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Aug 2021
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Under Pressure: The College Mental Healt...

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Even before the pandemic, campus counselling services were reporting a marked uptick in the number of students with anxiety, clinical depression and other serious psychiatric problems. What is a college’s responsibility for helping students navigate mental health challenges, and how well are colleges rising to the task?


Read more: Inside the college mental health crisis

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