\"customcss-visualizer-2070\">.locker,.locker-loader{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%}.locker{z-index:1000;opacity:.8;background-color:#fff;-ms-filter:\"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=80)\";filter:alpha(opacity=80)}.locker-loader{z-index:1001;background:url(https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/visualizer\/images\/ajax-loader.gif) no-repeat center center}.dt-button{display:none!important}.visualizer-front-container.visualizer-lazy-render{content-visibility: auto;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter label.google-visualization-controls-label {vertical-align: middle;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li.goog-inline-block {margin: 0 0.2em;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li {padding: 0 0.2em;}.visualizer-front-container .dataTables_scrollHeadInner{margin: 0 auto;}<\/style><div id=\"visualizer-2070-1193926384\" class=\"visualizer-front  visualizer-front-2070\"><\/div><!-- Not showing structured data for chart 2070 because description is empty --><\/div>\n<h3><b>11. 75% of students who have problems with depression don\u2019t seek help.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(College Stats)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seems that the main thing about college students who have mental health issues is the fact that they rarely seek help. We previously mentioned that the number of students who don\u2019t seek help for their mental health problems is high, but this percentage is even more devastating.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This needs to be changed because depression tends to lead to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/insomnia-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">other problems<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and even contemplations of suicide in more extreme cases. If that weren\u2019t enough, suicide is the third leading cause of death among college students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>12. The percentage of college students with severe depression rose from 9.4% to 21.1% between 2013\u20132018.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Reuters)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of late, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">college depression statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are not favorable, especially when you consider the significant rise in such a short period. What\u2019s more, moderate to severe depression rates also rose from 23.2% in 2007 to 41.1% in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can only do what we can to stop the rates from increasing and hope that the rates won\u2019t increase too much in the coming years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>13. 44% of students in America report having symptoms of depression.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(College Stats)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/mental-health-issues\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depression among college students<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a serious issue in the US<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. What\u2019s worse about it is the fact that many depressed students contemplate suicide, as we\u2019ve previously mentioned. So if you\u2019re suffering from depression and it\u2019s interfering with your everyday life, you should consider seeking help or ways to remedy the illness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, it\u2019s good to know that there are many <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mental health guides<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and help to find online. You can visit the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulifeline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ULifeline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 an online resource for college mental health, or <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.halfofus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Half of Us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which features many inspirational interviews with athletes and artists.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Statistics on the Prevalence of <\/b><b>Anxiety in College Students<\/b><\/h2>\n<div class=\"visualizer-front-container\" id=\"chart_wrapper_visualizer-2071-1751939150\"><style type=\"text\/css\" name=\"visualizer-custom-css\" id=\"customcss-visualizer-2071\">.locker,.locker-loader{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%}.locker{z-index:1000;opacity:.8;background-color:#fff;-ms-filter:\"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=80)\";filter:alpha(opacity=80)}.locker-loader{z-index:1001;background:url(https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/visualizer\/images\/ajax-loader.gif) no-repeat center center}.dt-button{display:none!important}.visualizer-front-container.visualizer-lazy-render{content-visibility: auto;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter label.google-visualization-controls-label {vertical-align: middle;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li.goog-inline-block {margin: 0 0.2em;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li {padding: 0 0.2em;}.visualizer-front-container .dataTables_scrollHeadInner{margin: 0 auto;}<\/style><div id=\"visualizer-2071-1751939150\" class=\"visualizer-front  visualizer-front-2071\"><\/div><!-- Not showing structured data for chart 2071 because description is empty --><\/div>\n<h3><b>14. 40 million adults suffer from an anxiety disorder, and as many as 75% of them have first felt the issues by the age of 22.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Anxiety and Depression Association of America)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anxiety problems are one of the leading mental health issues among college students in the US, and these numbers show just how truly prevalent they are.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>15. 85% of college students report feeling overwhelmed by everything they have to do.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Anxiety and Depression Association of America)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other adults don\u2019t state the same as much as college students do. Numbers like these just go to show how common <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stress and anxiety in college students<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>16. 41.6% of students say that anxiety is their top concern.