MENTAL HEALTH

Dept. of Ed awards grant to 'equity'-based mental health program

The University of Colorado Denver recently secured a $3.15 million dollar grant for Project ASPIRE, an ‘equity-focu…

By Austin Browne '24
Dec 13, 2023

ANALYSIS: When it comes to mental health, universities won't address the elephant in the room

As Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and six other experts gather in Hanover, New Hampshire, they are unlikely to acknow…

By Jared Gould
Sep 28, 2023

Virtual ‘Radical Self-Care’ series offers mental health and 'culturally inclusive' fitness guidance for non-White, 'queer' students

The series addresses ‘intergenerational trauma’ and provides ‘culturally inclusive physical activity.’

By Daniel Idfresne '26
Aug 23, 2023

College counselors underresourced as schools prioritize DEI and gender-affirming care

Experts point to a lack of resources and funding in hiring and retaining college and university counselors. Meanwhi…

By Ben Mincey '25
Aug 10, 2023

NY awards $4 million scholarship to 'diversify' state's mental health industry

Priority was given to students of 'Hispanic, Latinx, Spanish origin, or are Native American, Alaska Native, Black,…

By Jack Roberts
Jul 4, 2023

Post-COVID enrollment down by 1 million as students cite affordability, mental health concerns

A recent report from education consulting group EAB found that high schoolers are increasingly deciding to put off …

By Sarah Prentice '25
Jun 21, 2023

ANALYSIS: ‘OK, doomer:’ The leftist ideas fueling the youth mental health crisis

A recent report argues that doomerism, or leftists' negative rhetoric around political issues, is contributing to h…

By Shelby Kearns
Mar 13, 2023

Putting parents in charge of social media could help Gen Z mental health, experts argue

Pro-family policy priorities could address a mental health crisis that shows no signs of reversal since experts wor…

By Shelby Kearns
Mar 6, 2023

EXCLUSIVE: Student denied mental health access for being White

A USF student was denied access to mental health services because he was not part of the right racial groups, exclu…

By Alexia Bianchi '22
Mar 2, 2023

Pofessor worries about increasing rates of anxiety and depression in young women

Visual platforms like Instagram and TikTok, 'take the worst parts of middle school and glossy women’s magazines and…

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Feb 24, 2023

WATCH: California Senate bill requires universities to provide abortion pills

The top stories of the week: Northeastern University requesting excused class absences for mental health days, uni…

By William Biagini '24
Feb 19, 2023

Students request want excused absences for mental health

Students at Northeastern University in Massachusetts are requesting excused class absences for students who have me…

By Emily Fowler '24
Feb 9, 2023

Notre Dame students want more LGBTQ, minority counselors

A resolution urges the school’s counseling center to 'hire more LGBTQ+ and minority counselors.'

By Logan Dubil '23
Feb 8, 2023

NYU prof argues Gen Z is too 'fragile,' causing 'national crisis'

Members of Gen Z, according to Jonathan Haidt, are experiencing a profound mental health crisis due to a number of …

By Ben Cook, PhD
Jan 4, 2023

Students demand more after receiving school-sponsored mental health day

An op-ed argued Point Park University should do more to support student mental health after students were given a d…

By Logan Dubil '23
Nov 1, 2022

New school tradition cancels classes for mental health

Point Park University recently announced a new tradition that will cancel classes for a day to help students manage…

By Logan Dubil '23
Sep 21, 2022

WATCH: Hot Take: University Increases Tuition

Charlotte Waldron joined Campus Reform Correspondent Director and Hot Take host, Kate Hirzel, to discuss her frustr…

By Kate Hirzel
Sep 10, 2022

OPINION: Universities’ financial mismanagement, rising costs are making the student mental health crisis worse

Increasing tuition to fund mental health programs is a counterintuitive approach to solving the mental health crisi…

By Jared Gould and Alexa Schwerha
Sep 7, 2022

REPORT: Universities compounded the student mental health crisis during the pandemic

A new report from Boston University researchers found that nearly 60% of college students qualify for at least one …

By Alexa Schwerha
Aug 29, 2022