Is There a Mental Health Crisis on College Campuses?

FILE - This Nov. 14, 2019 photo shows notes attached to the Resilience Project board on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The purpose of the project is to let students know that it is OK to struggle.

The annual Healthy Minds Study suggests that rates of anxiety and depression among college students have reached a 15-year high. But more students than ever are also seeking help, and rates of drug and alcohol use have fallen. Read a summary of the findings in this press release from the University of Michigan, which publishes the survey. (March 2023)