As college students begin returning to school this month, along with laptops, posters and dorm fridges, many young people are bringing their mental health issues with them to campus.
About 1 in 5 college students experience what mental health experts call “severe psychological distress,” according to this spring's National College Health Assessment, which has surveyed students twice a year since 2000. Half of students say they feel lonely.
Starting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, MPR News host Angela Davis will talk about the rise of mental illness on campuses and how college students can develop skills to improve their mental health.
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guest:
Mia Nosanou is a psychologist who worked with students in individual and group counseling at Macalester College for 20 years. She is the author of The College Student's Mental Health Guide: Essential Health Strategies for Success in College Life.
Cecelia Bloomquist is the associate director of mental health services at Boynton Health, the campus health system of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and a licensed social worker.
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