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How Career Services Can Support Student Mental Health

Symplicity

The Healthy Minds network released a study in 2022 which found that in the last eight years, the mental health of college students has steadily declined with 135percent increase in depression and 110% increase in anxiety from 2013-2021. This paired with a saddening report from the JED Foundation, 25.5 You can find the recording below!

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IGNITED 2023 sneak peek: Key trends shaping higher education today

EAB

Student readiness and well-being Declining student mental health is a known and growing challenge, with the percentage of college students reporting anxiety or depression nearly doubling from 2013 to 2019. To make matters worse, many students experienced significant disruptions in their high school education.

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Franklin & Marshall College Names Dr. Andrew Rich as 17th President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rich also led a transformative fundraising campaign that generated over $85 million in new investments for scholarships, student services, faculty positions, and academic initiatives. Truman Scholarship Foundation from 2011 to 2019, where he oversaw the prestigious federal program supporting future public service leaders.