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The Struggle Of Mental Health Within College Students, Skyler R. West
The Struggle Of Mental Health Within College Students, Skyler R. West
English Department: Research for Change - Wicked Problems in Our World
One in five college students have thoughts of committing suicide daily. We often wonder what may lead to thoughts like this. This essay uses a subjective approach to broaden the knowledge of readers regarding mental health problems within college students. In this essay, readers discover the statistical findings of factors like alcohol, nicotine, schoolwork and athletics factoring into a student's psychological destressed mental state. Without having available and anonymous resources accessible to them, students are not able to get the help they need.