Title: 1 in 5 College Students Stressed, Consider Suicide
Headings: 1 in 5 College Students Stressed, Consider Suicide
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1 in 5 College Students Stressed, Consider Suicide

Content: Colleges are doing more than ever to help students cope with depression and anxiety, Liu said. In some schools, these efforts include peer counseling in addition to traditional mental health services. Also, parents can help by being aware of how well their children are coping with college and asking about whether they are depressed or anxious, Liu said. Besides the stresses mentioned in the study, one suicide expert pointed out that drugs and alcohol can make matters worse. Continued
"For many college students, they are trying alcohol and drugs for the first time," said April Foreman, a board member of the American Association of Suicidology. " We know that these things are really destabilizing." Moreover, this is an age when you see the rise of personality disorders and other mental health problems, which can also increase the risk for suicide, Foreman said. She believes that colleges need to provide help for these students, which includes counseling and keeping tabs on them to ensure they are not suicidal. Parents also need to work with the school to provide support and care for their children. For the study, Liu and her colleagues analyzed data from the 2015 survey conducted by the Association National College Health Assessment.