- • 25 percent of college students experience a mental health disorder each year.1
- • Suicide is the second leading cause of death on college campuses. 2
- • 42% of people with a substance use disorder have a co-occurring mental health disorder.3
- • 76 percent of college students report feeling overwhelmed.4
- • 80-90% of people with depression who seek help see improvement in their symptoms.5
1. Kessler RC, Chiu WT, Demler O, Walters EE. Prevalence, severity, and comorbidity of twelve-month DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R). Archives of General Psychiatry, 2005 Jun;62(6):617-27.
2 Suicide Prevention Resource Center. (2004). Promoting mental health and preventing suicide in college and university settings. Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Inc.
3. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.samhsa.gov/co-occurring/topics/data/disorders.aspx
4 Kadison, Richard. Digeronimo, Theresa Foy. College of the Overwhelmed: The Campus Mental Health Crisis and What to do About it. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004.
