A recently released survey of 150,000 college freshmen found that 9.5% had frequently felt depressed in the last year, up from 6.1% in 2009. As such numbers rise, some colleges balk at the idea of being "caretakers" for their psychologically fragile students. But ignoring the mental health of freshmen has serious consequences, as I know firsthand.
I started out strong my first year at Sarah Lawrence College almost four decades ago. I landed the lead in a play and signed up for a heavy course load. Within weeks, I was sitting in my room without the energy to return a book to the library. Soon, I could not imagine going to class.
[For more of this story, written by Julia Lieblich, go to http://www.latimes.com/opinion...-20150212-story.html]
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