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Meeting the Growing Need for Behavioral Health Services on Campus [Blog.SAMHSA.gov]

 

Our nation’s college campuses are experiencing a surge in demand for mental health services. About 1 in 10 incoming freshmen reports feeling depressed frequentlyExternal Web Site Policy.  The 2015 Annual Report for the Center for Collegiate Mental Health states that the use of college counseling centers grew by 30 percentExternal Web Site Policy, even though enrollment only increased by 5 percent. In addition, students’ concerns are increasingly complex.  The percentage of students visiting college counseling centers who have a serious mental illness nearly tripledExternal Web Site Policy between 2000 and 2010. Among counseling center clientsExternal Web Site Policy, about 1 in 3 has contemplated suicide, and 1 in 10 has made an attempt.



[For more of this story, written by Paolo del Vecchio, go to https://blog.samhsa.gov/2017/0...m=email#.WNHeGG_yuOW]

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