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What Every Parent Should Know About Their Child and Life in College
Attending college is an exciting time for your child, as it is full of new experiences. These adventures include finding new friends and exploring what it is like to be an adult. However, college is also a time of stress, turmoil, and separation.
While the stress of homesickness and academics are to be expected, there is mounting evidence that our college students are not well.
This College Student Study is Alarming
Recently the Healthy Minds Network conducted a survey study during the 2016–17 school year. They then released the results, and the statistics they were alarming.
The study found that in the previous twelve-month period, 24% of college students reported having increased levels of anxiety. Also, the organization found that 31% of college students surveyed reported being depressed.
And if those statistics are not alarming enough, they also found that 11% reported having suicidal thoughts.
