Stressed Out and Stopping Out: The Mental Health Crisis in Higher Education

Researchers have long warned of a growing mental health crisis on U.S. college campuses and demand for campus counseling services rising past the capacity of many schools to keep up with it. The situation was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which isolated students at a time when social relationships are particularly important to their ability to manage the stress of college life. Download the report from Gallup and Lumina Foundation to see how college students’ personal mental and emotional health is affecting their academic career and how they feel about their institution’s mental health resources.