May 15, Peyton Webb, an SMU Senior (who was graduated in May 2023), for an op-ed noting a spike in student mental health issues and advocating that universities re-evaluate their approach to providing treatment and promoting awareness on campuses. Published in the Dallas Morning News under the heading Universities need to rethink their approach to student mental health: https://tinyurl.com/29n2rfay
With graduation for the class of 2023 upon us, students who should be leaving their universities with diplomas and full-time job offers are also walking away with chronic impacts on their mental health.
Last year, a nationwide TimelyMD survey of college students revealed concerning data that exposes a much-ignored epidemic of mental health issues and ongoing stress in college students.
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