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Anxiety and Depression Association of America)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anxiety might seem like a small thing to some people, but for those who have problems with it, especially those who feel it\u2019s their top concern, certainly disagree. What\u2019s more, numbers like these just go to show how common anxiety really is and how debilitating it is for many college students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Suicide Rates of College Students<\/b><\/h2>\n<div class=\"visualizer-front-container\" id=\"chart_wrapper_visualizer-2072-482331182\"><style type=\"text\/css\" name=\"visualizer-custom-css\" id=\"customcss-visualizer-2072\">.locker,.locker-loader{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%}.locker{z-index:1000;opacity:.8;background-color:#fff;-ms-filter:\"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=80)\";filter:alpha(opacity=80)}.locker-loader{z-index:1001;background:url(https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/visualizer\/images\/ajax-loader.gif) no-repeat center center}.dt-button{display:none!important}.visualizer-front-container.visualizer-lazy-render{content-visibility: auto;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter label.google-visualization-controls-label {vertical-align: middle;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li.goog-inline-block {margin: 0 0.2em;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li {padding: 0 0.2em;}.visualizer-front-container .dataTables_scrollHeadInner{margin: 0 auto;}<\/style><div id=\"visualizer-2072-482331182\" class=\"visualizer-front  visualizer-front-2072\"><\/div><!-- Not showing structured data for chart 2072 because description is empty --><\/div>\n<h3><b>17. More than 1,000 suicides occur on campuses in the US every year.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(SafeColleges)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can safely agree that suicide is the worst possible outcome of an unresolved mental health issue. As that\u2019s the case, this number is particularly devastating. What\u2019s more, it makes suicide the second most common cause of death in the college student community, according to these highly reputable <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">college suicides statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The first cause is accidents, which include deaths related to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/alcoholism-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">alcohol<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>18. More than 50% of all college students have suicidal thoughts.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(SafeColleges)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of it is not serious at all, and just a passing thought. However, according to these <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">college student mental health statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as many as 10% of these students have serious thoughts about committing suicide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>19. Suicide rates among young adults from 15\u201324 have tripled since the 1950s.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Verywell Mind)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we look at this data, it becomes clear that suicide is a continuously rising problem in US colleges, and it\u2019s one that has to be dealt with, as even a rate of one dead student is too much. Human life doesn\u2019t have a price, and colleges need to start doing more to handle this major issue among the student body. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mental illness in college students<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> should not be taken lightly, precisely because it can lead to suicide.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>20. 9% of students have thought about suicide in any given year.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(College Stats)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mental health guide<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from College Stats tells us that suicide is not something that only a handful of students have thought about at some point in their lives. It\u2019s something that\u2019s far more common even though it\u2019s not a thought that should be taken lightly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>21. For every person who commits suicide, 280 other people decide not to go through with it.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Active Minds)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to suicidal tendencies that are a consequence of decayed <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mental health in college students, statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gathered by the notable organization Active Minds reveal that only a handful of people actually go through with their suicide attempt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So it\u2019s vital to help out someone who is having serious thoughts about suicide, or if you have them, to seek help from your close friends at least. As many as 67% of college students go to their friends first about their suicidal thoughts instead of someone else.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>FAQ<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>What percent of college students have a mental illness?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve already seen from many of the previous stats that mental health is a serious issue at colleges today in the United States. However, even with all of that information, this important question remains unanswered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health-news\/college-frosh-mental-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">information compiled by Healthline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 39% of college students had at least one mental illness they were struggling with back in 2016. The same number was 33%, only two years earlier. Judging from that, we are almost positive that the number is already much higher. As soon as new data pops up, we\u2019ll inform you!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What is the most common mental illness among college students?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plenty of mental health issues plague college students today, but which one is the most common? It\u2019s hard to answer this question because mental illnesses don\u2019t always follow a specific norm, which would enable us to give a concrete answer. What\u2019s more, several of them can often come together or as a consequence of some other issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, from what we\u2019ve seen so far, we can safely say that anxiety and depression are the biggest mental health problems plaguing the student body of American colleges. In most cases, both are mild issues, but it\u2019s still important to seek help if you feel you need it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How healthy are college students?