Active Minds is the nation's premier nonprofit organization supporting mental health awareness and education for students. On more than 800 campuses, they directly reach close to 600,000 students each year through campus awareness campaigns, events, advocacy, outreach, and more. Their consistent message is that mental health needs to be talked about as easily as physical health. Only then can we all bring mental health and suicide prevention into the open, so no one struggles alone.
Active Minds surveyed 2,051 high school and college students regarding the impact of COVID-19 on their mental health in September 2020. There is a lot to learn! Click here to see all key findings.
The bad news is that for many high school and college students, stress (84.25%), anxiety (82.35%), sadness (73.23%), and depression (60.7%) have all increased since the beginning of the pandemic.
The good news is that students are resilient. More than three quarters of respondents (77.72%) feel optimistic or hopeful about their school-related goals and future job prospects. The majority of respondents indicated they know where to seek professional mental health services if they need immediate help (71.09%) and they know where to advise a friend to go if they need professional mental health services (69.77%).
Let’s continue to listen to and actively support our youth!
