Chegg.org s Global Student Survey
More than half of students worldwide, and three-quarters in the U.S., said their mental health has suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey of nearly 17,000 undergraduate students across 21 countries commissioned by the nonprofit arm of Chegg, a controversial textbook rental and educational technology company.
Chegg.org commissioned the polling company Yonder to interview 16,839 undergraduates across the 21 countries last fall, with sample sizes in the various countries ranging from 500 to about 1,000.
Seventy-five percent of American students surveyed said their mental health had suffered due to the pandemic, second only to Brazil (76 percent) and similar to the percentage of Canadian students who said the same (73 percent). Worldwide, across the nearly two dozen countries where students were surveyed, 56 percent of students said their mental health had suffered during the pandemic.
Record levels of anxiety, depression found in college students, University of Michigan study finds
Updated Feb 26, 2021;
Posted Feb 26, 2021
Students walk on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan. (MLive.com files)MLive File Photo
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ANN ARBOR, MI – In their first full semester during the COVID-19 pandemic, college students reported their highest levels of depression and anxiety of any prior semester, a University of Michigan study finds.
The UM Healthy Minds Study, an annual web-based survey looking at mental health and service utilization among undergraduate and graduate students, found that 47% of respondents screened positive for clinically significant symptoms of depression and/or anxiety – up from 44% last year and the highest since the survey started in 2007.
Two Social Work Alums Hired to Head Up University Mental Health Efforts
New hires bring decades of experience to carry out UConn s mental health support plans.
Nationwide, the demand for mental health services has risen dramatically among the college-aged population in recent years, with students’ overall use of those services increasing from 19 percent in 2007 to 34 percent in 2017, a recent study showed. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo) Copy Link
Two UConn alumnae have returned to the University to lead its mental health efforts and carry out the priorities recently laid out by the President’s Task Force on Mental Health and Wellness.
Healthy Minds Study to probe student’s mental health
December 17, 2020
It’s the first step in implementing USG’s mental health initiative
From Dec. 7 to Jan. 11, the University of Georgia will administer the Healthy Minds Study, a web-based survey study examining mental health, service utilization and related issues among undergraduate and graduate students.
The survey is one element of UGA’s new partnership with the JED Foundation. JED provides a comprehensive public health approach in promoting emotional well-being and preventing suicide and serious substance abuse. JED services include the development of a campus-specific strategic plan, advising support in implementing the plan, campus education and engagement services and a mental health resource library for campus use.