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judging from the stats you\u2019ve seen in this piece, you can probably already agree that college students are not as healthy as they should be. This is true for both their physical as well as their mental health. Physical health is usually quickly dealt with, as students don\u2019t have problems seeking help if they don\u2019t feel good physically.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, the same is not true about their mental health. As you\u2019ve already seen in this post, college students most often don\u2019t seek help if they have mental issues. If you are a college student and you\u2019re struggling with depression or anxiety, or any other mental illness, you should seek help immediately. There is nothing to be ashamed of as so many <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/millennials-in-the-workplace\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">young adults<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like you have the same problems. Remember, you should treat your mental health in the same way you treat your physical health!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What causes mental illness in college students?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be it the problem of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bipolar disorder in college students<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or the major issues of anxiety and depression, there are plenty of mental illnesses plaguing college students today. Naturally, we can work towards fixing the issues themselves, and plenty is done on that front. However, that\u2019s not nearly enough. It\u2019s also not the most important thing that we need to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What we truly need to do is work towards eliminating the underlying causes of these illnesses. Naturally, we cannot possibly hope to grasp the whole problem by asking the simple question of what the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">causes of mental illness in college students<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are and then providing an answer. That\u2019s because there are plenty of causes and many mental illnesses affecting college students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, we need to realize that we live in an age of anxiety and depression that\u2019s affecting everyone, not just college students. However, there\u2019s also the fact that new technologies, information overload, as well as existential confusion, are affecting the general student populace. Yes, these are grand issues, but <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/theory-knowledge\/201402\/what-is-causing-the-college-student-mental-health-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">identifying them and understanding them<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the first step to fixing them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Key Takeaways<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mental health problems in college students<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the rise<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and they are very real. The worst yet is the fact that there hardly seems to be a way to fix this. It also seems that it\u2019s only going to get worse and worse in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, we still need to work toward finding a solution. On an individual level, every person needs to appreciate that any mental illness is a problem and one that should not be taken lightly. If you or someone you know are suffering from a mental health problem, you need to help them or yourself by educating yourself on the subject and seeking help.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the grand scale, though, it\u2019s worth knowing things like the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">college student mental health statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and answers to the frequently asked questions on the subject. Remember, the first step is understanding the problem!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Sources:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activeminds.org\/about-mental-health\/statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Active Minds<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adaa.org\/finding-help\/helping-others\/college-students\/facts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anxiety and Depression Association of America<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/collegestats.org\/resources\/mental-health-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">College Stats<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.higheredtoday.org\/2019\/08\/12\/college-student-mental-health-well-survey-college-presidents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Higher Education Today<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madisonmemorial.org\/mental-illness-in-college-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madison Memorial Hospital<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nami.org\/getattachment\/About-NAMI\/Publications-Reports\/Survey-Reports\/College-Students-Speak_A-Survey-Report-on-Mental-Health-NAMI-2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Alliance on Mental Illness<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/15939837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Center for Biotechnology Information<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news5cleveland.com\/news\/local-news\/cleveland-metro\/mental-health-first-aid-training-trending-on-college-campuses-across-cleveland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">News 5 Cleveland<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-mental-undergrads\/depression-anxiety-rising-among-us-college-students-idUSKCN1VJ25Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reuters<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safecolleges.com\/suicide-second-highest-cause-of-death-among-college-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SafeColleges<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/college-and-teen-suicide-statistics-3570768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verywell Mind<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a student or a professor at college, you already know that the mental [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":2679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[133,134],"tags":[157,149],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/woman-918896_1920.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2068"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2068"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8407,"href":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2068\/revisions\/8407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}