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• Mental health issues are a major impediment to academic success among college students.
• Academic consequences of untreated mental illness
• College student mental illnesses include depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.
• Untreated mental illness is associated with lower GPA and a higher probability of dropping out.
• Treatment and stigma
• Effective and available treatment exists for mental health issues.
• Unnecessary shame prevents discussion and leaves too many students suffering in silence.
• Extent and timing of mental health disorders
• About 26 percent of American adults live with a diagnosable mental health disorder.
• Half of serious adult psychiatric illnesses begin by age 14.
• Three-fourths of serious adult psychiatric illnesses are present by age 25.
• Adults aged 18–24 have the lowest help-seeking rate compared with older adults.
• Reported distress among college students
• Almost one third of college students have felt so depressed that they had trouble functioning.
• More than 80 percent of college students felt overwhelmed by their responsibilities during the past year.
• Forty-five percent of college students have felt that things were hopeless.