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    Mental and Behavioral Health

    The number of young people reporting mental health issues has increased both on and off college campuses. This is likely due to a combination of factors including increased willingness to seek help driven by improved awareness and decreased stigma, improvements in psychopharmacology, and deteriorating mental wellbeing, including factors related to stress, such as academic or financial concerns. On college campuses, counseling centers are often overwhelmed by the demand for mental health services.

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    To address college mental health effectively, many experts suggest taking a campus-wide public health approach, one that creates a supportive campus climate inclusive of all community members and focuses heavily on preventative strategies.

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    Mental and Behavioral Health

    Real World Anxiety: Young professionals report poor mental health/burnout

    Young professionals who graduated in the last six years have come of age in an anxious and uncertain time. From the proliferation of social media, to political and cultural divisiveness, to the epic changes brought on by the global pandemic, these young people saw the norms of human behavior rewritten…

    MCQ. Issue 28
    01/17/2023
    Mental and Behavioral Health

    The Stress You Hand Down: How Parent’s Anxiety Impacts Their Grown Children

    Phone calls with her father lately were starting to leave Paige, a college junior in Texas, feeling stressed and confused. His questions about her grades had expanded to include concern about her progress on internships and jobs, with an undercurrent of tension about finances. She was starting to worry about…

    MCQ. Issue 28
    01/17/2023
    Mental and Behavioral Health

    More Than A Friend (Group)

    When Laurie Burstein-Maxwell’s son Dan told her he felt like something was wrong, she understood why he seemed to be distancing from his friends. Before his depression, his mom said, the high school senior spent all his free time out and about in Radnor, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. In…

    MCQ. Issue 28
    01/17/2023
    Mary Christie Quarterly provides news, information and commentary on the policy issues that impact the health and wellness of young adults.

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