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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Students Rate Mental Health Services

By Allie Grasgreen
Inside Higher Ed
Originally published October 30, 2012


More than 62 percent of students who withdrew from college with mental health problems did so for that reason, a new national survey shows.

The survey, released today by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, aims to gauge, based on student perceptions, whether colleges are meeting students' mental health needs and how they can better support those students' academic experience. The results are mixed.

From August to November 2011, the NAMI surveyed 765 people diagnosed with a mental health condition who are currently enrolled in college (68 percent were) or were enrolled within the past five years. The vast majority -- 71 percent -- attended public or private four-year colleges, while 19 percent attended community colleges (the others were online, trade or technical and specialty colleges). Eighty-two percent of respondents were white and the same percentage were female (women are much more likely than men to seek counseling on campus), and more than 60 percent were between the ages of 18 and 27 (with 37 percent in the traditional college ages of 18-22). Nearly eight in 10 identified as straight.

Consistent with other national surveys, depression is one of the most common problems for students, with 27 percent reporting it as their primary diagnosis.

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