Title: Mental Health Problems For College Students Are Increasing
Headings: Mental Health Problems for College Students Are Increasing
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Mental Health Problems for College Students Are Increasing
The pressure to succeed
Pressure mounts before college
Social media can make it worse
What colleges are doing about it
More mental health education needed

Content: It’s the first time in a young person’s life where they can experience freedom and make choices that could really impact the rest of their lives,” he said. “ At the same time, the fear of the unknown is a ‘reality’ that becomes all too familiar in college.” Henriques agrees all those options can be a double-edged sword. “We have an economic system that rewards people with certain kinds of talents very well, but it also creates a lot of cracks,” he said. “ If you don’t know who you want to be, and what you’re going to do, and how you’re going to do it, you set the stage for some trouble.” Selby believes it is this pressure to do well in the future, coupled with financial strain, that contributes to the decrease in students’ mental health. “My parents have spent so many thousands of dollars on my education and I would feel awful if I don’t end up successful,” he said. “ Our economy is not great, so paying for college has become tougher than ever. And to be paying all of this money to get a degree, only to be placed in a very difficult workforce upon graduation, makes things seem bleak for most.” The growing number of options for young people and lack of a clear “life path” could prompt existential depression or anxiety, Henriques said.