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Sasha Zhou

Sasha Zhou

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Wayne State University

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"While student mental health is improving overall, some groups still struggle more and use treatment services less. These disparities have been persistent in the last decade and underscore that there's more work to be done to close the gap in mental health support."

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College mental health reverses course

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Co-Principal Investigator, Healthy Minds Study

College student depression rates climbed almost every year from 2007 to 2022 — a 15-year stretch that has now reversed. The 2024-2025 Healthy Minds Study, surveying 84,000 students at 135 universities, puts severe depression at 18% (from a 2022 peak of 23%), anxiety at 32% (from 37%), and suicidal ideation at 11% (from 15%).

Updated May 26