On this edition of Your Call, we continue our series on mental health by discussing the increasing challenges facing college students. Colleges across the country have lost students to suicide during the pandemic. Even before the pandemic, suicide was the second-leading cause of death for teens and young adults in the United States.
Young adults are also experiencing high levels of depression and anxiety. What's the most effective way to talk about and address these issues? The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 800.273.8255. Someone is always available to talk.
Guests:
Dr. Daniel Eisenberg, Professor of Health Policy of Management in Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA and director of the Healthy Minds Network for Research on Adolescent and Young Adult Mental Health
Dr. Michael Gerard Mason, Associate Dean and Director of the Luther Porter Jackson Black Cultural Center at the University of Virginia
Web Resources:
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 800.273.8255 - someone is always available to talk or chat online
The Trevor Project | For Young LGBTQ Lives - 24/7 talk, chat, or text
College Student Mental Health Action Toolkit
Journal of Adolescent Health: Countering the Troubling Increase in Mental Health Symptoms Among U.S. College Students
NPR: Colleges are turning to science to limit suicide contagion and help heal campuses
American Public Media: Under Pressure: Inside the college mental health crisis
The New York Times: Another Surge in the Virus Has Colleges Fearing a Mental Health Crisis
Care for Your Mind: It Takes a Campus
