{"id":22574,"date":"2022-08-11T07:11:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T12:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timelycareprod.wpengine.com\/?page_id=22574"},"modified":"2024-12-17T10:50:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T16:50:47","slug":"back-to-school-survey-reveals-good-news-bad-news-about-students-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/back-to-school-survey-reveals-good-news-bad-news-about-students-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"TimelyCare Back-to-School Survey Reveals Good News, Bad News About Students\u2019 Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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(FORT WORTH, Texas) \u2013 College students say their mental health is their top concern as the fall semester begins \u2013 even more so than their academics, inflation or mass shootings.<\/p>

In a nationwide survey of nearly 1,200 college students by TimelyMD<\/a>, the leading health and well-being provider in higher education, nearly seven out of 10 students (69%) report experiencing mental health issues such as stress, anxiety or depression. The overwhelming majority (86%) say their current level of stress and\/or anxiety is the same as or greater than this time last year.<\/p>

The good news? As mental health awareness becomes increasingly prevalent and de-stigmatized, students are more likely than ever to seek out emotional support (71%, up from 64% in January) \u2013 especially from their peers. Additionally, despite the majority of students reporting mental health issues, more than two-thirds of students (68%) would give their personal mental health a grade of \u2018B\u2019 or \u2018C.’<\/p>

In contrast to earlier this year<\/a> when students said they were more stressed about COVID-19 than ever, the driving source of their stress is no longer the pandemic. In fact, more than half (54%) say they are less or not at all concerned about the pandemic and 60% think their campuses\u2019 COVID precautions are appropriate.<\/p>

Now students say their top five stressors are their own mental health (49%), mass shootings (41%), inflation (40%), finances (40%) and academics (38%). At the time of the survey, only 16% of students were concerned about monkeypox.<\/p>

\u201cStudents\u2019 top stressor is their own mental health \u2013 that\u2019s saying something,\u201d said Dr. Rufus Tony Spann, Executive Director of Mental Health at TimelyMD. \u201cWhile survey results are encouraging and indicative of a societal shift in mental health awareness and greater recognition of resources, it\u2019s clear students still need more support.\u201d<\/p>

The TimelyMD survey also found differences among various student groups, including some marginalized communities that have an increased risk of self-harm or suicidal ideation.<\/a><\/p>