It takes a student with the will to confront a difficult problem. It takes a friend who offers encouragement, a faculty member who provides guidance, a counselor who offers assistance. It takes courage, compassion, and strength.
The need for this campus-wide support network has never been higher. Seventy percent of students say they have struggled with mental health issues since starting college, a March 2024 U.S. News/Generation Lab survey found. In the 2022–23 Healthy Minds Network’s annual student survey, 41 percent of college students screened positive for major or moderate depression, 36 percent screened positive for major or moderate anxiety, and 14 percent said they had seriously considered suicide.