As a result of and the global COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine orders, the U.S. is facing a concurrent epidemic in mental health, and we’ve seen that college students are one of the groups feeling the effects. This makes student mental health an absolute priority at institutions across the country.
Roughly 46.6 million Americans suffer from a mental, behavioral or emotional disorder, which represents nearly 20 percent of the total U.S. population, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. For young adults between the ages of 18 and 25, this figure jumps to 25.8 percent. Even more concerning is the fact that 7.5 percent of young adults suffer from a mental illness serious enough to cause meaningful functional impairment on a daily basis.
